Abstract
This paper, describes work done to correlate metallurgical aspects of a bearing metal with mechanical testing under conditions existing in a bearing. Previous work by Karelitz and Kenyon (1), and by the author (2) and (3) have concerned effects of different composition of bearing metal and different loading and size of specimen. The present investigation was made to determine the effect on removal of the bearing-metal surface and the pressure at which the oil film breaks down as a result of variations in the crystalline structure of the bearing metal. In this work both the chemical composition of the bearing metal and the size of the specimen were constant. The crystalline structure was varied and the resulting change in properties determined.
