Everything about M50

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

1. Read the overview: M50A 5-minute orientation
2. Skim a recent paper: Ultrastrong gradient M50 bearing steel with lath-shape nano-martensite by ultrasonic shot peening and its enhanced wear resistance at elevated temperatureInfluential work since 2022
3. Pick up a classic book: Nozze di FigaroThe most-reprinted book on the subject
4. Read the landmark paper: Mechanism of void healing in cold rolled aeroengine M50 bearing steel under electroshocking treatment: A combined experimental and simulation studyCited 155 times
5. Go sideways: M40A closely related topic
6. Go sideways: M42A closely related topic

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

• Mechanism of void healing in cold rolled aeroengine M50 bearing steel under electroshocking treatment: A combined experimental and simulation study

  Lin Hua, Yuling Liu, Dongsheng Qian · 2022 · Materials Characterization · 155 citations

• Understanding the nanostructure evolution and the mechanical strengthening of the M50 bearing steel during ultrasonic shot peening

  Xiong Yue, Shan Hu, Xiaokang Wang · 2022 · Materials Science and Engineering: A · 141 citations

• The effect of prior cold rolling on the carbide dissolution, precipitation and dry wear behaviors of M50 bearing steel

  Feng Wang, Dongsheng Qian, Lin Hua · 2019 · Tribology International · 126 citations

• Fatigue crack nucleation and propagation at clustered metallic carbides in M50 bearing steel

  Jian Guan, Liqin Wang, Zhiqiang Zhang · 2018 · Tribology International · 94 citations

• Rolling Contact Fatigue Life and Spall Propagation of AISI M50, M50NiL, and AISI 52100, Part I: Experimental Results

  Lewis Rosado, Nelson H. Forster, Kevin L. Thompson · 2009 · Tribology Transactions · 89 citations

• Relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties of M50 ultra-high strength steel via quenching-partitioning-tempering process

  Lina Zhou, Guangze Tang, Xinxin Ma · 2018 · Materials Characterization · 86 citations

• The CFHT Open Star Cluster Survey. IV. Two Rich, Young Open Star Clusters: NGC 2168 (M35) and NGC 2323 (M50)

  Jasonjot Singh Kalirai, Gregory G. Fahlman, Harvey B. Richer · 2003 · The Astronomical Journal · 83 citations

• Improving the tribological properties of AISI M50 steel using Sns/Zno solid lubricants

  Ammar H. Elsheikh, Jingui Yu, Ravishankar Sathyamurthy · 2020 · Journal of Alloys and Compounds · 77 citations

🆕 Influential since 2022

• Ultrastrong gradient M50 bearing steel with lath-shape nano-martensite by ultrasonic shot peening and its enhanced wear resistance at elevated temperature

  Fei Yin, Pengcheng Han, Qingyou Han · 2024 · Materials & Design · 77 citations

• Microstructure and tribological performances of M50 bearing steel processed by ultrasonic surface rolling

  Pei Wang, Hao Guo, Dongfeng Wang · 2022 · Tribology International · 72 citations

• In situ investigation of the fracture of primary carbides and its mechanism in M50 steel

  Ningyu Du, Hanghang Liu, Yanfei Cao · 2022 · Materials Characterization · 61 citations

• Study on sliding friction and wear behavior of M50 bearing steel with rare earth addition

  Liqi Yang, Weihai Xue, Siyang Gao · 2022 · Tribology International · 60 citations

• Effect of temperature on the fretting and sliding wear behaviors of M50 bearing steel

  Po Zhang, Qing Deng, Zhiyuan Fu · 2024 · Tribology International · 53 citations

📚 Books worth reading

• Nozze di FigaroWolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 1807
• A history of the world in 100 objectsNeil MacGregor, Neil MacGregor · 2010
• The foundations of Chinese medicineGiovanni Maciocia · 1989
• 📕The Meyerbeer LibrettiRichard Arsenty · 2008
• Coaching defensive linemenJohn Levra, James Peterson · 1999
• Awesome Sega Genesis Secrets IIJ. Douglas Arnold · 1993
• A history of ChristianityDiarmaid MacCulloch · 2009
• The Modern Middle EastAlbert Habib Hourani, Philip S. Khoury · 2004

Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.

🔗 Related topics

• M40 M40 or M-40 may refer to: M40 motorway, a motorway in England M-40 (Michigan highway), a state highway in Michigan, US M40 (Cape Town), a Metropolitan…
• M42 M42 or M-42 may refer to: In science: Messier 42, a nebula also called the Orion Nebula the 42nd Mersenne prime, 225964951-1, discovered in 2005 an Y-chromosoma…
• M10 M10, M-10 or M 10 may refer to: Messier 10, a globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus M10, a Garmin Nüvifone smartphone Samsung Galaxy M10, a smartphone…
• M30 M30 or M-30 may refer to: Messier 30 (M30), a globular cluster in the constellation Capricornus BMW M30, a 1968 automobile piston engine HMS M30, a 1915…
• M55 M55 or M-55 may refer to: M55 (rocket), a nerve agent-filled American Cold War-era rocket Myasishchev M-55, a Soviet reconnaissance aircraft M55 self propelled…
• M57 M57 or M-57 may refer to: M-57 (Michigan highway), a state highway in Michigan M57 motorway, a motorway in England M57 (Cape Town), a Metropolitan Route…
• M20 M20, M-20, or M.20 may refer to: M20 (New York City bus), a New York City Bus route in Manhattan M-20 (Michigan highway), a state highway in Michigan,…
• M45 M45 or variants may refer to: Carl Gustaf m/45, a 9×19mm Swedish submachine gun M45, a variant of the M26 Pershing heavy/medium tank of the United States…