The origins of white etching cracks and their significance to rolling bearing failures
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2018.10.023
Abstract: Abstract Presence of white etching cracks has been widely associated with early failures of rolling bearings in a number of applications, with wind turbine gearbox bearings being the most frequently cited and practically significant example.… read more here.
Keywords: contact; etching cracks; white etching; etching areas ... See more keywords
A Study on the Influence of Electrical Discharges on the Formation of White Etching Cracks in Oil-Lubricated Rolling Contacts and Their Detection Using Electrostatic Sensing Technique
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DOI: 10.3390/lubricants11040164
Abstract: In bearing applications, the presence of stray and parasitic currents in combination with lubricants has been studied for almost a century and has been found to cause fluting and corrugation damages under high current densities.… read more here.
Keywords: formation white; white etching; electrical discharges; etching cracks ... See more keywords