Heat Treatment of Metals ›› 2020, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (10): 35-39.DOI: 10.13251/j.issn.0254-6051.2020.10.007

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Effect of controlled forging and cooling process on mechanical properties of GCr15 bearing steel

Guo Hao1,2,3, Hu Linzhuang2, Lei Jianzhong2, Liu Yang2, Du Sanming3, Zhang Yongzhen3   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Special Surface Protection Materials and Application Technology, Wuhan Research Institute of Materials Protection, China Academy of Machinery Science & Technology State, Wuhan Hubei 430030, China;
    2. Luoyang Bearing Research Institute Co., Ltd., Luoyang Henan 471039, China;
    3. National United Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Bearing Tribology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang Henan 471023, China
  • Received:2020-03-15 Online:2020-10-25 Published:2020-12-29

Abstract: Effect of different controlled forging and cooling processes on mechanical properties of GCr15 steel was investigated by means of testing the tempering stability, impact property and rolling contact fatigue life. The results show that the tempering stability of the specimens can be improved by using controlled forging and controlled cooling technology, the impact property can be increased by more than 50%, and the contact fatigue life can be increased by more than 40%.

Key words: GCr15 bearing steel, controlled forging and cooling process, tempering stability, impact property, rolling contact fatigue

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