Effect of fracture toughness on impact-abrasion wear
Research output: Other conference contribution › Paper, poster or abstract › Scientific
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
| Event | Asia Steel 2018 - Hotel Mayfair Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India Duration: 6 Feb 2018 → 9 Feb 2018 |
Conference
| Conference | Asia Steel 2018 |
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| Country | India |
| City | Odisha |
| Period | 6/02/18 → 9/02/18 |
Abstract
There is a trend towards the development of harder steels for abrasion wear applications. The hardness is achieved by martensitic transformation. Increasing carbon concentration and other substitutional solutes may also help. Hardness certainly helps to improve the wear properties, but it is known in the context of lifting and excavation equipment that other properties such as toughness may also play a role. In any event, it always is necessary to optimise a basket of properties rather than a single parameter because the manufacture of a component requires a combination of performance criteria.
In this context, the role of fracture toughness in increasing the wear resistance is studied in impact-abrasion conditions. Steel with high hardness but poor fracture toughness is compared to the one with very high fracture toughness but relatively low hardness. Wear resistance of the steels was studied using an impact abrasion test. This is a particularly severe test, in which samples are subjected to both impact as well as abrasion. The tested samples were characterised and assessed for the wear mechanisms. The initial assessments have ledto some impressive new knowledge about the mechanism of impact abrasion.
In this context, the role of fracture toughness in increasing the wear resistance is studied in impact-abrasion conditions. Steel with high hardness but poor fracture toughness is compared to the one with very high fracture toughness but relatively low hardness. Wear resistance of the steels was studied using an impact abrasion test. This is a particularly severe test, in which samples are subjected to both impact as well as abrasion. The tested samples were characterised and assessed for the wear mechanisms. The initial assessments have ledto some impressive new knowledge about the mechanism of impact abrasion.