Rolling contact fatigue（RCF）properties of SAE 8620 steel after case carburizing have been investigated under two contact stresses of 4.0and 5.5GPa.Results show that the RCF life ranges from 2.5×10^6 to 3×1...Rolling contact fatigue（RCF）properties of SAE 8620 steel after case carburizing have been investigated under two contact stresses of 4.0and 5.5GPa.Results show that the RCF life ranges from 2.5×10^6 to 3×10^7 cycles under the contact stress of 5.5GPa,while it can be more than 1×10^8 cycles under the contact stress of 4.0GPa.The rated fatigue life L_（10）（lives with the 10%failure）is also drastically shortened from 9.8×10^6 to 5.4×10^5 cycles when the contact stress is increased from 4.0to 5.5GPa.Theoretical calculations and fractographs show that the maximum shear stress and the contact area increase with increasing the contact stress,making RCF tend to occur earlier.展开更多
The considerable heat treatment induced runout value in the end face of the automobile main reducer gear is always dimensionally out of tolerance.It directly affects the dimensional accuracy,the grade of carburized an...The considerable heat treatment induced runout value in the end face of the automobile main reducer gear is always dimensionally out of tolerance.It directly affects the dimensional accuracy,the grade of carburized and hardened gears,and the post-quenching manufacturing costs.In this study,three dimensional numerical models were developed to simulate the carburizing-quenching process of gear based on the multi-field coupling theory using DEFORM software.The results indicated that the ununiform cooling rate of the gear caused by the asymmetry of the web structure would result in the ununiform distribution of martensite,leading to the large runout value at the end face of the gear.Therefore,a novel method was proposed to minimize the heat treatment induced runout value.It was found that the heat treatment induced runout value could be effectively controlled by the addition of a compensation ring and the support of a rod structure.Further experiments showed that the average runout value of the gear end face before and after the proposed heat treatment method were about 0.023 mm and 0.059 mm respectively,which was in good agreement with the simulated results.The novel approach proposed in this study led to a reduction of the gear runout value by 70.0%‒76.9%compared to that of the original heat treatment process,which may serve as a practical and economical way to predict and minimize the heat treatment induced distortion in drive gear.展开更多
基金Item Sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation for Youth of China(51301042)
文摘Rolling contact fatigue（RCF）properties of SAE 8620 steel after case carburizing have been investigated under two contact stresses of 4.0and 5.5GPa.Results show that the RCF life ranges from 2.5×10^6 to 3×10^7 cycles under the contact stress of 5.5GPa,while it can be more than 1×10^8 cycles under the contact stress of 4.0GPa.The rated fatigue life L_（10）（lives with the 10%failure）is also drastically shortened from 9.8×10^6 to 5.4×10^5 cycles when the contact stress is increased from 4.0to 5.5GPa.Theoretical calculations and fractographs show that the maximum shear stress and the contact area increase with increasing the contact stress,making RCF tend to occur earlier.
基金National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2019YFB2004700)State Key Laboratory of High Performance Complex Manufacturing of China(Grant No.ZZYJKT2019-08)China Postdoctoral International Exchange Program(Grant No.140050004).
文摘The considerable heat treatment induced runout value in the end face of the automobile main reducer gear is always dimensionally out of tolerance.It directly affects the dimensional accuracy,the grade of carburized and hardened gears,and the post-quenching manufacturing costs.In this study,three dimensional numerical models were developed to simulate the carburizing-quenching process of gear based on the multi-field coupling theory using DEFORM software.The results indicated that the ununiform cooling rate of the gear caused by the asymmetry of the web structure would result in the ununiform distribution of martensite,leading to the large runout value at the end face of the gear.Therefore,a novel method was proposed to minimize the heat treatment induced runout value.It was found that the heat treatment induced runout value could be effectively controlled by the addition of a compensation ring and the support of a rod structure.Further experiments showed that the average runout value of the gear end face before and after the proposed heat treatment method were about 0.023 mm and 0.059 mm respectively,which was in good agreement with the simulated results.The novel approach proposed in this study led to a reduction of the gear runout value by 70.0%‒76.9%compared to that of the original heat treatment process,which may serve as a practical and economical way to predict and minimize the heat treatment induced distortion in drive gear.
