University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Investigation of pitting and shelling failures in rolling contract

Mitsuda, Tetsuichi

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Title
Investigation of pitting and shelling failures in rolling contract
Author(s)
Mitsuda, Tetsuichi
Issue Date
1965-09
Keyword(s)
  • Pitting
  • Shelling
  • Failures
  • Rolling Contact
Abstract
An investigation of the problem of shelling in crane wheels has been conducted by means of simplified laboratory models. Complex factors of loading and shape have been eliminated to focus attention on free rolling and rolling with tangential tractive forces. Analytical solutions for rolling contact are based on elastic considerations but both prototype and model are subject to severe plastic strains which cause a rapid decrease in initial Hertz stresses. The mathematical theory of plasticity on problems of contained plastic deformation has yielded solutions only for a few simple cases. Closed form solutions that satisfy the conditions of equilibrium, compatibility, elastic plastic constitutive relations simultaneously throughout the solid and on its boundaries, are considered untenable presently. An approximate solution by Johnson (31) is compared against model observations to establish the order of magnitude of decrease in stress. Attempts have been directed toward obtaining shelling or pitting failures in the unlubricated or dry condition. Phenomenological differences between lubricated and dry specimens are cited and reasons for the necessity of a lubricant to cause pitting are given. The significance of dry damage cycles prior to lubrication in the pitting life of a specimen has been investigated both in free rolling and with tangential forces. The influence of slip in causing early pitting failures has been investigated, leading to questions on effects of track geometry in causing pitting in free rolling. Rapid pitting obtained by a process of dry run-in, dry friction and lubricated free rolling indicates that with further development it could possibly be used as a relatively rapid testing method to compare the pitting resistance of various materials in rolling contact.
Publisher
Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Series/Report Name or Number
  • TAM R 286
  • 1966-0038
ISSN
0073-5264
Type of Resource
text
Language
eng
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/112008
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
Association of Iron and Steel Engineers
Copyright and License Information
Copyright 1965 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

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