优化合金元素加入量对蠕墨铸铁耐磨性的影响

通过设计合金元素锑、硼、磷加入量的三因素、二水平的正交试验,研究了合金元素及其加入量对蠕墨铸铁的蠕化率、基体组织、硬度和耐磨性的影响。优选出了合金元素的加入量为：0．03％Sb,0．03％B,0．25％P,并对新材料进行了模拟磨损试验。结果表明：新研制的低合金蠕墨铸铁比铬钼铜硼磷灰铸铁的综合相对耐磨性提高17．56％,而生产成本有所降低。     

In Situ NbC Particulate-Reinforced Iron Matrix Composite: Microstructure and Abrasive Wear Characteristics

An niobium carbide (NbC) particle-reinforced iron matrix composite was fabricated by compounding gray cast iron with niobium wires through an in situ technique comprised of an infiltration casting process and a subsequent heat treatment. The NbC particles in the reinforcement phase were synthesized in situ through the reaction between niobium from niobium wires and carbon from the graphite phases produced by the heat treatment in gray cast iron. The microstructure and wear-resistance of the bulk niobium particle-reinforced iron matrix composite was studied at different NbC particle volume fractions (8, 15, 22, and 28 vol%), by scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction, and a wear tester. The NbC particles were observed to form tiny cuboids and nearly spherical particles which were evenly distributed in the matrix. The particle size of the NbC reinforcement was about 0.3?C3.5???m. The relative wear resistance of the bulk composite increased with increasing NbC volume fraction, and the wear resistance of the composite was 5.9-fold higher than that of the gray cast iron under a 20N load and at a 28 vol% volume fraction. Wear performance of the composite at different NbC particle volume fraction values was also analyzed.     

Sliding wear of graphite crystallized chromium white cast iron

The effects of sliding velocity, heat-treatment and graphite shape on sliding wear of graphite crystallized chromium white cast iron were studied. Two types of graphite crystallized chromium white cast irons having flaky or spheroidal and another type of 2.6C–15Cr white cast iron were prepared for this study. The effect of sliding velocity on wear resistance was studied by the Okoshi type and pin-on-disk type wear tests on materials which have experienced “as cast” and “heat-treated” conditions. The Okoshi type wear test results are divided into two relationships depending on sliding velocity or distance. Two regimes, initial wear and steady-state wear, existed for wear loss and sliding distance. A characteristic form of wear curve with a peak and a minimum was obtained when correlating wear loss and sliding velocity. The wear resistance of graphite crystallized chromium white cast irons were superior to that of 2.6C–15Cr white cast iron. In the results of pin-on-disk tests, there was no clear difference in the reported wear loss and friction coefficient among the alloys. However, an opposite tendency has appeared in the wear loss and friction coefficient: the wear loss value reached a peak in the wear curve at 0.52 m/s, while the friction coefficient reached a minimum at 0.52 m/s.     

Effect of structural features on erosion resistance of cast irons

Erosion resistance of four types of cast iron of different microstructures and graphite morphologies (viz., grey cast iron, compacted graphite iron, spheroidal graphite iron and austempered ductile iron) was evaluated in three different erosive media. Results indicate that austempered ductile iron has the highest erosion resistance in all three media, followed by spheroidal graphite iron, compacted graphite iron and grey cast iron, in that order. Graphite morphology has a significant effect on the erosion resistance of these irons in quartz-water and iron oxide-oil slurry. However, the matrix microstructure determines the erosion resistance of these irons in quartz-oil slurry. The parameter H/E (which is the ratio of the Brinell hardness number to Young's modulus of the material) has been found to be a good indicator of erosive wear in quartz-oil slurry.     

