Effects of particulate debris morphology on the rolling wear behavior of all-steel and Si3N4-steel bearing element couples

David J. Mitchell, John J. Mecholsky, James H. Adair

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Abstract

Rolling contact fatigue experiments were performed on all-steel and hybrid Si3N4-M50 steel rolling bearing systems using particulate contaminated lubricants. The particulate contaminants used were glycothermally synthesized α-Al2O3 platelets or Arizona test dust. The effects of contaminant composition and morphology on rolling contact fatigue and wear behavior were explored. The effects of bearing element material properties on fatigue and wear behavior were also examined. Rolling wear behavior is related to bearing component material configuration and the type of particulate contaminant present in the lubricant.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)123-132
Number of pages10
JournalCeramic Engineering and Science Proceedings
Volume20
Issue number4
StatePublished - 1999
EventProceedings of the 1999 23rd Annual Conference on Composites, Advanced Ceramics, Materials, and Structures - Cocoa Beach, FL, USA
Duration: Jan 25 1999Jan 29 1999

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