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*This Term Paper is drafted as a part of an Assignment in MT- 305 [Heat Treatment] under aegis of Dr. Vikas Jindal, Department Of Metallurgical Engineering, IIT(BHU) Varanasi.
Effect of Heat Treatment on Erosion Behaviour of Steel
much to achieve before a comprehensive model is hardness alone is not sufficient to improve the
obtained, progress so far is satisfactory. erosion resistance. [‡]
*This Term Paper is drafted as a part of an Assignment in MT- 305 [Heat Treatment] under aegis of Dr. Vikas Jindal, Department Of Metallurgical Engineering, IIT(BHU) Varanasi.
Effect of Heat Treatment on Erosion Behaviour of Steel
SEM Study of Eroded Samples (Fig 2), It was comprehensive model is obtained, progress so far is
observed that the craters formed during the erosion satisfactory. Erosion resistance increases with
test were wider and deeper in the case of cast an increasing share of pearlite or bainite in the
samples probably due to the removal of carbide microstructure.
particles. The core microstructures of carburized
steels are determined by the low carbon content and V. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT [ß]
base hardenability of the carburized steel. The author would like to express his deep gratitude
Depending on quenching rate the low-carbon core towards Dr. Vikas Jindal Professor, Department Of
may transform to ferrite with small of amount of Metallurgical Engineering IIT(BHU) Varanasi, for
pearlite or the core may transform to martensite. encouragement me to undertake this Term Paper.
Due to the direct quenching to the room
temperature, the core was transformed to
martensite, in present work. Low-carbon martensite VI. REFERENCES AND READING LIST [‡]
has higher strength and fracture resistance or
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IV. CONCLUSIONS spherical particles at normal incidence, Wear 1981;70 (3):
It was found that the ductility of the steels had a 269-281.
• G. Krauss, Microstructure and Properties of Carburized
significant effect on their erosion resistance which Steels, ASM International, Heat treatment Hand book, Vol. 4,
increased with increasing ductility and that (1991) 832-836.
hardness, strength, fracture toughness and impact
strength had little effect on erosion behavior. The
platelet mechanism of erosion occurred in all the
steels tested at all conditions. in order to minimise
the erosion rate in some special applications,
researchers have used various surface treatments to
enhance the erosion resistance, such
as carburizing hardfacing or ceramic coating or
employed new production methods such as thermo-
mechanical control processing or even
developed new materials like composites
and cermets. Hence, nowadays many investigations
have been conducted to develop a methodology for
predicting the erosion rate from empirical relations
for slurry erosion. Although this approach is
ongoing and there is still much to achieve before a
*This Term Paper is drafted as a part of an Assignment in MT- 305 [Heat Treatment] under aegis of Dr. Vikas Jindal, Department Of Metallurgical Engineering, IIT(BHU) Varanasi.