Ball and rolling element bearings are perhaps the most widely used components in industrial machinery. They are used to support load and allow relative motion inherent in the mechanisms involved, preventive measures and recommended corrections to enhance the life of the bearing. In this paper, the most widely referred mechanisms are reviewed and discussed, and their limitations are addressed. Heat flows within a bearing, scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier infrared transform spectroscopy (FTIR), high-frequency natural bearing resonance indicators (HFNBRI), and various modelling and simulation software such as ProE, Ansys and LabVIEW are also discussed in these papers.Cite this Article Pranav P. Bagdiya, Ashok J. Keche. Failure Analysis of Bearing: A Review. Trends in Machine Design. 2016; 3(3): 43–59p.
