BEARING STEEL EXCELLENT IN WORKABILITY AND CORROSION RESISTANCE, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND BEARING MEMBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE THEREOF

摘要

Bearing steel excellent in producibility and corrosion resistance characterized by containing, by mass%, C in an amount of 0.3 to 0.6%, Si in an amount of 0.1 to 2.0%, Mn in an amount of 0.1 to 0.5%, and Cr in an amount of 3.0 to 8.0%, restricting Mo to an amount of 0.5% or less (including 0%) and N to an amount of 0.02% or less (including 0%), and containing S satisfying the following Equation (1):Cr-300×S ≥ 2.0