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Effects of Primary Carbide Size and Type on the Sliding Wear and Rolling Contact Fatigue Properties of M50 Bearing Steel

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The influences of primary carbide size and type on the sliding wear behavior and rolling contact fatigue (RCF) properties of M50 bearing steel were systematically investigated under oil lubrication condition. A major breakthrough was achieved in the influence of primary carbide on tribological behavior. The opposite effect brought by primary carbide size on the sliding wear resistance and RCF life of M50 bearing steel was determined. Wear resistance increased with an increase in the studied primary carbide size, whereas RCF life decreased significantly. Compared with the 0 R and R positions with a relatively small carbide size, the wear volume of the 1/2 R position with a large carbide size was the smallest. Compared with the 0 R and R positions, the L10 life of the 1/2 R position decreased by 82.7% and 84.8%, respectively. On the basis of the statistical correlation between primary carbide size and the two tribological properties, a critical maximum carbide size of 5–10 μm was proposed to achieve optimal tribological performance. This research suggests that the equivalent diameter of the primary carbide should be controlled to be smaller than 10 μm, but further decreasing primary carbide size to less than 5 μm is unnecessary. The influence of primary carbide type in M50 bearing steel on sliding wear resistance was also discussed. Results indicate that the MC-type carbides with higher elastic modulus and microhardness exhibit better wear resistance than the M2C-type carbides.

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The work was supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. XDC04040402), and the financial and facility support for Liaoning Key Laboratory of Aero-engine Material Tribology.

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  1. Shi-Changxu Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China

    Liqi Yang, Weihai Xue, Siyang Gao, Yanfei Cao, Hongwei Liu, Deli Duan, Dianzhong Li & Shu Li

  2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang, 110016, China

    Liqi Yang, Weihai Xue, Siyang Gao, Yanfei Cao, Hongwei Liu, Deli Duan, Dianzhong Li & Shu Li

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Yang, L., Xue, W., Gao, S. et al. Effects of Primary Carbide Size and Type on the Sliding Wear and Rolling Contact Fatigue Properties of M50 Bearing Steel. Acta Metall. Sin. (Engl. Lett.) 36, 1336–1352 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40195-023-01543-6

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