Effect of inclusion/matrix interface cavities on internal-fracture-type rolling contact fatigue life

Materials and Design

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 4980-4985

  Hashimoto, Kazuya ^a   Fujimatsu, Takeshi ^a   Tsunekage, Norimasa ^a   Hiraoka, Kazuhiko ^a   Kida, Katsuyuki ^b   Santos, Edson Costa ^b  

^a Sanyo Special Steel Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEARING STEELS; CRACK INITIATION AND PROPAGATION; FATIGUE CRACKS; INCLUSION SIZES; INTERFACE CONDITIONS; INTERNAL DEFECTS; NON-METALLIC INCLUSIONS; ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE; ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE LIFE; SUBSURFACE REGIONS;

CRACKS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE; FRICTION; HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING; SINTERING; STEELMAKING; VISUALIZATION;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 79960901610     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2011.06.056     Document Type: Article

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