The purity of rare earth metals is one of the most important factors to research and develop
high technique materials. However, high purity rare earth metals are not easily achieved …

Understanding the mechanisms leading to very high cycle fatigue is necessary to make
predictions about the behavior under various conditions and to ensure safe design over the …

Rare earth (RE) has been demonstrated to have a series of positive effects on performance
of bearing steel. In this study, we propose a new mechanism that RE element can enhance …

Rolling contact fatigue performance is among the most important issues for applications of
bearing steels. In this work, a recently developed surface modification technique, surface …

This study aims to investigate the influence of rare earth (RE) addition on the friction and
wear behavior of M50 bearing steel. The results show that RE addition has little effect on …

A 700 μm-thick gradient nanostructured surface layer with enhanced hardness and
compressive residual stress was produced on a rare earth addition bearing steel by surface …

The remaining useful life prediction of the bearings after long-term service is a crucial issue.
Exploring the fatigue failure mechanism of bearing is helpful to grasp the dynamic evolution …

The microstructure and mechanical properties of rare earth (RE) elements (La, Ce) modified
GCr15 bearing steel were studied by electron backscattered diffraction measurements …

The challenge of characterizing the precise sites of rare earth (RE) atoms has limited our
understanding of microalloying and the design of RE steels with superior performance in …

Abstract The ZrO 2-and Al 2 O 3-based submerged entry nozzle (SEN) clogging during
continuous casting of a RE-treating sulfur resistant casing steel is studied experimentally …