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The cold ring rolling of GCr15 steel was carried out for achieving the grain refinement and texture of bearing ring blanks while causing plastic deformation within the matrix. The degree of grain refinement was significantly increased by enlarging the rolled deformation. The plastic damage of bearing ring blanks was correlated with the degree of grain refinement. The rolled plastic deformation was an influential factor with crucial effects on the texture evolution. These results obtained provide valuable guidance for revealing the relationship of the microstructure of bearing ring blanks with the process of cold ring rolling.
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Song Deng received his Ph.D. in Vehicle Engineering from Wuhan University of Technology, China, in 2014. His research areas include fatigue damage mechanisms on the automotive components and their applications.
Dongsheng Qian received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Wuhan University of Technology, China, in 2009. Qian is currently an Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology of Automotive Components at Wuhan University of Technology, China.
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Deng, S., Qian, D. Grain refinement-plastic deformation-texture of bearing ring blank in cold ring rolling. J Mech Sci Technol 31, 2965–2973 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-017-0540-3
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