Computational assessment of the allowable static contact loading of a roller-slewing bearing׳s case-hardened raceway

A computational model for the assessment of the static load capacity of roller-slewing bearings with a case-hardened raceway is presented in this paper. The proposed 3D numerical model considers different influential parameters (arbitrary roller geometry, actual mechanical properties of raceway׳s material, tilted contact between the roller and raceway segment, etc.) on the allowable contact loading between rollers and their raceway. Within this...