The fatigue limit of bearing steels - Part I: A pragmatic approach to predict very high cycle fatigue strength

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 38, Issue , 2012, Pages 155-168

  Lai, Junbiao ^a   Lund, Thore ^b   Rydén, Karin ^b   Gabelli, Antonio ^a   Strandell, Ingemar ^b  

^a SKF ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^b SKF Group   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bearing steels; Crack; Fatigue limit; Inclusions; Very high cycle fatigue

Indexed keywords

BEARING STEELS; DEFECT MODEL; DETERMINISTIC MODELS; ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; FATIGUE BEHAVIOR; FATIGUE LIMIT; FATIGUE STRENGTH; FISH-EYE; FRACTURE SURFACES; HARD INCLUSIONS; HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE; IN-VACUUM; LOW CYCLE FATIGUES; MODEL PREDICTION; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; OPTICALLY DARK AREA; S-N DATA; STEEL CLEANLINESS; STEEL COMPONENTS; TESTING DEVICE; VERY HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE;

CARBON STEEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKS; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FORECASTING; HIGH STRENGTH STEEL; INCLUSIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

FATIGUE TESTING;

EID: 84856024141     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2011.09.015     Document Type: Article

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