Rolling Contact Fatigue Crack Initiation in a 0.3 per cent Carbon Steel
- 1 June 1968
- journal article
- other
- Published by SAGE Publications in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
- Vol. 183 (1) , 75-86
- https://doi.org/10.1243/pime_proc_1968_183_011_02
Abstract
The results of a number of pitting experiments carried out over some years on a particular combination of steels led the author to the conclusion that the pre-pitting crack was initiated by asperity interactions. The results of the detailed examination of the specimens from a number of tests are presented. They provide quantitative evidence in support of the hypothesis which was first published by S. Way in 1937. It is shown that the hypothesis is compatible with various recently published research work on pitting in through hardened and soft steels of the type used in gearing.Keywords
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