Effect of Three-Dimensional Random Surface Roughness on Fatigue Life of a Lubricated Contact

1998 ◽  
Vol 120 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaolan Ai
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Effective Stress ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Contact Fatigue ◽  
Random Surface ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Contact Fatigue Life ◽  
Finishing Processes ◽  
Stress Variations

A means of evaluating the surface roughness effect on contact fatigue life has been proposed. To account for stress variations caused by random surface roughness, an effective stress concept based on damage accumulation theory was employed. A point EHL analysis along with a comprehensive interior stress analysis has been performed to obtain the effective stress field under lubricated conditions. Numerical simulations were performed for surfaces produced by different finishing processes. Results show that surface roughness can cause significant stress variations in the near-surface. As a result, the effective stress at the near-surface is increased. The increased effective stress is responsible for the life reduction of the contact. Life reduction factors for contact surfaces with different finishing processes were compared.

scholarly journals Rolling Contact Fatigue Life of Case−Hardened Steel Treated by Shot Peenings with Shot Diameters of 0.05 mm and 0.30 mm

2011 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 645-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Wang ◽  
Guang Liang Liu ◽  
Masanori Seki ◽  
Masahiro Fujii ◽  
Qian Li
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Shot Peening ◽  
Fine Particle ◽  
Rolling Contact Fatigue ◽  
Contact Fatigue ◽  
Surface Hardness ◽  
Hardened Steel ◽  
Rolling Contact ◽  
Contact Fatigue Life

In order to investigate the influence of different shot peenings on the rolling contact fatigue life of case−hardened steel, the thrust type rolling contact fatigue test was performed with a ball−on−disk contact tester. In this study, the case−hardened steel disks were treated by the fine particle peening with a shot diameter of 0.05 mm and the normal shot peening with a shot diameter of 0.30 mm. The surface hardness and the surface compressive residual stress of the test disks were increased by these peenings. On the other hand, the surface roughness of the test disks was increased by the normal shot peening, and was decreased by the fine particle peening. The rolling contact fatigue test showed that the rolling contact fatigue life of the test disks was improved by the fine particle peening, and was not improved by the normal shot peening. The rolling contact fatigue life of the test disks became longer as their surface roughness became smaller. Therefore, it follows from this that the fine particle peening, which can provide the increase in surface hardness and the decrease in surface roughness, is good for the increase in the rolling contact fatigue life of case−hardened steel.

Contact Fatigue of Rough Elastic Surfaces in Two-Dimensional Formulation

2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilya I. Kudish
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Rough Surfaces ◽  
Contact Region ◽  
Analytical Formula ◽  
Contact Fatigue ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Stochastic Parameters ◽  
Mean Size ◽  
Elastic Surfaces

Solution of a contact problem for a rough elastic half-plane is considered. Surface roughness is assumed to be small and stochastic. A perturbation solution of the problem for relatively small roughness with singly connected contact region is proposed and is conveniently expressed in terms of Chebyshev polynomials. Mean distribution of pressure and mean size of the contact are obtained analytically. A pitting model for rough surfaces is considered based on a generalization of an earlier proposed contact model with some stochastic parameters. An analytical formula relating subsurface originated fatigue is considered and fatigue life of rough and smooth surfaces is obtained which shows that fatigue life of rough solids is slightly shorter than of the smooth ones. In the general case of a contact region of rough surfaces with multiple connectivity subsurface originated fatigue possesses properties similar to the case of singly connected contact region. Surface roughness may have a significant effect only on surface and near surface originated fatigue such as wear, micropitting, and shallow flaking.

Influence of Surface Roughness Skewness on Rolling Contact Fatigue Life

1992 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 745-750 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshinobu Akamatsu ◽  
Noriyuki Tsushima ◽  
Toshihide Goto ◽  
Kenji Hibi
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Rolling Contact Fatigue ◽  
Contact Fatigue ◽  
Rolling Contact ◽  
Contact Fatigue Life

Effect of Grain Flow Orientation on Rolling Contact Fatigue Life of AISI M-50

1982 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 330-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. H. Nahm
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Flow Line ◽  
Flow Direction ◽  
Rolling Contact Fatigue ◽  
Contact Fatigue ◽  
Rolling Contact ◽  
Vacuum Arc ◽  
Type I ◽  
Grain Flow ◽  
Contact Fatigue Life

Accelerated rolling contact fatigue tests were conducted to study the effect of grain flow orientation on the rolling contact fatigue life of vacuum induction melted and vacuum arc remelted (VIM-VAR) AISI M-50. Cylindrical test bars were prepared from a billet with 0, 45, and 90 deg orientations relative to billet forging flow direction. Tests were run at a Hertzian stress of 4,826 MPa with a rolling speed of 12,500 rpm at room temperature, and lubricated with Type I (MIL-L-7808G) oil. It was observed that rolling contact fatigue life increased when grain flow line direction became more parallel to the rolling contact surface.

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