A FIB/TEM study of butterfly crack formation and white etching area (WEA) microstructural changes under rolling contact fatigue in 100Cr6 bearing steel

Butterflies are microscopic damage features forming at subsurface material imperfections induced during rolling contact fatigue (RCF) in rolling element bearings. Butterflies can lead to degradation of the load bearing capacity of the material by their associated cracks causing premature spalling fa...

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Main Authors: Evans, Martin-Halfdan (Author), Walker, J.C (Author), Ma, Chao (Author), Wang, L. (Author), Wood, R.J.K (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2013-05-15.
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