Wear Properties of the Surface Alloyed AISI 1020 Steel with Vanadium and Boron by TIG Welding Technique

It is now well known that surface alloying caused improvement in the mechanical/chemical properties of near surface regions of materials. In the present study, surface alloying treatment with boron, vanadium and iron on the AISI 1020 steel was realized by the technique of TIG welding. Ferrous boron, ferrous vanadium and Armco iron were used for surface alloying treatment. Before the treatment, ferrous alloys were ground and sieved to be smaller than 38 μm. The powders were mixed to be composed of $Fe_{15 - x}V_{x}B_5$, where x = 1, 3, and 5 (by at.). Prepared powders were pressed on the steel substrate and melted by TIG welding for surface alloying. Coated layers formed on the steel substrate were investigated using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis and Vickers microhardness testers. It was shown that the surface alloyed layer has a composite structure including steel matrix and eutectic borides. Wear tests of the surface alloyed AISI 1020 steels were realized against WC-Co ball using ball-on-disk method

Wear Properties of the Surface Alloyed AISI 1020 Steel with Fe (15−x) Mo x B 5 by TIG Welding Technique

Surface alloying caused the improvement in the mechanical/chemical properties of near surface regions of the steels. In the present study, surface alloying treatment with boron, molybdenum, and iron on the AISI 1020 steel was realized by the technique of TIG welding. Ferrous boron, ferrous molybdenum, and Armco iron were used for surface alloying treatment. Before the treatment, ferrous alloys were ground and sieved to be smaller than 45 µm. The powders were mixed to be composed of Fe (15−x) MoxB5, where x = 1, 3, and 5 (by at.%). Prepared powders were pressed on the steel substrate and melted by TIG welding for surface alloying. Wear tests of the surface alloyed AISI 1020 steels were realized against WCCo ball using by ball-on-disk method under the loads of 2.5, 5, and 10 N at the sliding speeds of 0.1 m/s for 250 m sliding distance. Friction coecient and wear rates of the surface alloyed steel with Fe (15−x) MoxB5 alloy powder are changing between 0.30 and 0.80 and 5.86 × 10 −5 mm 3 /m to 2.52 × 10 −3 mm 3 /m depending on applied load and alloy composition, respectively

Effect of aluminum addition to Nb-Al-C-N coatings on AISI M2 steel obtained by thermo-reactive deposition technique

In this study, aluminum-doped (1 and 2 wt.%) and Al-free niobium carbo-nitride coatings were applied to the surface of AISI M2 high speed steel using the process of thermo-reactive deposition technique (TRD) at 1000°C during 1-4 h. The obtained coatings were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis and micro hardness test. Nb-Al-C-N layers were compact and homogeneous. X-ray diffraction analysis has shown that the major phases formed in the coating layer are Nb₂CN and NbN. The depth of the coating layer had increased with the treatment time and ranged from 6.65 to 9.05 μm. The measured values of the hardness of the coating layers were ranging between 2136 and 2636 HK_{0.005}

Properties of the Surface Alloyed AISI 1020 Steel with Fe(15−x)MoxB5Fe_{(15-x)}Mo_{x}B_5 Alloy

It is now well established that considerable improvement in the mechanical/chemical properties of near surface regions of materials can be achieved by the process of surface alloying. In the present study, surface alloying treatment with molybdenum and boron on the surface of the AISI 1020 steel was realized by the technique of tungsten inert gas welding. Ferrous boron alloy and ferrous molybdenum were used for surface alloying treatment. Before the treatment, ferrous alloys were grinded and sieved to be smaller than 45 μm. Prepared powder was pressed on the steel substrate and melted by tungsten inert gas welding for surface alloying. Coated layers formed on the steel substrate were investigated using optical and scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis and Vickers microhardness testers. It was shown that surface alloyed layer has composite structure including steel matrix and well distributed boride phases. Borides formed in the coated layers have a small precipitated structure and distributed in the grain boundaries as continuous phases. X-ray diffraction analyses show that coated layers include $Fe_2B$, $Fe_{13}Mo_2B_5$, $Mo_2FeB_4$, and iron

