The progression of surface rolling contact fatigue damage of rolling bearings with artificial dents

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 418-431

  Morales Espejel, G E ^a,b   Gabelli, A ^a  

^a SKF ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Artificial Dents; Bearing Life; Pre Indented Bearings; Spalling Progression; Surface Damage; Surface Defects; Surface Rolling Contact Fatigue

Indexed keywords

BALL BEARINGS; BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; FRICTION; ROLLER BEARINGS; ROLLERS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); SURFACE DEFECTS;

ARTIFICIAL DENTS; BEARING LIFE; DAMAGE PROGRESSION; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATIONS (EHL); MATERIAL PARTICLES; ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE; SURFACE DAMAGES; SURFACE ROLLING;

FATIGUE DAMAGE;

EID: 84926174515     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402004.2014.983251     Document Type: Article

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