This publication will advance the knowledge of those simple, yet complicated, devices known as anti-friction bearings, be they ball, roller, or needle.

33 peer-reviewed papers present the work of researchers from Austria, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Greece, Japan, Netherlands, Russia, Sweden, UK, and USA. They represent 10 bearing companies, 15 steel producing companies, 8 universities and research institutes, and 4 miscellaneous bearing users.

In 9 sections: Bearing Steel Cleanliness • Bearing Life/Rolling Contact Fatigue • Bearing Steel Production • Through Hardening Bearing Steels • Case Hardening Bearing Steels • Aircraft/Aerospace Bearing Steels: Part I • Aircraft/Aerospace Bearing Steels: Part II • Corrosion Resistant Bearing Steels • Bearings with Surface Modification.