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Determining Tribocorrosion Rate and Wear-Corrosion Synergy of Bulk and Thin Film Aluminum Alloys
Published on: September 11, 2018
Comparative Analysis of the Influence of Chemical Composition and Microstructure on the Abrasive Wear of
Martyna Zemlik1, Łukasz Konat1, Jerzy Napiórkowski2
1The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Vehicle Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland.
Abstract:
The paper discusses the microstructural, chemical and tribological properties of the selected low-alloy, high-strength martensitic boron steels with a hardness of 500-600 HBW. These materials, due to their increased strength, and thus resistance to abrasive wear, are widely used in the mining, agricultural or building industries. Grades such as XAR, TBL and Creusabro were subjected to a comparative analysis. As a result of the conducted research, an attempt was made to determine the relation between the microstructural properties, chemical composition, hardness and abrasive wear resistance of the above-mentioned metallic materials belonging to the same material group. The scope of work involved a metallographic analysis, including the examination of the microstructure with an analysis of the prior austenite grain size. Tribological tests were carried out with the use of a T-07 tester, which is designed for testing abrasive wear resistance in the presence of a loose abrasive. As a result, it was found that the coefficient of relative abrasion resistance kbAV in relation to as-normalized C45 steel is equal to 0.9-1.25 and may even have the same value among materials of different hardness in the as-delivered state.
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