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Experimental and simulation studies of strength and fracture behaviors of wind turbine bearing steel processed by high pressure torsion

Experimental and simulation studies of strength and fracture behaviors of wind turbine bearing steel processed by high pressure torsion
Experimental and simulation studies of strength and fracture behaviors of wind turbine bearing steel processed by high pressure torsion
White structure flaking (WSF) has been found to be one of the failure modes in bearing steels under rolling contacts through the formation of cracks associated with a microstructural change called white etching area (WEA). In the present research, the effects of the high-pressure torsion (HPT) process on the microstructure and mechanical properties of an AISI 52100 alloy are studied. An annealed AISI 52100 was subjected to high-pressure torsion at room temperature under a pressure of up to ~6 GPa for up to three turns. Finite-element modeling (FEM) was used to simulate the process under high-pressure torsion and quasi-constrained conditions to reveal the material property changes occurring in HPT. Scanning electron microscopy and microhardness testing after processing were used to investigate the microstructural and mechanical property evolution of the steel. Strain induced microstructural transformations occur and affect the mechanical properties in a similar way to the well-known white etching area (WEA) found beneath the surface of wind turbine bearings. Here, HPT is used to study the feasibility of creating microstructural changes that are similar to WEA. This paper presents the preliminary results of using HPT to produce WEAs.
1996-1073
1033 (1)-1033 (13)
Wang, Ning
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Wilches Pena, Luis V.
Wang, Ling
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Mellor, Brian G.
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Wang, Ning
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Wilches Pena, Luis V.
Wang, Ling
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Mellor, Brian G.
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Huang, Yi
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Wang, Ning, Wilches Pena, Luis V., Wang, Ling, Mellor, Brian G. and Huang, Yi (2016) Experimental and simulation studies of strength and fracture behaviors of wind turbine bearing steel processed by high pressure torsion. Energies, 9 (12), 1033 (1)-1033 (13). (doi:10.3390/en9121033).

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Abstract

White structure flaking (WSF) has been found to be one of the failure modes in bearing steels under rolling contacts through the formation of cracks associated with a microstructural change called white etching area (WEA). In the present research, the effects of the high-pressure torsion (HPT) process on the microstructure and mechanical properties of an AISI 52100 alloy are studied. An annealed AISI 52100 was subjected to high-pressure torsion at room temperature under a pressure of up to ~6 GPa for up to three turns. Finite-element modeling (FEM) was used to simulate the process under high-pressure torsion and quasi-constrained conditions to reveal the material property changes occurring in HPT. Scanning electron microscopy and microhardness testing after processing were used to investigate the microstructural and mechanical property evolution of the steel. Strain induced microstructural transformations occur and affect the mechanical properties in a similar way to the well-known white etching area (WEA) found beneath the surface of wind turbine bearings. Here, HPT is used to study the feasibility of creating microstructural changes that are similar to WEA. This paper presents the preliminary results of using HPT to produce WEAs.

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Accepted/In Press date: 2 December 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 8 December 2016
Published date: 8 December 2016
Organisations: Engineering Mats & Surface Engineerg Gp

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Local EPrints ID: 403716
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/403716
ISSN: 1996-1073
PURE UUID: 758fb4d4-e3a8-4735-95e0-01a683b8fc5b
ORCID for Ling Wang: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2894-6784
ORCID for Yi Huang: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9259-8123

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Author: Ning Wang
Author: Luis V. Wilches Pena
Author: Ling Wang ORCID iD
Author: Brian G. Mellor
Author: Yi Huang ORCID iD

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