BEARING STEEL Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC C22C38/48 

FIELD: metallurgy.

SUBSTANCE: proposed wire comprises carbon, silicon, copper, sulfur, manganese, nickel, molybdenum, vanadium, chromium, niobium, vanadium, oxygen, iron and unavoidable admixtures in the following ratio in wt %: carbon - 0.6-0.95, silicon, 0.35-0.7, manganese - 0.9-1.5, chromium - 0.5-1.1, nickel - not over 0.25, copper - not over 0.25, sulfur - not over 0.020, phosphorus - not over 0.025, molybdenum - 0.001-0.05, niobium - 0.001-0.15, vanadium - 0.001-0.25, oxygen - not over 0.002, iron and unavoidable impurities making the rest.

EFFECT: higher mechanical properties.

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