Improvement of Mechanical, Tribological, and Fricative Reduction Properties of Pure Titanium by Boriding

Surface boriding of pure titanium was performed using dissolved salt impregnation to modify the surface hardness and improve wear performance. The effect of boriding temperature (950–1150 °C) on the microstructure, composition, and room-temperature tribological properties of the borided samples was investigated by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and ball-on-disc tribometry, respectively. Gibbs free energy was also calculated to evaluate the compounds generated during the boriding at different temperatures. After a detailed analysis of the crystal structures and the growth morphologies of TiB, the diffusion mechanisms for B atoms in TiB and TiB2 were discussed in the present report. The boriding temperature had a large effect on the microstructure, mechanical properties, and room-temperature tribological behavior of the borided samples, attributed to the changes in the composition and the increased hardened layer under elevated boriding temperature. The modeling of layer growth kinetics was also discussed in this paper. The actual value of hardened layer thickness was compared to the calculated value, and the difference was analyzed. The fricative value of the borided samples showed a minimum value of 88.9 dB for a boriding temperature of 1050 °C. The depth and width of the wear tracks decreased gradually with increasing boriding temperature. The worn surface of the samples borided at higher temperatures showed very good wear resistance. A boriding condition of 1050 °C was considered optimal, as it provided sufficiently high surface hardness and a low fricative value to reduce vibrations during practical use.

Theoretical and Technological Basics of the Friction Units’ Resource Increasing

The study considers the theoretical and technological aspects of the friction units’ resource increasing made of ferritic-pearlitic gray cast iron. It is found that chemical and thermal treatment has the best combination of criteria by the integrated technical and economic analysis for the cast iron parts’ hardening methods. The methods of the cast iron hardening used in practice are not applicable in the real production conditions. It happens because of the technological processes’ complexity and the equipment. Alternatively, the hardened layer thickness does not exceed 0.3 mm. The study considers the main aspects of the new technology application for the surface hardening, The recommendations for its application are formulated. They depend on the intended service of the part. The technical level of the offered solutions is estimated in comparison with traditional technologies of cast iron hardening.

Coercimetric Quality Testing of Steel Parts. Ural School of Coercimetry

The article shows the main areas of application coercimetric NDT method. The article presents historical information about the method founders who represents the Ural scientific school of magnetism. The main limitations of the method and practical applications of one-parameter and multiparameter coercimetric techniques are shown. Problems of magnetic quality inspection of quenched and tempered steels with different carbon contents and different degrees of alloying are considered. The possibility of monitoring the quality of steel products surface hardening with the use of external converters is demonstrated. Guidelines for external electromagnet size selection in dependence on a hardened layer thickness are presented. The brief analysis of the impact of current and residual stresses on the coercive force of steel products has been fulfilled. Problems of coercimetric inspection of stresses and steel plastic deformation degree are indicated; these problems are connected with varied behaviour of the coercive force under elastic extension and at high degrees of plastic deformation in the stage of pre-destruction. The originally developed technique for coercimetric quality control of forming rolls is presented. Information about modern coercimeters developed at the Institute of Metal Physics is provided.

Influence of Spur Gears Hardened Method to Allowable Stress Numbers for Bending

The presented paper deals with comparison of spur gears classical and modern hardening process of the bending fatigue properties. It concerned particularly the hardened surface of the tooth flank using optical source of electromagnetic radiation. The results of fatigue tests were obtained on a servo-hydraulic testing machine LFV 100 kN made by walter+bai ag. These tests were defined by the standard ISO 6336 as method B, when testing is carried out under reference conditions close to the real operation. Comparison of test samples is also carried out on the basic of the achieved local hardness and hardened layer thickness in the tooth root, which is an initiation of fatigue crack.