Effect of Repeated Quenching on Rolling Contact Fatigue Properties of JIS SUJ2 Bearing Steel

Article Preview

Abstract:

One important method to improve the material properties is refinement of the prior austenite grain size. Repeated quenching is used as a grain refinement method. In the present work, samples of SUJ2 steel were furnace quenched once and thrice in order to investigate the effect of repeated quenching on rolling contact fatigue (RCF) strength. After the RCF tests, maicrostructure observations, Vickers hardness and retained austenite measurements, RCF life evaluation using the Weibull distribution were carried out. It was found that the dispersion of the life population was reduced by repeatedly quenching.

You might also be interested in these eBooks

Info:

Periodical:

Pages:

60-65

Citation:

Online since:

August 2016

Export:

Price:

Permissions CCC:

Permissions PLS:

Сopyright:

© 2016 Trans Tech Publications Ltd. All Rights Reserved

Share:

Citation:

* - Corresponding Author

[1] R. A. Grange, The Rapid Heat Treatment of Steel, Metallurgical Transactions, Vol. 2, pp.65-78, (1971).

Google Scholar

[2] E. C. Santos, et al. Influence of cyclic heat treatment and oxygen content on the rolling contact fatigue of SAE 52100 bearings, Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 217-218, pp.982-987, (2011).

DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.217-218.982

Google Scholar

[3] E. C. Santos, et al. Fatigue strength improvement of AISI E52100 bearing steel by induction heating and repeated quenching, Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 217-218, pp.982-987, (2011).

DOI: 10.1007/s11003-012-9443-8

Google Scholar

[4] E. Yajima, et al. Metallographic investigations on rolling fatigue life of ball bearing steel and effects of retained austenite on the fatigue life, Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals, Vol. 36, No. 7, pp.171-179, (1972).

DOI: 10.2320/jinstmet1952.36.7_711

Google Scholar

[5] E. Yajima, et al. Effects of Retained Austenite on the Rolling Fatigue Life of Ball Bearing Steels, Transactions of the Japan Institute of Metals, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp.173-179, (1974).

DOI: 10.2320/matertrans1960.15.173

Google Scholar

[6] M. Koga, et al. Investigation of wear in induction-heated AISI E 52100 steel bars under reciprocating motion, J. Materials and Product Technology, Vol. 44, Nos. 3/4, (2012).

DOI: 10.1504/ijmpt.2012.050185

Google Scholar

[7] H. Hertz, Ueber Die Berührung Fester Elastischer Körper, Journal für die reine und angewandte Mathematik, Vol. 92, pp.156-171, (1881).

DOI: 10.1515/9783112342404-004

Google Scholar

[8] G. Lundberg and A. Palmgren, Dynamic Capacity of Rolling Bearings, Ingeniörsvetenskapsakademiens Nr. 196, (1947).

Google Scholar