A Study on Early Stages of White Etching Crack Formation under Full Lubrication Conditions

The appearance of White Etching Cracks (WEC), not covered by the ISO 281 modified failure rate calculation, leads to difficulties in predicting bearing reliability. This uncertainty in bearing applications leads to a worldwide activity in order to understand and prevent this situation since the WEC...

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Main Authors: Walter Holweger, Alexander Schwedt, Viktorija Rumpf, Joachim Mayer, Christof Bohnert, Jürgen Wranik, Joshua Spille, Ling Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Lubricants
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4442/10/2/24