Wear of Cast Chromium Steels With TiC Reinforcement
- Albany Research Center
Wear resistance of a series of new titanium carbide reinforced cast chromium steels was investigated under various wear conditions. The steels which were melted in a vacuum induction furnace contained 12 Cr, 3-5 Ti, 1-2 C in weight percent. Microstructure of these materials was characterized using scanning electron microscopy, light optical microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. Microstructure of steels consisted of TiC phase dispersed in a martensitic matrix. High-stress and low-stress abrasion tests, and an erosion test, were utilized to understand the wear behavior of these materials under different environments. The steels were tested in as-cast and heat treated conditions. Wear rates of the cast Cr/TiC steels were compared to those of an AISI type 440C steel and P/M composites reinforced with TiC.
- Research Organization:
- Albany Research Center, OR (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE) (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 803217
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ARC-2001-010
- Journal Information:
- Wear, Journal Name: Wear Journal Issue: 1-12 Vol. 250; ISSN 0043-1648
- Publisher:
- Elsevier Science, New York, NY
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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