A metallurgical evaluation of tool wear and chip formation when machining pearlitic grey cast irons with dissimilar graphite morphologies

The need for superior in-service strength has meant that an increasing number of engineering components are now being made from pearlitic cast irons containing spheroidal graphite, rather than the more traditional cast irons containing flake graphite. Such changes of workpiece material have resulted in a rapid decline in tool life in many machining operations, particularly turning and facing.An investigation into the factors involved during chip formation which result in the observed patterns of tool wear is described in the work presented here. A series of turning tests were made on pearlitic grey cast irons containing flake (GA iron) and spheroidal (SG iron) graphite morphologies with cemented carbide (coated and uncoated) and ceramic tool materials. Built-up edge persisted to higher cutting speeds when cutting SG iron than GA iron, its periodic detachment causing attrition or fracture of the cutting edge. Smooth wear processes, probably caused by dissolution-diffusion and small strain discrete plastic deformation, were predominant on the rake and flank faces of the coated and ceramic tools when cutting both cast irons at high speed. Smooth wear was less rapid when cutting GA iron than SG iron because tool temperatures were reduced and “protective” nonmetallic layers, deposited from the chip-workpiece, interrupted dissolution-diffusion. When cutting SG iron, rapid wear of the uncoated cemented carbides was caused by attrition, while the relatively slower smooth wear, when cutting GA iron, was caused by dissolution-diffusion.     

Influence of graphite nodules on the particles erosion of spheroidal graphite cast irons

The influence of graphite nodules on the normal angle erosion of the spheroidal graphite cast irons with four different matrices, namely ferrite, upper bainite, lower bainite and martensite, was investigated. The results indicate that, in the range investigated (10-15 area pet), graphite nodules (with variations in area percent and size) did not exert any influence in the irons with ferrite or upper bainite matrix. However, in the case of the spheroidal graphite cast iron with martensitic matrix, both increasing area percent and decreasing diameter of graphite nodules did in fact raise the erosion rate; moreover, those cast in metal molds consistently experienced higher erosion rate than those cast in sand molds. For the irons with a lower bainite matrix, increasing the amount of graphite nodules raises the erosion rate for those cast in sand molds, but did not affect the erosion rate for those cast in metal molds; furthermore, the erosion rate of the sanded-molded irons was consistently higher than their metal molded counterparts. The different roles of graphite nodules on the erosion rates of the spheroidal graphite cast irons are discussed.     

Dry three-body abrasive wear behavior of WC reinforced iron matrix surface composites produced by V-EPC infiltration casting process

This paper fabricated tungsten carbide (WC) particles reinforced iron matrix surface composites on gray cast iron substrate using vacuum evaporative pattern casting (V-EPC) infiltration process, investigated dry three-body abrasive wear resistance of the composites containing different volume fractions of WC particles, comparing with a high chromium cast iron. The fabricated composites contained WC particles of 5, 10, 19, 27, 36, and 52 vol.%, respectively. The results in abrasive wear tests showed that, with the increase in the volume fraction of WC particles, the wear resistance of the composites first increased until reached the maximum when the volume fraction of WC was 27%, then decreased, and was 1.5–5.2 times higher than that of the high chromium cast iron. The changes of the wear resistance of the composites with the volume fraction of WC particles and the mode of material removal in dry three-body abrasive wear condition were analyzed.     

Effectiveness of an externally added solid lubricant on the sliding wear response of a zinc–aluminium alloy,its composite and cast iron

The role played by an externally added solid lubricant like graphite towards controlling the sliding wear behaviour of a zinc-based alloy has been examined in this study. The influence of dispersing hard silicon carbide particles in the alloy was also investigated by testing the composite in identical test conditions. The wear performance of the zinc-based alloy and its composite was compared with that of a gray cast iron. Wear tests were performed in oil lubricated environment. Composition of the lubricant was changed by adding various quantities of graphite (particles) to the oil. The study suggests that the wear response (in terms of wear rate, frictional heating and friction coefficient) of the samples improved in the presence of suspended graphite particles in the oil lubricant. However, this improvement was noticed up to a critical content of graphite particles only and the trend reversed at still higher graphite contents. The zinc-based (matrix) alloy revealed highest wear rate. Dispersoid silicon carbide particles showed a significant improvement in the wear performance of the matrix alloy. The cast iron performed in between the matrix alloy and composite. The frictional heating and friction coefficient were the highest for the composite while the cast iron and the matrix alloy showed a mixed response. Examinations of wear surfaces, subsurface regions and debris particles helped to substantiate the observed wear response of the samples.     