Properties of the Surface Alloyed AISI 1020 Steel with Fe (15-x)

It is now well established that considerable improvement in the mechanical/chemical properties of near surface regions of materials can be achieved by the process of surface alloying. In the present study, surface alloying treatment with molybdenum and boron on the surface of the AISI 1020 steel was realized by the technique of tungsten inert gas welding. Ferrous boron alloy and ferrous molybdenum were used for surface alloying treatment. Before the treatment, ferrous alloys were grinded and sieved to be smaller than 45 μm. Prepared powder was pressed on the steel substrate and melted by tungsten inert gas welding for surface alloying. Coated layers formed on the steel substrate were investigated using optical and scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis and Vickers microhardness testers. It was shown that surface alloyed layer has composite structure including steel matrix and well distributed boride phases. Borides formed in the coated layers have a small precipitated structure and distributed in the grain boundaries as continuous phases. X-ray diffraction analyses show that coated layers include $Fe_2B$, $Fe_{13}Mo_2B_5$, $Mo_2FeB_4$, and iron

An Electrochemical Study of the Corrosion Resistance of Niobium-Aluminum Carbonitride Coating Produced on Steels by Thermo-Reactive Diffusion Technique

Thermo-reactive diffusion/deposition technique is an alternative to physical vapor deposition and chemical vapor deposition techniques for obtaining wear and corrosion resistant coatings on steel parts. In this work, thermo-reactive diffusion/deposition technique was used to produce niobium aluminum carbonitride-based coatings on AISI M2 steel. Characterization of the coatings was done by X-ray diffraction analysis, scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy. The corrosion resistance of the produced coatings was investigated by using potentiodynamic polarization in a solution of 0.5 M NaCl. Hard, compact and adherent coatings, mainly consisting of NbC and NbN phases were obtained. The corrosion behavior of the samples was investigation by potentiodynamic polarization measurements

Wear Properties of TIG Surface Alloyed Steel with 50%Fe-10%W-40%B Alloy

In the present study, AISI 1020 plain carbon steel was surface alloyed with preplaced 50%Fe-10%W-40%B alloying powders using a tungsten-inert gas (TIG) heat source. Microstructure, hardness, and wear resistance of the surface alloyed layer were investigated. Following the surface alloying, conventional characterization techniques such as optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) were used to study the phase and microstructural examinations of the alloyed surfaces. Hardness measurements were performed across the alloyed zones, and wear properties of the alloyed surfaces were evaluated using a ball-on-disc wear test method. Hardness values of the phases formed in the alloyed layer are changing between 620±30 $HV_{0.1}$ and 2095±254 $HV_{0.1}$. The major phases formed in the surface alloyed layer were Fe₂B, FeB and FeW₂B₂. Wear test were realized against Alumina ball under the loads of 2.5 N, 5 N and 10 N at the sliding speed of 0.1 m/s for 250 m sliding distance. The friction coefficient of the 50%Fe-10%W-40%B alloyed steel surface is changing between 0.70 and 0.79 depending on applied loads. The wear rates of the surface alloyed steel ranged from $4.01 \times 10^{-5}$ mm³/m to $4.14 \times 10^{-4}$ mm³/m

Characterization of Fe-Nb-B Base Hardfacing of Steel

Recently hardfacing by welding has become a commonly used technique for improvement of material performance in extreme (high temperature, impact/abrasion, erosion, etc.) conditions. In the present study, three different alloy compositions of the Fe-Nb-B were used for hardfacing of the AISI 1020 steel by tungsten inert gas welding process and analyzed. The coatings were produced from a mixture of ferrous niobium, ferrous boron and iron powders in the range of - 45 μm particle size with different ratio. The coatings' thickness was set to 2-3 mm on the substrate. Microstructure, phase analysis and hardness of the manufactured hardfacing alloys were characterized. Deposition results indicate good quality thick coating and porosity free of the hardfacings. X-ray diffraction analyses showed that the alloyed layers include iron borides, FeNbB and iron phases. It was shown that surface alloyed layer has composite structure including steel matrix and well distributed boride phases