The influence of test lubricants on the rolling contact fatigue failure mechanisms of silicon nitride ceramic

Wear

Volumn 257, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 1047-1057

  Zhao, P ^a   Hadfield, M ^a   Wang, Y ^a   Vieillard, C ^b  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SKF ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Boundary element method; Ceramics; Pitting formation; Rolling contact

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; CRACKS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; FRICTION; LUBRICATING OILS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROLLING; SILICON NITRIDE;

RING CRACKS; ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE (RCF);

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; FATIGUE LIFE ANALYSIS; OIL LUBRICATION; PITTING; ROLLING CONTACT; SILICON NITRIDE;

EID: 5344266113     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2004.07.015     Document Type: Article

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