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: Received: 19 February 2024 / Approved: 20 February 2024 / Online: 20 February 2024 (06:22:04 CET)
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Bodewig, A.H.; Pape, F.; Poll, G. Optimizing Stainless Steel Bearings: The Impact of Low-Temperature Forming on Bearing Life. Preprints2024, 2024021098. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1098.v1
Bodewig, A.H.; Pape, F.; Poll, G. Optimizing Stainless Steel Bearings: The Impact of Low-Temperature Forming on Bearing Life. Preprints 2024, 2024021098. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1098.v1
Bodewig, A.H.; Pape, F.; Poll, G. Optimizing Stainless Steel Bearings: The Impact of Low-Temperature Forming on Bearing Life. Preprints2024, 2024021098. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1098.v1
APA Style
Bodewig, A.H., Pape, F., & Poll, G. (2024). Optimizing Stainless Steel Bearings: The Impact of Low-Temperature Forming on Bearing Life. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1098.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Bodewig, A.H., Florian Pape and Gerhard Poll. 2024 "Optimizing Stainless Steel Bearings: The Impact of Low-Temperature Forming on Bearing Life" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1098.v1
Abstract
A proposed low-temperature forging method aims to enhance stainless steel bearings by creating a martensitic subsurface layer, significantly boosting bearing fatigue life due to increased surface hardness. This technique induces beneficial residual stresses, particularly in axial bearings, streamlining their construction and improving machine elements. Challenges persist, especially with radial bearings, but simplicity in axial bearing forging promotes compact, resource-efficient facility construction. Future research will focus on applying this technique to axial bearing washers, potentially replicating success in other bearing components. Despite the energy ex-penditure for cooling during forging, the substantial increase in bearing fatigue life offsets this, enhancing overall longevity and reliability of critical machine components. Integration of this forging technique into bearing fabrication appears seamless, offering a promising trade-off be-tween energy use and enhanced performance.
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