scholarly journals Abrasive Wear Behavior of Cryogenically Treated Boron Steel (30MnCrB4) Used for Rotavator Blades

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tejinder Pal Singh ◽  
Anil Kumar Singla ◽  
Jagtar Singh ◽  
Kulwant Singh ◽  
Munish Kumar Gupta ◽  
...  

Rotavator blades are prone to significant wear because of the abrasive nature of sand particles. The aim of this research work is to investigate the effect of cryogenic treatment and post tempering on abrasive wear behavior, in the presence of angular quartz sand (grain size of 212–425 μm), of rotavator blade material of boron steel (30MnCrB4). Cryogenic treatment has caused an improvement in the abrasive wear resistance and microhardness of 30MnCrB4 by 60% and 260.73%, respectively, compared to untreated material due to enhancement in hardness, the conversion of retained austenite into martensite, and the precipitation of secondary carbides in boron steel after exposure to cryogenic temperature. Economic analysis justifies the additional cost of cryogenic treatment.

Author(s):  
T. R. Uma ◽  
J. B. Simha ◽  
K. Narasimha Murthy

Laboratory abrasive wear tests have been reported on permanent moulded toughened austempered ductile iron. The influence of austempering temperature on the abrasive wear behavior have been studied and discussed. The results indicate that with increase in austempering temperature from 300°C to 350°C, the abrasive wear resistance increased, and as the austempering temperature increased to 400°C, there was reduction in the abrasive wear resistance. These results have been interpreted based on the structural features and graphite morphology.


2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (1−2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oskari Haiko ◽  
Vuokko Heino ◽  
David A Porter ◽  
Juha Uusitalo ◽  
Jukka Kömi

Hardness has been considered the main factor controlling the abrasive wear of steels. However, microstructure also affects the wear behavior. Four steels with different microstructures were produced with a Gleeble 3800 thermomechanical simulator and tested for abrasive wear behavior. Different cooling rates and heat treatments were applied to obtain a surface hardness of approximately 450 HV. Mainly tempered martensite, pearlite and some bainite could be observed in the microstructures. Scratch testing with a CETR UMT-2 tribometer was conducted to produce wear tracks. The results revealed that each steel showed distinct wear behavior.


2012 ◽  
Vol 727-728 ◽  
pp. 919-923
Author(s):  
Ana Lúcia Diegues Skury ◽  
Sérgio Neves Monteiro ◽  
Marcia G. de Azevedo ◽  
Laís B. Motta ◽  
Guerold Sergueevitch Bobrovinitchii

Diamond-Si nanostructured composites were obtained by cyclic high pressure and high temperature sintering with different processing conditions to examine the dominant microstructural factors and the abrasive wear resistance. The microstructure of the composites was characterized by scanning electron microscopy. The abrasive wear behavior of the composites was evaluated by weight loss in abrasion tests. It was found that improved nanostructured composite properties and denser structures were obtained for sintering performed with more than one cycle of pressure and temperature.


MRS Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (59-60) ◽  
pp. 3077-3089
Author(s):  
Alexeis Sánchez ◽  
Arnoldo Bedolla-Jacuinde ◽  
Francisco V. Guerra ◽  
I. Mejía

AbstractFrom the present study, vanadium additions up to 6.4% were added to a 14%Cr-3%C white iron, and the effect on the microstructure, hardness and abrasive wear were analysed. The experimental irons were melted in an open induction furnace and cast into sand moulds to obtain bars of 18, 25, and 37 mm thickness. The alloys were characterized by optical and electronic microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. Bulk hardness was measured in the as-cast conditions and after a destabilization heat treatment at 900°C for 45 min. Abrasive wear resistance tests were undertaken for the different irons according to the ASTM G65 standard in both as-cast and heat-treated conditions under a load of 60 N for 1500 m. The results show that, vanadium additions caused a decrease in the carbon content in the alloy and that some carbon is also consumed by forming primary vanadium carbides; thus, decreasing the eutectic M7C3 carbide volume fraction (CVF) from 30% for the base iron to 20% for the iron with 6.4%V;but overall CVF content (M7C3 + VC) is constant at 30%. Wear behaviour was better for the heat-treated alloys and mainly for the 6.4%V iron. Such a behaviour is discussed in terms of the CVF, the amount of vanadium carbides, the amount of martensite/austenite in matrix and the amount of secondary carbides precipitated during the destabilization heat treatment.


Wear ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 266 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 995-1002 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Venkateswarlu ◽  
V. Rajinikanth ◽  
T. Naveen ◽  
Dhiraj Prasad Sinha ◽  
Atiquzzaman ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 799-807 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Chauhan ◽  
P. Dubey ◽  
S. Verma ◽  
R. Jayaganthan ◽  
R. Chandra

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