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Effects of Heat Treatments on Steels for Bearing Applications

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AISI 52 100, 440C, REX20, and Crucible CRU80 steel samples were exposed to 16 different heat treatments to vary the levels of retained austenite. Rockwell C hardness measurements, optical microscopy, and compression testing were used to compare the properties of the different steels.

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The authors thank the National Science Foundation (NSF), Grant No. EEC0353668. Ms. Esther Bolding is the program manager. The authors thank Ms. Maria Guerrero and Mr. Salim Es-Said for their help in the preparation of the manuscript. Drs. Michael O’Brien and Woonsup Park from Aerospace Corporation are gratefully acknowledged for supplying the materials, suggesting the topic, and performing the compression testing.

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  1. Mechanical Engineering Department, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, 90045-8145, USA

    K. Clemons, C. Lorraine, G. Salgado, A. Taylor, J. Ogren, P. Umin & O.S. Es-Said

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Clemons, K., Lorraine, C., Salgado, G. et al. Effects of Heat Treatments on Steels for Bearing Applications. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 16, 592–596 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-007-9075-6

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