Microstructural and mechanical characterization investigations on three variants of a through-hardened M50 bearing steel are presented to compare and contrast their performances under rolling contact fatigue (RCF) loading. Baseline (BL) variant of M50 steel bearing balls is subjected to: (i) a surface nitriding treatment and (ii) a surface mechanical processing treatment, to obtain distinct microstructures and mechanical properties. These balls are subjected to RCF loading for several hundred million cycles at two different test temperatures, and the subsequent changes in subsurface hardness and compressive stress–strain response are measured. It was found that the RCF-affected subsurface regions grow larger in size at higher temperature. Micro-indentation hardness measurements within the RCF-affected regions revealed an increase in hardness in all the three variants. The size of the RCF-affected region and intensity of hardening were the largest in the BL material and smallest in the mechanically processed (MP) material. Based on Goodman's diagram, it is shown that the compressive residual stress reduces the effective fully reversed alternating stress amplitude and thereby retards the initiation and evolution of subsurface plasticity within the material during RCF loading. It is quantitatively shown that high material hardness and compressive residual stress are greatly beneficial for enhancing the RCF life of bearings.
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Influence of Residual Stress and Temperature on the Cyclic Hardening Response of M50 High-Strength Bearing Steel Subjected to Rolling Contact Fatigue
Abir Bhattacharyya,
Abir Bhattacharyya
Department of Mechanical
and Aerospace Engineering,
University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL 32611
and Aerospace Engineering,
University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL 32611
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Ghatu Subhash,
Ghatu Subhash
Department of Mechanical
and Aerospace Engineering,
University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL 32611
e-mail: subhash@ufl.edu
and Aerospace Engineering,
University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL 32611
e-mail: subhash@ufl.edu
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Nagaraj Arakere,
Nagaraj Arakere
Department of Mechanical
and Aerospace Engineering,
University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL 32611
and Aerospace Engineering,
University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL 32611
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Bryan D. Allison,
Bryan D. Allison
SKF Aeroengine North America,
Falconer, NY 14701
Falconer, NY 14701
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Bryan McCoy
Bryan McCoy
SKF Aeroengine North America,
Falconer, NY 14701
Falconer, NY 14701
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Abir Bhattacharyya
Department of Mechanical
and Aerospace Engineering,
University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL 32611
and Aerospace Engineering,
University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL 32611
Ghatu Subhash
Department of Mechanical
and Aerospace Engineering,
University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL 32611
e-mail: subhash@ufl.edu
and Aerospace Engineering,
University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL 32611
e-mail: subhash@ufl.edu
Nagaraj Arakere
Department of Mechanical
and Aerospace Engineering,
University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL 32611
and Aerospace Engineering,
University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL 32611
Bryan D. Allison
SKF Aeroengine North America,
Falconer, NY 14701
Falconer, NY 14701
Bryan McCoy
SKF Aeroengine North America,
Falconer, NY 14701
Falconer, NY 14701
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Materials Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY. Manuscript received July 28, 2015; final manuscript received December 3, 2015; published online January 21, 2016. Assoc. Editor: Hareesh Tippur.
J. Eng. Mater. Technol. Apr 2016, 138(2): 021003 (14 pages)
Published Online: January 21, 2016
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Received:
July 28, 2015
Revised:
December 3, 2015
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Bhattacharyya, A., Subhash, G., Arakere, N., Allison, B. D., and McCoy, B. (January 21, 2016). "Influence of Residual Stress and Temperature on the Cyclic Hardening Response of M50 High-Strength Bearing Steel Subjected to Rolling Contact Fatigue." ASME. J. Eng. Mater. Technol. April 2016; 138(2): 021003. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4032321
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