Modeling of Hydrogen Transport in Rolling Contact Fatigue Conditions

Current work presents Finite Elements study of hydrogen diffusion into a metal substrate loaded by rolling contact. The main goal of the presented study is to investigate stress effect on hydrogen transport in rolling contact conditions. In this work, rolling contact is defined by the Hertzian pressure, moving along the bearing ring.Although, hydrogen diffusion with respect to bearing is studied here, very similar approach can be used for other components of machinery subjected to rolling contact. Governing equations are given in the current study in dimensionless form, and parametric study, analyzing influence of different dimensionless parameters on subsurface concentration of hydrogen, is presented.