{"id":195,"date":"2025-10-31T00:25:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T00:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/glossary\/pitting\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T22:44:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T22:44:19","slug":"pitting","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/glossary\/pitting\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Pitting in Bearings and Gears? Surface Damage"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Understanding Pitting in Bearings and Gears<\/h1>\n\t\t<section class=\"woocommerce hestia-shop products is-shortcode\" id=\"products\" data-sorder=\"hestia_shop\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hestia-shop-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" >\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-ms-6 col-sm-6 col-md-3 shop-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/product\/balanset-1\/\" class=\"woocommerce-LoopProduct-link woocommerce-loop-product__link\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/product\/balanset-1\/\" title=\"Portable balancer &amp; Vibration analyzer Balanset-1A\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/77-e1693745667801-230x153.webp\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"Balanset-1A \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b95\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0b9f\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0b95\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/77-e1693745667801-230x153.webp 230w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/77-e1693745667801-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/77-e1693745667801-360x240.webp 360w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/77-e1693745667801-272x182.webp 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ripple-container\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/product-category\/devices\/\" rel=\"tag\">Devices<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"shop-item-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/product\/balanset-1\/\" title=\"Portable balancer &amp; Vibration analyzer Balanset-1A\">Portable balancer &amp; Vibration analyzer Balanset-1A<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"price\"><h4><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">\u20ac<\/span>1,975.00<\/span> + VAT (\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd)<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/195?add-to-cart=986\" data-quantity=\"1\" data-product_id=\"986\" data-product_sku=\"BS-1\" 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data-no-translation-data-success_message=\"\">Add to cart<\/a>\t<span id=\"woocommerce_loop_add_to_cart_link_describedby_986\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-ms-6 col-sm-6 col-md-3 shop-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/product\/vibration-sensor\/\" class=\"woocommerce-LoopProduct-link woocommerce-loop-product__link\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/product\/vibration-sensor\/\" title=\"Vibration sensor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG-3-230x153.webp\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"Balanset-1A \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc8\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG-3-230x153.webp 230w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG-3-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG-3-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG-3-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG-3-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG-3-272x182.webp 272w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG-3.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ripple-container\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/product-category\/parts\/\" rel=\"tag\">Parts<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"shop-item-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/product\/vibration-sensor\/\" title=\"Vibration sensor\">Vibration sensor<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"price\"><h4><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">\u20ac<\/span>90.00<\/span> + VAT (\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd)<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/195?add-to-cart=1820\" data-quantity=\"1\" data-product_id=\"1820\" data-product_sku=\"VS-1\" class=\"button product_type_simple add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart btn btn-just-icon btn-simple btn-default\" title=\"Add to cart\" data-no-translation-title=\"\"><i rel=\"tooltip\" 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shop-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/product\/optical-sensor-for-balanset-and-arbalance\/\" class=\"woocommerce-LoopProduct-link woocommerce-loop-product__link\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/product\/optical-sensor-for-balanset-and-arbalance\/\" title=\"Optical Sensor (Laser Tachometer)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ZKqzGXSCCBU-230x153.webp\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"Optical Sensor (Laser Tachometer)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ZKqzGXSCCBU-230x153.webp 230w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ZKqzGXSCCBU-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ZKqzGXSCCBU-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ZKqzGXSCCBU-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ZKqzGXSCCBU-1536x1023.webp 1536w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ZKqzGXSCCBU-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ZKqzGXSCCBU-360x240.webp 360w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ZKqzGXSCCBU-460x306.webp 460w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ZKqzGXSCCBU-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ZKqzGXSCCBU-272x182.webp 272w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ZKqzGXSCCBU.