Patent ID: 7393420

Claim:
A steel tube for bearing element parts, comprising, in mass %, C: 0.6-1.1%, Si: 0.1-1.5%, Mn: 0.2-1.5%, Cr: 0.2-2.0%, S: 0.003-0.020%, Al: 0.005-0.05%, Mo: 0-0.5%, Ni: 0-1%, Cu: 0-0.5%, V: 0-0.1%, Nb: 0-0.05%, Ca: 0-0.003%, Mg: 0-0.003%, and the balance of Fe and impurities that are consisted of Ti: 0.003% or less, P: 0.02% or less, N: 0.012% or less and O (oxygen): 0.0015% or less, wherein the accumulation intensity of {211} face is 1.5 or more in the plane in parallel with the circumferential direction thereof.