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Yongxing Huang1, Yang Lin1, Guangchi Wang1
1Faculty of Material Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China.
Abstract:
Fe-Cr-C-B wear-resistant steels are widely used as wear-resistant alloys in harsh environments. The M3X (M = Fe, Cr; X = C, B) cementite-type material is a commonly used strengthening phase in these alloys. This study investigated the mechanical properties of cementite (Fe, Cr)3(C, B) using the first-principle density functional theory. We constructed crystal structures of (Fe, Cr)3(C, B) with different concentrations of Cr and B. The bulk modulus, shear modulus, Young's modulus, Poisson's ratio, and hardness of the material were calculated, and a comprehensive mechanical property database based on CALPHAD modeling of the full composition was established. The optimal concentrations of the (Fe, Cr)3(C, B) phase were systematically evaluated across its entire composition range. The material exhibited the highest hardness, shear modulus, and Young's modulus at Cr and B concentrations in the range of 70-95 at% and 40 at%, respectively, rendering it difficult to compress and relatively poor in machinability. When the B content exceeded 90 at%, and the Cr content was zero, the shear modulus and hardness were low, resulting in poor resistance to deformation, reduced stiffness, and ease of plastic processing. This study provides an effective alloying strategy for balancing the brittleness and toughness of (Fe, Cr)3(C, B) phases.
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