Effect of semisolid casting process with cooling plate technique on microstructure and properties of high speed steel with high vanadium and carbon contents

Abstract

Semisolid metal processing with the cooling plate technique is one of the key technologies for producing advanced materials. The multitude of cast iron families with their wide range of mechanical properties and relatively low costs combined with the advantage of semisolid processing, give the merit of producing high quality cast components from cast iron. This research is based on high speed steel with high vanadium and carbon contents, which has not been studied enough. The authors researched the effect of semisolid casting with the cooling plate technique on microstructures and properties, wear resistance and mechanical properties, for example, hardness and tensile stress, of this alloy.