ABSTRACT
According to the experiences of the precision machinery industry, the destructions of machines caused by fretting wear in the drive elements is considered to be an important problem for the engineers. These conditions can lead not only to adhesion and noise, but also to fatigue, which is a serious problem. As a result, the system may be destroyed suddenly and cause a lot of uncertainty. To decrease the amount of fretting wear, it is necessary to improve the surface engineering of the drive elements. Moreover, heat treatment technology has been widely used for the purpose of wear resistance. Hence, in this study, surface engineering is improved by novel heat treatments that have been used to decrease fretting wear and increase fatigue life. This paper focuses on the effects of the levels of inductive power on fretting wear on the surface of drive elements. The results are compared with the original high-carbon chromium alloy steels with different inductive powers. The standards of induction hardening treatments for the base materials of linear guides can be clarified using the experimental results.
