Corrosion of Brass-Retainer Ball Bearings

Abstract

For the last two years considerable difficulty has been experienced by ball-bearing manufactures, military laboratories, and maintenance depots from the corrosion of steel balls and races in brass-retainer ball bearings during storage. This corrosion has been duplicated in the laboratory, and the corrosion product analyzed. A test method suitable for study of this type of corrosion has been derived. The mechanism by which this corrosion occurs has been investigated and methods of alleviating this type of corrosion have been evolved.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 20, 1951
Accession Number
AD1216670

Entities

People

  • Hayward R. Baker

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).