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ripple-container\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/product-category\/parts\/\" rel=\"tag\">Parts<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"shop-item-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/product\/optical-sensor-for-balanset-and-arbalance\/\" title=\"Optical Sensor (Laser Tachometer)\">Optical Sensor (Laser Tachometer)<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"price\"><h4><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">\u20ac<\/span>124.00<\/span> + VAT (\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd)<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/195?add-to-cart=1832\" data-quantity=\"1\" data-product_id=\"1832\" data-product_sku=\"Tach-1\" class=\"button 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\u201cBalanset-1A\u201d OEM\">Dynamic balancer \u201cBalanset-1A\u201d OEM<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"price\"><h4><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">\u20ac<\/span>1,735.00<\/span> + VAT (\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd)<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/195?add-to-cart=4193\" data-quantity=\"1\" data-product_id=\"4193\" data-product_sku=\"BS-1OEM\" class=\"button product_type_simple add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart btn btn-just-icon btn-simple btn-default\" title=\"Add to cart\" data-no-translation-title=\"\"><i rel=\"tooltip\" data-original-title=\"Add to cart\" class=\"fas fa-cart-plus\" 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class=\"screen-reader-text\">\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n<p><strong>Pitting<\/strong> is the formation of small cavities, craters or depressions on the working surface of bearing races, rolling elements or gear teeth. It arises from two quite distinct mechanisms: <strong>fatigue pitting<\/strong>, the early-stage product of rolling-contact fatigue, and <strong>\u0b85\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd<\/strong>, the result of electrochemical attack that removes material from the surface. In rolling-element bearings, pitting is usually regarded as an early or mild form of <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/glossary\/spalling\/\">spalling<\/a>; in gears, it is recognised as a failure mode in its own right, separate from tooth breakage or general <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/glossary\/gear-wear\/\">gear wear<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever its origin, pitting introduces surface roughness and stress concentrations that generate <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/glossary\/vibration\/\">vibration<\/a> and noise. Left uncorrected, an individual pit becomes a crack-initiation site, pits coalesce into larger spalls, and the component marches toward failure. Catching it early \u2014 while the damage is still small and the trend is gentle \u2014 is the whole point of monitoring it.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Types of Pitting<\/h2>\n<h3>Fatigue pitting (mechanical)<\/h3>\n<p>Fatigue pitting is born of repeated rolling contact and the cyclic <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/glossary\/fatigue\/\">subsurface stresses<\/a> it imposes. It appears at two scales:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Micropitting:<\/strong> very small pits roughly 10\u201350 micrometres across that give a matte grey surface texture, barely visible to the naked eye. It concentrates in high-stress zones and is common in gears running thin lubricant films and in high-speed bearings. Depending on conditions it can stabilise or progress to macropitting.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Macropitting (initial pitting):<\/strong> clearly visible craters around 1\u20135 mm in diameter and 0.1\u20130.5 mm deep, formed when a subsurface fatigue crack propagates to the surface and lifts out a flake. It usually grows into larger spalls and may take months to years to progress to failure, which is precisely the window that condition monitoring exploits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Corrosion pitting (chemical)<\/h3>\n<p>Corrosion pitting comes from electrochemical attack rather than load. Moisture, acids or process chemicals in contact with the surface eat shallow, rust-coloured pits, often littered with corrosion products. Unlike fatigue pitting it tends to be widespread rather than confined to the load zone, and although it usually starts shallower than a fatigue pit, each cavity acts as a stress riser that seeds later fatigue cracking. Effective sealing and corrosion-inhibited lubricants are the first line of defence.<\/p>\n<h3>Electrical pitting<\/h3>\n<p>Electrical pitting is caused by current passing through the bearing and arcing across the oil film, melting tiny craters. The classic signature is closely spaced craters arranged in regular bands \u2014 a washboard or corrugated &#8220;fluting&#8221; pattern. It is common on motors fed by VFDs with inadequate shaft grounding, the same root cause behind many <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/glossary\/electrical-faults\/\">\u0bae\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd<\/a>, and is usually recognised by its distinctive regular pattern on inspection.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Detection Methods<\/h2>\n<h3>\u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0b95\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc1<\/h3>\n<p>Pitting produces a recognisable vibration progression. In the early stage it adds a small increase in high-frequency vibration; as defects grow, discrete <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/glossary\/bearing-fault-frequencies\/\">\u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc6\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd<\/a> appear \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/glossary\/bpfo\/\">BPFO<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/glossary\/bpfi\/\">BPFI<\/a> \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bc1 <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/glossary\/bsf\/\">BSF<\/a> depending on which surface is damaged \u2014 and their amplitude and harmonic count climb. <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/glossary\/envelope-analysis\/\">\u0b9a\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0b95 \u0baa\u0b95\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc1<\/a> is the single most effective tool for catching early-stage pitting, because it demodulates the faint repetitive impacts out of the broadband background long before they dominate the ordinary <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/glossary\/spectrum\/\">spectrum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Visual inspection<\/h3>\n<p>Direct examination requires disassembly or borescope access. The inspector looks for grey matte areas (micropitting) or visible craters (macropitting), counts and sizes the pits to gauge severity, and photographs them for documentation and trending against future inspections.<\/p>\n<h3>Oil analysis<\/h3>\n<p>Wear-metal particles in an <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/glossary\/oil-analysis\/\">oil sample<\/a> reveal active material removal. Ferrography distinguishes the particle morphology of pitting from that of ordinary wear, and a rising particle concentration confirms that the damage is progressing rather than stable.<\/p>\n<h3>Ultrasonic testing<\/h3>\n<p>The surface roughness from pitting raises a bearing&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/glossary\/ultrasound-analysis\/\">ultrasonic<\/a> emissions, and portable detectors can track this non-invasively. Ultrasound often flags trouble before vibration symptoms are unambiguous, making it a useful complement to spectral monitoring.