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US 11,835,089 B2Granted
Bearing assembly
AssigneeAktiebolaget Skf
InventorsRudolf Hauleitner, Mohamed Sherif
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Abstract
A bearing assembly, particularly refrigerant lubricated bearing assembly, having at least an inner ring and an outer ring, which are rotatable to each other. At least one bearing ring is made from a nitrogen-alloyed stainless steel having a nitrogen (N) content of more than 0.6 wt.-%. A method for manufacturing such a bearing ring is also provided.
Claims16
A method for manufacturing a bearing assembly comprising:
- providing a bearing component, comprising at least one bearing ring or at least one rolling element, made from a nitrogen-alloyed stainless steel having a nitrogen N content between 1.2 to 1.8 wt. %;
- heat treating the bearing component.
A method for manufacturing a bearing assembly comprising:
- providing a bearing component, comprising at least one bearing ring or at least one rolling element, made from a nitrogen-alloyed stainless steel having a nitrogen N content between 0.4 to 2.0 wt. %;
- heat treating the bearing component
- providing a bearing component, particularly at least one bearing ring or at least one rolling element, made from a nitrogen-alloyed stainless steel having a nitrogen N content wherein the heat treatment comprises a heating step, wherein the heating step is performed in a nitrogen atmosphere, wherein a gas pressure of the nitrogen is in a range between 0.1 and 0.5 bar.
A method for manufacturing a bearing assembly comprising:
- providing a bearing component, comprising at least one bearing ring or at least one rolling element, made from a nitrogen-alloyed stainless steel having a nitrogen N content between 0.4 to 2.0 wt. %;
- a heat treatment that comprises heat treating the bearing component;
- wherein the heat treatment further comprises a quenching step, and wherein the quenching of the bearing component is performed by gas quenching with helium He or nitrogen N, at a pressure in a range of 4 to 9 bar.
A method for manufacturing a bearing assembly comprising:
- providing a bearing component, comprising at least one bearing ring or at least one rolling element, made from a nitrogen-alloyed stainless steel having a nitrogen N content between 0.4 to 2.0 wt. %;
- a heat treatment that comprises heat treating the bearing component;
- wherein the heat treatment further comprises a tempering step of the bearing component, performed after the bearing assembly has reached ambient temperature, wherein the tempering comprises at least a single step tempering or a multi-step tempering, during which the bearing component is heated to a temperature range of 160° C. to 600° C.;
- wherein the tempering step is a multi-step tempering, wherein in a first tempering step the bearing component is heated to a temperature range of 160° C. to 240° C., and in at least one further tempering step the bearing component is heated to a higher temperature than the first tempering step, between 470° C. to 550° C., wherein the bearing component is cooled down to ambient temperatures after each tempering step.
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