DOI https://doi.org/10.9725/kts.2019.35.4.237
니들 롤러 베어링의 피로 수명 향상에 대한 연구
다리스렝 스르멩닥와1ㆍ아마노프 아웨즈한2ㆍ편영식3†
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선문대학교 기계공학과 박사과정
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선문대학교 기계공학과 조교수
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선문대학교 기계공학과 교수
Improvement in Fatigue Life of Needle Roller Bearing
S. Darisuren
1, A. Amanov
2, and Y. S. Pyun
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Ph.D, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sun Moon University, 70, Sunmoon-ro 221beon-gil, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, 31460, South Korea
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Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sun Moon University, 70, Sunmoon-ro 221beon-gil, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, 31460, South Korea
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Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sun Moon University, 70, Sunmoon-ro 221beon-gil, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, 31460, South Korea
(Received June 3, 2019 ; Revised August 1, 2019 ; Accepted August 3, 2019)
Abstract − Through this study, we investigate the effects of ultrasonic nanocrystal surface modification (UNSM) technology on the fatigue life of needle roller bearings. The fatigue life of untreated and UNSM-treated needle roller bearings is evaluated using a roller fatigue tester at various contact stress levels under oil-lubricated conditions. We can ascertain that the fatigue life of an UNSM-treated needle roller bearing was extended by approximately 34.3%
in comparison with an untreated one, where the effectiveness of UNSM technology diminishes with increasing con- tact stress. The surface roughness and surface hardness of needle roller bearings before and after being treated by UNSM technology are compared and discussed to understand the role of UNSM technology in improving the fatigue life of needle roller bearings. In addition, a fractograph of the damaged bearings is observed using a scanning electron microscopy to shed light on the fracture mechanisms of bearings under different contact stress levels. We can therefore conclude that the application of UNSM technology to the needle roller bearings improves the fatigue life by reducing the friction coefficient and increasing the wear resistance; this may be attributed to a reduction in surface roughness from 0.5 to 0.149 µm and an increase in surface hardness from 58 to 62 HRc.
Keyword − needle roller bearing(니들 롤러 베어링), surface roughness(표면 거칠기), surface hardness(표면 경도), rolling contact fatigue(RCF, 구름 접촉 피로), ultrasonic nanocrystal surface modification(UNSM)(초음 파나노표면개질)
1. 서 론
철강산업, 자동차산업, 발전설비산업, 우주항공산업 등과
같이 거의 모든 산업 분야에서 사용되는 베어링은 부품소 재 산업에 없어서는 안되는 매우 중요한 기계요소이다. 특 히 굴삭기 감속기, 대형 압연기, 항공기, 선박 등에 사용되 는 특수베어링은 고난이도의 설계 및 생산 기술이 필요하 며, 이러한 특수베어링들은 대부분 일본 및 유럽등지로부 터 수입하여 사용되고 있는 실정이다. 베어링의 수명은 작
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