Effect of bulk heat treatment and plasma surface hardening on the microstructure and erosion wear resistance of complex-alloyed cast irons with spheroidal vanadium carbides

The results of an investigation of the effect of bulk quenching from temperature in the range of 760–1050°C, cryogenic treatment (–196°C) and surface plasma hardening on the abrasive-erosion wear of frugally alloyed V–Cr–Mn–Ni cast irons with spheroidal vanadium carbides have been presented in this article. It has been found that cast irons containing 5.0–7.5% V, 4.5–9.0% Cr, and 5.5–5.7% (total) of Mn and Ni after heat treatment have a 2–3-fold advantage in wear resistance compared to the prototype high-vanadium cast iron (11.9% V, 12.9% Mn). The maximum wear resistance of cast irons studied is achieved by quenching at 760°C followed by plasma surface hardening, as well as quenching at 840°C, followed by cryogenic treatment. These treatments result in the formation of an optimum microstructure that consists of spheroidal vanadium carbides, eutectic carbides M₇C₃, and a martensite-austenite matrix reinforced by secondary carbides. The increase in quenching temperature leads to an increase in the amount of residual austenite and decrease in the erosive wear resistance of cast irons.     

Comparison of the sliding wear process of various cast irons in the laser-surface-melted and as-cast forms

The sliding wear characteristics of cast irons having a range of compositions and initial graphite forms have been determined in both as-cast and laser-surface-melted conditions using a pin-on-ring test configuration. Observed differences in equilibrium wear behaviour between the as-cast alloys were principally in the mild-to-severe transition load and the nature of the severe wear process. Such effects are interpreted in terms of the mean interparticle spacing of graphite in the microstructure which determines the relative propensity for subsurface crack propagation during wear. The ledeburitic structures produced by laser surface melting of the cast iron substrates acted to stabilize a regime of mild equilibrium wear with substantially lower wear rates than for the mild oxidative wear of the as-cast microstructures. Metallographic observations of the laser-melted layer have identified a wear process consisting of fine polishing abrasion.     

摩擦副组合对摩擦磨损性能的影响

在1：1惯性力矩制动试验台上研究了两种不同石墨形态的铸铁制动盘与两种混杂纤维增强的酚醛基制动闸片配副时的摩擦磨损性能。结果表明，对于某一配方的制动闸片，使用灰口铸铁盘的摩擦副具有较高的摩擦系数，但制动盘表面温度较高，闸片磨损量较大；对于某一种制动盘，使用B配方制动闸片时，制动盘表面的温度较高，但闸片的磨损量较小；在所有四种组合中，B配方制动闸片与灰口铸铁盘配副的瞬时摩擦系数能够完全满足有关技术要求。     

陶瓷与灰铸铁配副在水润滑下的摩擦学性能

比较了在蒸馏水润滑下Si3N4、Al2O3陶瓷与灰铸铁副的摩擦学性能,结果表明：Al2O3陶瓷的磨损体积远小于Si3N4,但与Si3N4配副时灰铸铁的磨损体积明显小于与Al2O3配副时的磨损体积。其摩擦系数也较小（0.02)。用SEM观察发现Al2O3陶瓷磨擦表面粗糙,有少量的转移膜形成;而Si3N4磨擦表面光滑,与其对应的灰铸铁磨面上存在含石墨的润滑膜。     

Effect of the addition of carbonaceous fibers on the tribological behavior of a phenolic resin sliding against cast iron

