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Wear Behavior of Hot Rolled 400 HB Grade Martensite-Ferrite Duplex Steel under Abrasion-Adhesion Condition

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Hot rolled 400 HB grade martensite-ferrite duplex steel is a new type of wear-resistant material which is used in the manufacture of heavy-haul carriage. In this study, three experimental steels (HR-3, HR-9 and HRT-9) were produced via different thermo-mechanical control process (TMCP) and the microstructure, mechanical properties and the wear behavior under abrasion-adhesion condition were studied. During the step cooling process of TMCP, the volume fraction of ferrite and retained austenite increase with the increase of air-cooling time. In this study, the experimental steel with the highest hardness exhibits the worst wear resistance. The wear mechanism of HR-3 is delamination, and the wear mechanisms of HR-9 and HRT-9 are plowing grooves and adhesion. Oxidation induced by friction heat promotes the brittle spalling, while the delamination caused by brittle spalling leads to the largest volume loss. HRT-9 has the lowest hardness thus its oxide layer is the easiest to remove. At the same time, the finer martensitic structure, more ferrite content, and better ductility of HRT-9 inhibit crack growth. Therefore, HRT-9 exhibits the best wear resistance. The results of this study can provide guidance for the development and application of ferrite-martensite duplex wear-resistant steel.

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    Guannan Li & Tao Li

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    Guannan Li & Zigang Chen

  3. College of Metallurgy and Energy, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, 063210, Hebei, China

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Li, G., Li, T. & Chen, Z. Wear Behavior of Hot Rolled 400 HB Grade Martensite-Ferrite Duplex Steel under Abrasion-Adhesion Condition. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 32, 6423–6433 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-022-07569-8

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