An experimental study on radial fretting behaviour

A new test apparatus has been developed for radial fretting test. Main experimental conditions are as follows: the amplitude of normal load from 200 to 800N, the number of cycles from 1 to 3×105 cycles. Three contact pairs (a 52100 ball against 52100, 1045, 1045 steel with TiN coating) were used for the test. Variations of normal load vs indentation depth between two contact surfaces have been analyzed as a function of cycles. Contact degradation was examined through metallographic expertise on the flat specimen and radial fretting behaviour was compared in the paper.