The tribological behavior of novolac phenolic resin matrix composites reinforced with three kinds of carbonaceous fibers was studied in sliding contact against cast iron. Slow pyrolysis was used to obtain carbonaceous fibers from Colombian plantain fiber bundles (crops residues from Urabá region). After the carbonization process the samples were heated up to either 1200 or 1400 °C ensuring that many morphological aspects of the natural fibers were retained. Then, novolac phenolic resin with HMTA as curing agent and the carbonaceous fibers were used to obtain a composite material by compression molding process. Samples with different type and volume fraction of carbonaceous fibers were prepared and tested in sliding contact against cast iron in a pin-on-disc wear testing machine. At the end of the tests, the worn surfaces and the debris were analyzed by SEM.A decrease in both friction coefficient and wear of composites was observed with the increase in fiber volume fraction, which was associated to a beneficial effect of the detachment of carbonaceous material from the worn surface. Under the tested conditions, this material remains at the interface between the composite and the cast iron and helps reduce the shear resistance of the interface. On the other hand, surface fatigue and adhesion wear was identified as the dominant wear mechanism of the phenolic resin matrix.     

Influence of abrasive hardness on the wear resistance of high chromium irons

The resistance to abrasive wear was determined for a series of alloyed white cast irons in a high stress abrasion test which utilizes a specimen in sliding contact with bonded abrasives. These were conducted on silicon carbide, alumina and two sizes of garnet abrasive.The results indicate that the hardness, or type, of abrasive used in the test significantly influenced the wear rate of white irons, i.e. the rate of wear increased with increasing hardness of the abrasive. Also, the results indicate that the type of abrasive used in the test was a significant factor in ranking white irons for resistance to high stress abrasion. When tested on silicon carbide or alumina abrasive, as-cast austenitic irons exhibited lower rates of wear than heat treated martensitic irons; when tested on garnet, an abrasive of lower hardness, those irons with martensitic matrix microstructures exhibited the same or less wear than irons with austenitic matrix microstructures. It was also evident that heat treated irons with martensitic matrix microstructures exhibited varying degrees of resistance to abrasive wear depending on cooling rates and alloy content.     

A study of sand slurry erosion of W-alloy white cast irons

This paper reports the results of a study into the effects of the composition, hardness and electrochemical properties of W-group cast irons on sand slurry-erosion resistance and wear mechanisms. The results indicate that the sand slurry-erosion resistance of the irons can be raised by increasing the content of tungsten, especially when the iron is alloyed with chromium. The relation between macrohardness and sand slurry-erosion is intricate. In the low hardness range, the sand slurry-erosion resistance is linearly increased with hardness, but this relationship does not exist in the high hardness range. The sand slurry-erosion resistance of cast iron can be considerably increased by increasing its corrosion resistance. Sand slurry-erosion is an abrasive wear process accompanied by corrosion and cavitation, all of which aggravate each other.     

The unlubricated wear of flake graphite cast iron

The wear behaviour of flake graphite cast iron was correlated with the microstructural parameters of graphite volume fraction and flake size using a pin-on-ring specimen configuration. Pin specimens of cast iron were prepared under carefully controlled melting and casting conditions to provide microstructures with variation in either carbon content or flake size but with the same type A graphite structure and pearlitic matrix.Mild and severe modes of equilibrium wear were identified, the predominant effect of both microstructural parameters being in the severe wear regime. Decrease in flake size and increase in carbon content are detrimental to the wear behaviour resulting in a marked increase in the severe wear rate and a decrease in the mild-to-severe transition load.     

