The Crack Propagation Trend Analysis in Ceramic Rolling Element Bearing considering Initial Crack Angle and Contact Load Effect

Abstract

Silicon nitride ceramic bearings are widely used for their excellent performance. However, due to their special manufacturing method, cracks will occur on ceramic ball surface, and this initial surface crack will propagate under the action of cyclic stress, which will lead to material spalling. This will greatly limit its service life in practical applications, especially under heavy load at high speed. Therefore, it is necessary to study the surface crack propagation of silicon nitride ceramic bearings. In this paper, the effect of initial crack angle and contact load on crack growth is analysed by the finite element method (FEM). A three-dimensional finite element model of a silicon nitride bearing ball containing an initial crack is created by the FEM. The cracks are initially classified based on the angle between the crack and the bearing ball surface, and the location of the most dangerous load for each type of crack is known by theoretical analysis. The stress intensity factors (SIFs) are calculated for the crack front to investigate the effect of load position on crack growth. Subsequently, the SIFs are calculated for each type of crack angle subdivided again to investigate the effect of crack angle on crack propagation.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/5559296
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > School of Engineering and Technology > Mechanical, Biomedical & Design
Additional Information: Copyright © 2021 Zhe Yuan et al. )is is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Civil and Structural Engineering,Condensed Matter Physics,Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology,Mechanics of Materials,Mechanical Engineering
Publication ISSN: 1875-9203
Last Modified: 22 Mar 2024 08:17
Date Deposited: 08 Mar 2022 12:51
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Published Date: 2021-07-30
Accepted Date: 2021-07-14
Authors: Yuan, Zhe
Wang, Bohan
Liu, Chao (ORCID Profile 0000-0001-7261-3832)
Wang, Zhan
Zhang, Xiaochen
Zhang, Yu

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