White structure flaking (WSF) in wind turbine gearbox bearings: Effects of 'butterflies' and white etching cracks (WECs)

Materials Science and Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-22

  Evans, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brittle flaking; Butterflies; Microstructural change; Rolling contact fatigue; White etching; Wind turbine gearbox

Indexed keywords

ALLOY STEEL; BEARING STEELS; BRITTLE FLAKING; BUTTERFLIES; CARBON CONTENT; COMPRESSIVE RESIDUAL STRESS; CYCLIC LOADINGS; DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS; FORMATION MECHANISM; HIGH-CHROMIUM STEEL; LOW CARBON; MICROSTRUCTURAL CHANGES; OPERATING CONDITION; ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE; SPECIAL STEEL; SURFACE COATINGS; WHITE ETCHING AREAS;

CARBON NITRIDE; CHROMIUM; CRACKS; ETCHING; GRAIN REFINEMENT; HYDROGEN; RESIDUAL STRESSES; WIND TURBINES;

LOW CARBON STEEL;

EID: 84855489098     PISSN: 02670836     EISSN: 17432847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/026708311X13135950699254     Document Type: Review

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