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AssigneeKent Engineering
InventorToshiaki Miyauchi
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The invention relates to a rolling bearing which provides superior noiselessness and high corrosion resistance and longer life, and is manufactured at a low cost, a material for the rolling bearing, and an instrument including a rotating portion using the rolling bearing. A plurality of rolling elements are provided between an inner ring and an outer ring. At least one of the inner and outer rings and is formed of corrosion resistant bearing steel comprising a specific chemical component. The corrosion resistant bearing steel comprises eutectic carbides having an average value of circle equivalent diameter of 0.2 to 1.6 μm, an average area of 0.03 to 2 μm2, and an area ratio of 2 to 7%. The hardness of the corrision resistant bearing steel is HRC 58 to 62 by JIS. The amount of retained austenite in the corrosion resistant bearing steel is 6 volume % or less.
A rolling bearing sized for use in a swing arm of a hard disk drive, the rolling bearing comprising a plurality of rolling elements provided between inner and outer rings, at least one of the inner and outer rings being formed of corrosion resistant bearing steel comprising carbon of 0.5 to 0.56 wt %, silicon of 1 wt % or less, manganese of 1 wt % or less, phosphorus of 0.03 wt % or less, sulfur of 0.01 wt % or less, chromium of 8.00 to 9.50 wt %, molybdenum of 0.15 to 0.50 wt %, copper of 0.30 to 0.7 wt %, titanium of 15 ppm or less, vanadium of 0.15 wt % or less, oxygen of 15 ppm or less, iron as remaining component and impurities inevitably incorporated thereinto, the corrosion resistant bearing steel containing eutectic carbides having a circle equivalent diameter with an average value of 0.2 to 1.6 μm, the eutectic carbides having an average area of 0.03 to 2 μm2 and an area ratio of 2 to 7%, the corrosion resistant bearing steel having a hardness of HRC 58 to 62 by JIS, and containing a retained austenite of 6 volume % or less.
A rolling bearing sized for use in a swing arm of a hard disk drive the rolling bearing comprising a plurality of rolling elements provided between inner and outer rings, the inner and outer rings, and the rolling elements being formed of corrosion resistant bearing steel comprising carbon of 0.5 to 0.56 wt %, silicon of 1 wt % or less, manganese of 1 wt % or less, phosphorus of 0.03 wt % or less, sulfur of 0.01 wt % or less, chromium of 8.00 to 9.50 wt %, molybdenum of 0.15 to 0.50 wt %, copper of 0.30 to 0.7 wt %, titanium of 15 ppm or less, vanadium of 0.15 wt % or less, oxygen of 15 ppm or less, iron as remaining component and impurities inevitably incorporated thereinto, the corrosion resistant bearing steel containing eutectic carbides having a circle equivalent diameter with an average value of 0.2 to 1.6 μm, the eutectic carbides having an average area of 0.03 to 2 μm2 and an area ratio of 2 to 7%, the corrosion resistant hearing steel having a hardness of HRC 58 to 62 by JIS, and containing a retained austenite of 6 volume % or less.
A rolling bearing sized for use in a swing arm of a hard disk drive, the rolling bearing comprising a plurality of rolling elements provided between a rolling contact groove formed on an outer periphery of a shaft and a rolling contact groove formed on an inner periphery of an outer ring, at least one of the shaft and the outer ring being formed of corrosion resistant bearing steel comprising carbon of 0.5 to 0.56 wt %, silicon of 1 wt % or less, manganese of 1 wt % or less, phosphorus of 0.03 wt % or less, sulfur of 0.01 wt % or less, chromium of 8.00 to 9.50 wt %, molybdenum of 0.15 to 0.50 wt %, copper of 0.30 to 0.7 wt %, titanium of 15 ppm or less, vanadium of 0.15 wt % or less, oxygen of 15 ppm or less, iron as remaining component and impurities inevitably incorporated thereinto, the corrosion resistant bearing steel containing eutectic carbides having a circle equivalent diameter with an average value of 0.2 to 1.6 μm, the eutectic carbides having an average area of 0.03 to 2 μm2 and an area ratio of 2 to 7%, the corrosion resistant bearing steel having a hardness of HRC 58 to 62 by JIS, and containing a retained austenite of 6 volume % or less.
A material for a rolling bearing, which is corrosion resistant bearing steel comprising carbon of 0.5 to 0.56 wt %, silicon of 1 wt % or less, manganese of 1 wt % or less, phosphorus of 0.03 wt % or less, sulfur of 0.01 wt % or less, chromium of 8.00 to 9.50 wt %, molybdenum of 0.15 to 0.50 wt %, copper of 0.30 to 0.7 wt %, titanium of 15 ppm or less, vanadium of 0.15 wt % or less, oxygen of 15 ppm or less, iron as remaining component and impurities inevitably incorporated thereinto, the corrosion resistant bearing steel containing eutectic carbides having a circle equivalent diameter with an average value of 0.2 to 1.6 μm, the eutectic carbides having an average area of 0.03 to 2 μm2 and an area ratio of 2 to 7%.
An instrument having a rotating portion using the rolling bearing according to chain 2.
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