Effect of Component Differential Hardnesses on Rolling-Contact Fatigue and Load Capacity
Abstract
The five-ball fatigue tester was used to study the effect of component hardness combinations on the fatigue life of rolling elements subjected to repeated stresses applied in rolling contact. SAE521OO steel balls from the same heat of material were tempered to a range of Rockwell C hardnesses from 59.7 to 66.4. Groups of balls having average Rockwell C hardnesses of 60.5, 63.2, and 65.2 were used as upper test balls and run with lower test balls of nominal Rockwell C harnesses of 60, 62, 63, 65, and 66. Nominal test conditions included an average race temperature of 150 F, 800,000-psi maximum (Hertz) compressive stress, and a highly purified naphthenic mineral oil lubricant. The fatigue life results were compared with component hardness combinations, plastic deformation of the upper test ball, retained austenite, grain size, and contact temperature. The following results were obtained.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- ADA393836
Entities
People
- Erwin V. Zaretsky
- Richard J. Parker
- William J. Anderson
Organizations
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration