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Abstract

The invention provides a rolling/sliding part that can elongate the service life and can increase the static load capacity to improve the indentation resistance to an indentation due to plastic deformation during rest and low-speed rotation. The rolling/sliding part is formed from a steel that contains C: 0.7 to 0.9% by weight and Cr: 3.2 to 5.0% by weight and has a surface layer portion of which surface is carburized. An area ratio of total precipitated carbide of the surface layer portion is set in the range of 15 to 25%. Of the total precipitated carbide present in the surface layer portion, 50% or more by area ratio of carbide is rendered a M.sub.7C.sub.3 type and/or M.sub.23C.sub.6 type. An average grain diameter and a maximum grain diameter of the surface layer portion are set in the range of 0.3 to 0.6 .mu.m and at 4 .mu.m, respectively. The surface hardness is set at 62 or more by Rockwell hardness C. A solid solution carbon amount in residual austenite of the surface layer portion is set in the range of 0.95 to 1.15% by weight.

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