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Effect of isothermal quenching methods on impact toughness and wear resistance in high boron steel

  • Yu Ma , Ying Liu EMAIL logo , Jun Li , Hui Zhang and Hao Yang
Published/Copyright: October 27, 2021
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From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 106 Issue 2

Abstract

Isothermal quenching methods were applied to high boron steel for improving the impact toughness and wear resistance. The effect of different heat treatment processes on the microstructure and mechanical properties was studied. Each of the specimens was characterized using metallographic techniques, scanning electronic microscope, energy dispersive spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, toughness and hardness testing. The results indicate that the as-cast high boron steel consists of pearlite matrix and eutectic boride M2B and Fe3(C, B) type distributing along grain boundaries. After isothermal quenching, the matrix of high boron steel is changed from pearlite to martensite and lower bainite. The impact toughness and wear resistance of high boron steel after isothermal quenching are better than that of high boron steel after water quenching.

Keywords: High boron steel; Isothermal quenching; Boride; Wear resistance
Dr. Ying Liu School of Materials Science and Engineering Sichuan University Chengdu 610065 P. R. China Tel.: +86 2885405536 Fax: +86 2885405332 E-mail: liuying5536@scu.edu.cn (Y. Liu)

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Received: 2014-03-31
Accepted: 2014-09-16
Published Online: 2021-10-27

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https://doi.org/10.3139/146.111158
Keywords for this article
High boron steel; Isothermal quenching; Boride; Wear resistance

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Original Contributions
  3. Microstructures of magnetron sputtered Fe–Au thin films
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  7. Correlation of plastic deformation induced intermittent electromagnetic radiation characteristics with mechanical properties of Cu–Ni alloys
  8. Effect of isothermal quenching methods on impact toughness and wear resistance in high boron steel
  9. Wear behaviour of Al/(Al2O3 + ZrB2 + TiB2) hybrid composites fabricated by hot pressing
  10. Regression analysis of bonding strength of sprayed coatings based on acoustic emission signal
  11. Effect of substrates on covalent surface modification of graphene using photosensitive functional group
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