Welcome to XD15NW.com

XD15NW.com is dedicated to XD15NW stainless steel, a new high-performance, high-temperature, high-corrosion resistant metal developed for aerospace quality bearings. Here you’ll find the latest technical data for testing, usage, and overall news as it pertains to this new stainless steel. The site is intended to be a general resource of information for XD15NW, and how it compares to comparable steels in the market.

XD15NW Comparison vs. other Aerospace Alloys

A Comparison of the Mechanical and Physical Properties of Contemporary and New Alloys for Aerospace Bearing Applications Abstract: This paper ...
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Application: Liquid Hydrogen Turbopump Vulcain space launcher

The cryogenic engines of the Vulcain space launchers has been subjected to increasingly severe operating conditions so that entirely new ...
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XD15NW in the Tour de France!

Endurance bicycle racing requires the best parts possible, especially the 2,262 mile Tour de France. Of all the bike's components, ...
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Napoleon Engineering Services Announces Addition of High Temperature, Corrosion Resistant Bearings to Custom Bearing Product Line

Napoleon Engineering Services (NES) has announced the addition of XD15NW, AMS 5898, and BG42 high temperature, corrosion resistant steels to ...
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Fatigue Data

Rotating Beam Fatigue Test Results Test Conditions:- Completely reversed bending conditions (R = -1)- Test Specimens: cylindrical rods 16mm maximum diameter ...
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Enduro XD-15 Ceramic Bearings and Bottom Bracket

Enduro designs with XD15NW in their bottom bearing bracket to reduce friction and improve reliability. Visit Enduro's website Read Bike Radar review ...
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SKF MRC® brand Spherical Roller Bearings – Pulp and Paper

SKF MRC® brand launches first-ever corrosion-resistant steel spherical roller bearings for pulp and paper applications.  The industry’s first corrosion-resistant steel ...
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Aubert & Duval presents at 10th International Symposium on Bearing Steel Technologies

Aubert & Duval presents paper "Review of XD15NW (Through Hardening) and CX13VDW (Case Carburizing) Cost-Effective Corrosion Resistant Bearing Steels Grades" ...
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Fracture Toughness Data

Reproduced with permission, from "A Comparison of the Mechanical and Physical Properties of Contemporary and New Alloys for Aerospace Bearing ...
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Behavior of the nitrogen bearing martensitic stainless steel: XD15NW in cryotechnical environment

Abstract Bearings in the turbopump for the space launchers main engine operate in extremely harsh conditions. The X105CrMo17 (or AISI ...
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SKF MRC® brand launches deep groove ball bearings for extreme corrosive environments

SKF MRC® brand HNCR deep groove ball bearings offer unprecedented corrosion resistance to withstand harsh operating conditions encountered in the ...
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XD15nw manufacturing example in detail from Enduro Bearings

See how Enduro bearings turns raw XD15nw rods into the ultimate bottom bracket for high end bicycle racers. Article includes ...
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