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Steels for parts of the propulsion system of industrial caterpillar tractors

Journal Article · · Met. Sci. Heat Treat. Met. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:6100651
New steels were developed for the track shoes and track links of tractors used for the mining of ore, coal, and gold and for the construction of gas and oil lines in the Soviet Union. Steels 40KhFR (for the shoes) and 40GMFR (for the links), alloyed with chromium (up to 1.0%) or manganese (up to 1.2%) with additional microalloying with boron, titanium, and aluminum and with small additions of vanadium (up to 0.10%) and molybdenum (up to 0.16%), were used as base steels. The influence of microalloying was revealed in increases in the depth of hardenability and in impact strength. The steels are fine grained with increased cold resistance both in the high strength and hardened and tempered conditions. Optimum final heat-treat cycles were determined. An analysis of service data showed that the life of parts of the new steels is more than twice as long as of parts of the previously used steels.
OSTI ID:
6100651
Journal Information:
Met. Sci. Heat Treat. Met. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Met. Sci. Heat Treat. Met. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 29:12; ISSN MHTRA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English