The Fatigue Behaviour of a High Strength CrNi-Steel Regarding Fretting Fatigue

In many assemblies of moving components, contact problems under various lubrication conditions are lifetime-limiting. There, relative motion of contacting bodies, combined with high loads transmitted via the contact surface lead to fretting fatigue failure. For a reliable prediction of in service performance load type, different damage and failure mechanisms that may be activated during operation have to be known. In this contribution selected results of a currently conducted research project are presented. The aim of this study was to examine the material behaviour of a surface stressed steel. The influence of the fretting regime on fatigue properties has been investigated.