Wälzfestigkeit maschinell gehämmerter Oberflächenstrukturen im Zahnflankenanalogieversuch

Rolling-sliding contacts, such as the tooth flank contact, are tribological systems whose properties are determined by the interactions between the contacting bodies, the lubricant and the ambient medium. Innovative manufacturing processes are being used to reduce friction and increase the load-carrying capacity of highly loaded rolling-sliding contacts. For mixed friction conditions, bowl-shaped structures in particular, generated for example by laser machining, have led to improved running behavior. Similar to laser machining, machine hammer peening (MHP) also produces a deterministic surface structure that can exhibit improved tribological properties. In recent years, MHP has been used specifically to optimize the service life of highly stressed tools, e.g. in deep-drawing processes, and has been developed further in a targeted manner. In this report, the rolling strength of machine-hammered surfaces is evaluated using fatigue tests on a disk-on-disk test rig gear-typical contact conditions. The MHP can be used to increase the contact strength in a targeted manner, whereby the selection of the process parameters during surface hammering represent an important influencing factor. In particular, the surface can be pre-damaged by excessive impact energy as a result of the ram stroke.