Final published version
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - Formation of oxide under rolling contact fatigue
AU - Guetard, G.
AU - Rivera-Díaz-Del-Castillo, P. E.J.
PY - 2016/3/1
Y1 - 2016/3/1
N2 - Rolling contact fatigue (RCF) of a variety of bearing steels was studied with a ball-on-rod configuration rig. Systematic sectioning of the specimens across the spalls revealed the presence of oxide near the cracks. Further characterisation of this phase using electron microscopy revealed that it was formed during testing, after crack initiation. It is highlighted that the discovered oxide could, in some cases, be mistaken for a non-metallic inclusion. The authors suggest that attributing RCF failure initiation to non-metallic inclusions should not only rely on optical microscopy but also on EDX measurements, as this reveals a composition inconsistent with non-metallic inclusions. A mechanism for the in situ formation of the oxide is suggested and its possible role on failure is discussed.
AB - Rolling contact fatigue (RCF) of a variety of bearing steels was studied with a ball-on-rod configuration rig. Systematic sectioning of the specimens across the spalls revealed the presence of oxide near the cracks. Further characterisation of this phase using electron microscopy revealed that it was formed during testing, after crack initiation. It is highlighted that the discovered oxide could, in some cases, be mistaken for a non-metallic inclusion. The authors suggest that attributing RCF failure initiation to non-metallic inclusions should not only rely on optical microscopy but also on EDX measurements, as this reveals a composition inconsistent with non-metallic inclusions. A mechanism for the in situ formation of the oxide is suggested and its possible role on failure is discussed.
KW - Bearing
KW - Failures
KW - Oxidative degradation
KW - Rolling contact
U2 - 10.1016/j.triboint.2015.11.030
DO - 10.1016/j.triboint.2015.11.030
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84949034704
VL - 95
SP - 262
EP - 266
JO - Tribology International
JF - Tribology International
SN - 0301-679X
ER -