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Causes and Prevention<\/h2>\n<h3>Fatigue pitting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Adequate bearing rating:<\/strong> select a bearing whose L10 life comfortably exceeds the required service.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Proper lubrication:<\/strong> maintain a healthy film thickness (lambda ratio greater than about 3) so asperities do not touch.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cleanliness:<\/strong> keep out contamination that dents the surface and creates stress risers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alignment:<\/strong> avoid edge loading caused by <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/glossary\/misalignment\/\">misalignment<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Load control:<\/strong> resist overloading \u2014 rolling-bearing life falls roughly with the cube of load.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Corrosion pitting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Effective sealing:<\/strong> keep moisture out of the bearing cavity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Proper lubricant:<\/strong> use formulations with corrosion inhibitors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Corrosion-resistant materials:<\/strong> specify stainless bearings for wet service.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Storage protection:<\/strong> shield spare bearings from humidity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Condensation prevention:<\/strong> avoid thermal cycling that drives condensation inside the housing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Electrical pitting<\/h3>\n<p>Prevention centres on keeping current out of the bearing: proper shaft grounding on VFD-driven motors, an insulated bearing at one end of the machine, ceramic (non-conductive) rolling elements, and general measures to eliminate or minimise <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/glossary\/magnetic-pull\/\">bearing currents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Pitting in Gears<\/h2>\n<p>On gear teeth, pitting has its own character. It occurs on the tooth flanks within the contact zone, concentrated near the pitch line where rolling and sliding combine to maximise contact stress. The damage shows up as elevated vibration at the <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/glossary\/gear-mesh-frequency\/\">\u0baa\u0bb2\u0bcd-\u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc6\u0ba3\u0bcd<\/a>, often flanked by <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/glossary\/sidebands\/\">sidebands<\/a> spaced at the shaft running speed, together with audible changes in tone and visible pits on the flanks. A modest amount of so-called &#8220;initial&#8221; pitting can be acceptable in some designs and may even stabilise as the surfaces conform, but excessive pitting removes load-bearing area and ultimately leads to tooth breakage. Monitoring the mesh frequency and its sidebands, alongside periodic flank inspection, is the practical detection routine for the broader family of <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/glossary\/gear-defects\/\">gear defects<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Severity Assessment and Decisions<\/h2>\n<p>For bearings, severity is commonly judged by how much of the load zone is affected:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Incipient:<\/strong> a few scattered micropits, under about 5% of the load zone.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Light:<\/strong> visible pitting over roughly 5\u201325% of the load-zone area.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moderate:<\/strong> extensive pitting over 25\u201350% of the area, beginning to coalesce.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Severe:<\/strong> over 50% affected with pits joining into spalls \u2014 immediate replacement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Those grades map onto clear actions. Incipient to light pitting can continue in service under monitoring; moderate pitting calls for a planned change-out within one to three months; severe pitting should be replaced at the first opportunity; and rapid progression accompanied by high vibration or temperature warrants an <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/glossary\/shutdown\/\">emergency shutdown<\/a>. Setting sensible alarm and <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/glossary\/trip-level\/\">trip levels<\/a> against these stages, and tracking the <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/glossary\/trend-analysis\/\">trend<\/a> over time, turns the raw measurement into a maintenance decision.<\/p>\n<h2>6. Where Pitting Fits and How Balancing Helps<\/h2>\n<p>Pitting is an important intermediate stage in component degradation \u2014 more serious than general surface wear, yet often manageable when caught early. It also rarely acts alone: edge loading from misalignment or excited <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/glossary\/resonance\/\">resonance<\/a> accelerates fatigue, and so does the elevated dynamic bearing load that comes from rotor <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/glossary\/unbalance\/\">unbalance<\/a>. Keeping a rotor well balanced is therefore part of preventing premature pitting, and a portable two-channel analyser such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/product\/balanset-1\/\">Balanset-1A<\/a> earns its place twice over: it runs <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/glossary\/envelope-analysis\/\">envelope<\/a> and spectral diagnostics to spot early bearing and gear pitting in the field, and it performs the <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/glossary\/field-balancing\/\">field balancing<\/a> that lowers the rolling-contact stresses driving the damage. Married to proper lubrication, sealing and alignment, that combination lets a team identify pitting early and intervene on its own schedule, well before the slide into catastrophic spalling.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/glossary\/\">\u2190 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0ba3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn about pitting, small surface cavities in bearings and gears caused by fatigue or corrosion, detectable through vibration, oil analysis, and visual inspection.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"ai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[109,110],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-195","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry","category-glossary","category-vibration-diagnostics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101346,"href":"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/195\/revisions\/101346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}