Aktiebolaget Skf

Skf Aerospace France

Cambridge Enterprise Limited the Old Schools

Mohamed Sherif

Urszula Alicja Sachadel-Solarek

John M Beswick

Rudolf Hauleitner

Yves Maheo

Alexandre Mondelin

Aidan Kerrigan

Harshad Kumar Dharamshi Hansraj Bhadeshia

Leif Viskari

Hanzheng Huang

Urszula Alicja Sachadel

Pedro Eduardo Jose Rivera-Diaz-Del-Castillo

Henrik Karlsson

Aidan Michael Kerrigan

A bearing assembly, particularly refrigerant lubricated bearing assembly, having at least an inner ring and an outer ring, which are rotatable to each other. At least one bearing ring is made from a nitrogen-alloyed stainless steel having a nitrogen (N) content of more than 0.6 wt.-%. A method for manufacturing such a bearing ring is also provided.

Bearing assembly

A steel alloy for bearings contains: 0.6 to 0.9 wt. % carbon, 0.1 to 0.5 wt. % silicon, 0.1 to 1.5 wt. % manganese, 1.5 to 2.0 wt. % chromium, 0.2 to 0.6 wt. % molybdenum, 0 to 0.25 wt. % nickel, 0 to 0.3 wt. % copper, 0 to 0.2 wt. % vanadium, 0 to 0.2 wt. % cobalt, 0 to 0.2 wt. % aluminium, 0 to 0.1 wt. % niobium, 0 to 0.2 wt. % tantalum, 0 to 0.05 wt. % phosphorous, 0 to 0.03 wt. % sulphur, 0 to 0.075 wt. % tin, 0 to 0.075 wt. % antimony, 0 to 0.075 wt. % arsenic, 0 to 0.01 wt. % lead, up to 350 ppm nitrogen, up to 100 ppm oxygen, up to 50 ppm calcium, up to 50 ppm boron, up to 50 ppm titanium, the balance being iron, together with any other unavoidable impurities. Furthermore, the steel alloy contains (i) molybdenum and silicon in a weight ratio of 0.4&#x3c;Mo/Si&#x3c;6.0 and (ii) molybdenum and chromium in a weight ratio of 0.1&#x3c;Mo/Cr&#x3c;0.4.

Rolling element bearing having bainite microstructure

A near-eutectoid bearing steel having from 0.7 to 0.9 wt. % carbon, from 0.1 to 0.35 wt. % silicon, from 0.7 to 1.2 wt. % manganese, from 1.0 to 2.0 wt. % chromium, from 0.1 to 0.35 wt. % molybdenum, from 0.2 to 0.6 wt. % nickel, from 0.4 to 1.2 wt. % copper, from 0 to 0.15 wt. % vanadium, from 0 to 0.15 wt. % niobium, from 0 to 0.15 wt. % tantalum, from 0 to 0.2 wt. % cobalt, from 0 to 0.1 wt. % aluminum, from 0 to 0.05 wt. % phosphorous, from 0 to 0.03 wt. % sulphur, from 0 to 0.075 wt. % tin, from 0 to 0.075 wt. % antimony, from 0 to 0.04 wt. % arsenic, from 0 to 0.01 wt. % lead, up to 350 ppm nitrogen, up to 100 ppm oxygen, up to 50 ppm calcium, up to 50 ppm boron, up to 50 ppm titanium, the balance iron, together with any other unavoidable impurities.

Near-eutectoid bearing steel

A steel alloy for a bearing, the alloy having a composition comprising: (a) from 0.5 to 0.9 wt. % carbon, (b) from 1.2 to 1.8 wt. % silicon, (c) from 1.1 to 1.7 wt. % manganese, (d) from 0.7 to 1.3 wt. % chromium, (e) from 0.05 to 0.6 wt. % molybdenum, and optionally any of: (f) from 0 to 0.25 wt. % nickel, (f) from 0 to 0.02 wt. % vanadium, (f) from 0 to 0.05 wt. % aluminium, (f) from 0 to 0.3 wt. % copper, (f) from 0 to 0.5 wt. % cobalt, (f) from 0 to 0.1 wt. % niobium, (f) from 0 to 0.1 wt. % tantalum, (f) from 0 to 150 ppm nitrogen, (f) from 0 to 50 ppm calcium, and (f) the balance iron, together with any unavoidable impurities, wherein the steel alloy has a microstructure comprising bainitic ferrite and retained austenite, and a hardness (Vickers) of at least 650 HV.

Bearing steel

A steel alloy comprising from: (a) 0.6 to 0.9 wt. % carbon, (b) 0.1 to 0.5 wt. % silicon, (c) 0.1 to 1.5 wt. % manganese, (d) 1.5 to 2.0 wt. % chromium, (e) 0.2 to 0.6 wt. % molybdenum, and up to: (f) 0.25 wt. % nickel, (g) 0.3 wt. % copper, (h) 0.2 wt. % vanadium, (i) 0.2 wt. % cobalt, (j) 0.2 wt. % aluminum, (k) 0.1 wt. % niobium, (l) 0.2 wt. % tantalum, (m) 0.05 wt. % phosphorous, (n) 0.03 wt. % sulphur, (o) 0.075 wt. % tin, (p) 0.075 wt. % antimony, (q) 0.075 wt. % arsenic, (r) 0.01 wt. % lead, (s) 350 ppm nitrogen, (t) 100 ppm oxygen, (u) 50 ppm calcium, (v) 50 ppm boron, (w) 50 ppm titanium, the balance iron, including any other unavoidable impurities, wherein the alloy comprises molybdenum and silicon in a weight ratio of 0.4&#x2264;Mo/Si&#x2264;6.0 and comprises molybdenum and chromium in a weight ratio of 0.1&#x2264;Mo/Cr&#x2264;0.4.

Hypoeutectoid bearing steel

A bearing steel composition contains 0.1 to 0.2 wt % C, 3.25 to 4.25 wt % Cr, 9.5 to 11.5 wt % Mo, 5.75 to 6.75 wt % W, 1.5 to 2.5 wt % V, and 2.5 to 3.5 wt % Ni. A bearing component, such as a rolling element, an inner race or outer race, is formed from the bearing steel composition, for example, by a powder metallurgical technique and then is subjected to a case hardening treatment. The bearing component may have a microstructure composed of martensite, retained austenite and at least one of carbides and/or carbonitrides. The carbon level at the surface of the bearing component may be 0.5 to 1.1 wt %.

Bearing steel composition

A bearing component formed from a steel composition and providing carbon, silicon, manganese, chromium, cobalt, vanadium, and at least one of the following elements sulphur, phosphorous, molybdenum, aluminum, arsenic, tin, antimony, and the balance iron, together with impurities.

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