The new low nitrogen steel LNS - A material for advanced aircraft engine and aerospace bearing applications

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1327, Issue , 1998, Pages 354-373

  Berns, Hans ^a   Ebert, Franz Josef ^b   Zoch, Hans Werner ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b RAG Mining Solutions GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Case hardening; Main shaft bearing; Nitrogen alloyed steel; Residual stress; Solution nitriding

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; AIRCRAFT ENGINES; CASE HARDENING; CORROSION RESISTANCE; HARDNESS; NITRIDING; NITROGEN; PERFORMANCE; RESIDUAL STRESSES; ROLLER BEARINGS;

LOW NITROGEN STEEL; MAIN SHAFT BEARING;

STEEL;

EID: 0032049897     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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