High carbon bearing steel having a long life
AssigneeNippon Steel Corporation
InventorsTatsuro Ochi, Yuji Kawauchi
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Abstract
The present invention is intended to provide a high carbon bearing steel, for bearing parts, excellent in rolling fatigue characteristics. A high carbon bearing steel having a long life comprising 0.70 to 1.20% of C, 0.15 to 1.70% of Si, 0.15 to 1.20% of Mn, 0.50 to 2.00% of Cr, 0.05 to 1.50% of Mo, 0.001 to 0.03% of S, 0.010 to 0.05% of Al, 0.003 to 0.015% of N, 0.0005 to 0.0300% of total Mg, up to 0.025% of P, up to 0.0040% of Ti, up to 0.0015% of total oxygen, one or at least two elements selected from V, Nb and Ni in specific amounts, and having a number ratio of Mg oxides contained therein of at least 0.8.
Claims4
A high carbon bearing steel having a long life which comprises, in terms of weight, 0.70 to 1.20% of C, 0.15 to 1.70% of Si, 0.15 to 1.20% of Mn, 0.50 to 2.00% of Cr, 0.05 to 1.50% of Mo, 0.001 to 0.03% of S, 0.010 to 0.05% of Al, 0.003 to 0.015% of N, 0.0005 to 0.0300% of total Mg, up to 0.025% of P, up to 0.0040% of Ti, up to 0.0015% of total oxygen and the balance Fe and unavoidable impurities.
A high carbon bearing steel having a long life which comprises, in terms of weight, 0.70 to 1.20% of C, 0.15 to 1.70% of Si, 0.15 to 1.20% of Mn, 0.50 to 2.00% of Cr, 0.05 to 1.50% of Mo, 0.001 to 0.03% of S, 0.010 to 0.05% of Al, 0.003 to 0.015% of N, 0.0005 to 0.0300% of total Mg, one or at least two elements selected from the group consisting of the following elements in the following amounts:
- 0.03 to 0.7% of V, 0.005 to 0.3% of Nb and 0.10 to 2.00% of Ni, up to 0.025% of P, up to 0.0040% of Ti, up to 0.0015% of total oxygen and the balance Fe and unavoidable impurities.
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