Effect of lubricants on the friction and wear of Al2O3 against gray cast iron

The tribological behavior of ceramic Al₂O₃ coupled with gray cast iron (PHT) with different lubricants was investigated using a ring-on-block wear tester. In the wear test, air, distilled water, emulsion and oil were used as lubricants respectively in order to check the lubricating effectiveness of lubricants and the friction mechanism of solid graphite in the cast iron. Wear testing of 0.8% C steel (T8) sliding with Al₂O₃ was also carried out to compare with the test using gray cast iron. From these data the tribological behavior of graphite in the iron can be evaluated. The results show that the friction and wear of tested couples are decreased using different lubricants in the following order: air, distilled water, emulsion and oil. When lubricating with air and water, graphite in the iron as solid lubricant can decrease the friction and wear of the couples. However, when lubricating with emulsion and oil, graphite does not show the advantage of decreasing friction and wear.     

Abrasive wear resistance of spheroidal vanadium carbide cast irons

The effect of the chemical composition and heat treatment on the microstructure and abrasive wear resistance of V-Mn, V-Ni-Cr, and V-Mo spheroidal vanadium carbide cast irons (18–23 vol %) has been studied. The wear resistance has been determined under conditions of wear by abrasives with various hardnesses, i.e., corundum and quartz and compared to that of high-chromium cast iron with 13% Cr. It has been found that the advisability of using high-vanadium cast irons is governed by the hardness of the abrasive. When a hard abrasive, i.e., corundum was used, V-Mo cast iron with the maximum concentration of spheroidal VC carbides, which were uniformly distributed in the martensitic matrix, had the highest wear resistance. When a soft abrasive, i.e., quartz, was applied, high-chromium cast iron with a hardness of 68 HRC, which contained the largest amount of M₇C₃ carbides, was more wear-resistant. In the course of isothermal exposure at 300–1000°C, V-Ni-Cr and V-Mo cast irons with an austenitic structure had high resistance to phase and structural transformations. However, the properties and microstructure of V-Mo cast irons with a martensitic matrix depended strongly on the temperature of exposure during heat treatment.     

Comparative research on wear characteristics of spheroidal graphite cast iron and carbon steel

Wear characteristics of a spheroidal graphite cast iron and a carbon steel were studied under atmospheric conditions at 25–400 °C. The spheroidal graphite cast iron presented obviously different wear behaviors from the carbon steel, which may be attributed to the presence of graphite. With an increase of ambient temperature, tribo-oxides of carbon steel substantially increased and its substrate softened, thus severe wear, oxidative mild wear, oxidative wear and extrusive wear took turns to prevail. However, compared with carbon steel in the same case, tribo-oxides were markedly reduced in the spheroidal graphite cast iron, thus oxidative mild wear and oxidative wear did not appear due to the lack of oxides. It is suggested that less tribo-oxides in the spheroidal graphite cast iron may be attributed to the reduction of graphite to tribo-oxides during sliding.     

陶瓷与灰铸铁在水润滑条件下滑动摩擦学特性的研究

在Ｍ－２００环一块磨损试验机上研究了蒸馏水润滑条件下Ｓｉ３Ｎ４、Ａｌ２Ｏ３陶瓷与灰铸铁（ＨＴ）配副时的滑动摩擦磨损特性，并与这两种陶瓷和０．８％Ｃ钢（Ｔ８）配副相对比；在扫描电镜（ＳＥＭ）下对磨损后的试样表面进行了形貌观察和能谱分析。结果表明：Ｓｉ３Ｎ４／ＨＴ的摩擦系数最小，而且Ｓｉ３Ｎ４与ＨＴ的磨损率均比Ｓｉ３Ｎ４与Ｔ８配副时低得多，其原因是由于在灰铸铁表面形成了一层含石墨的氧化膜；Ａｌ２Ｏ３／ＨＴ与Ａｌ２Ｏ３／Ｔ８的摩擦系数差别不大，但灰铸铁的磨损体积小于Ｔ８。这是由于当Ａｌ２Ｏ３与ＨＴ配副时，很难在ＨＴ表面形成含石墨的表面膜，但ＨＴ中的石墨膜减轻了Ｆｅ向Ａｌ２Ｏ３表面的转移从而降低了磨损。