IP Library Granted Patent US 7,207,933
Granted Patent B2
US 7,207,933 · App. 10/628,305 · Granted Apr 24, 2007

Carburized roller member made of high carbon chromium steel

Assignee: Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,207,933
App. No.
10/628,305
Granted
Apr 24, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A roller member comprising high carbon chromium bearing steel having a carburization treatment. The bearing steel comprising a surface portion defined as a range between a surface of a rolling face of the roller member to a depth where a maximum shearing stress acts thereon, the surface portion containing carbon in a total amount comprising a range of 1.0 to 1.6 wt % and an amount of residual austenite comprising a range of 20 vol % to 35 vol % wherein a compression residual stress of the surface portion comprises a range of 150 to 1000 MPa, wherein a surface hardness of the surface portion comprises a range of 64 or higher in Rockwell C hardness, wherein an amount of carbide precipitate on the surface portion comprises a range of 10% to 25% in an area rate and each carbide particle size comprises a range of 3 μm or less.

Claims (5)

1. A roller member comprising: high carbon chromium bearing steel having a carburization treatment, said bearing steel comprising: a surface portion defined as a range between a surface of a rolling face of the roller member to a depth where a maximum shearing stress acts thereon, said surface portion containing carbon in a total amount comprising a range of 1.0 to 1.6 wt % and an amount of residual austenite comprising a range of 20 vol % to 35 vol %;

wherein a compression residual stress of said surface portion comprises a range of 150 to 1000 MPa.

wherein a surface hardness of said surface portion comprises a range of 64 or higher in Rockwell C hardness,

wherein an amount of carbide precipitate an the surface portion comprises a range of 10% to 25% in an area rate and each carbide particle size comprises a range of 3 μm or less.

2. The roller member according to claim 1 , wherein the high carbon chromium bearing steel comprises JIS SUJ2.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 9, 2007
From: KOYO SEIKO CO., LTD.
To: JTEKT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018992/0365 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2004
From: GOTO, MASAO; KIZAWA, KATSUHIKO
To: KOYO SEIKO CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 015047/0386 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP P.2002-221106 · Jul 30, 2002 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20040132598A1 · Jul 8, 2004