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Characterization of Retained Austenite in Case Carburized Gears and Its Influence on Fatigue Performance

Lookup NU author(s): Professor Brian ShawORCiD, Dr Fouad Abudaia, Emeritus Professor Terry Evans

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Abstract

Carburised helical gears with high retained austenite were tested for surface contact fatigue. The retained austenite before testing was 60% and was associated with low hardness near the surface. However, the gears showed good pitting resistance, with contact fatigue strength greater than 1380 MPa. Detailed examination carried out on a gear that had been tested in contact on one flank, on each tooth, in a back-to-back, test revealed that about 50% of the initial retained austenite was transformed to martensite during the test. Transformation was stress or strain assisted and was limited to a thin layer of 10μm thickness or less at the surface. The increase in surface contact fatigue strength is attributed to the increased hardness in the mechanically transformed layer.

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Author(s): Shaw BA; Evans JT; Abudaia FB

Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)

Publication status: Published

Conference Name: HeatTreating 2000: Proceedings of the 20th Conference

Year of Conference: 2001

Pages: 62-69

Publisher: Materials Information Society

URL: http://www.asminternational.org/portal/site/www/AsmStore/ProductDetails/?vgnextoid=fb5c5579ee1f9110VgnVCM100000701e010aRCRD

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