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Mössbauer and XRD characterization of the effect of heat treatment and the tribological test on the physical and mechanical properties of a Fe-Mn-Al-C alloy

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In this study, a Fe-29.0Mn-6.0Al–0.9C-1.8Mo-1.6Si-0.4Cu (Wt. %) alloy was prepared in an induction furnace. The as-cast sample was submitted to homogenization at 1050 °C over 8 hours, which was followed by quenching, and an aging heat treatment at 500 °C for 12 h. Wear tests were performed by using a Pin on Disk Tribometer (ASTM G99) at room temperature to evaluate the mass loss. Optical Microscopy, X-Ray Diffraction, and Transmission Mossbauer Spectroscopy were used to characterize the microstructure and structural properties of the samples. The obtained microstructure of the heat-treated samples was of the austenitic type, and their XRD patterns were refined with the lines of the austenite, martensite, galaxite, and FeO structures. Mössbauer spectra of powders, obtained from the surface of the samples, showed the presence of a broad doublet, which corresponded to the disordered austenite; and a small hyperfine magnetic field distribution associated with the disordered and ferromagnetic martensite. After the tribology test, the surface of the sample was examined, and it was obderved that the austenite, martensite, and galaxite phases were present. The martensite quantity increased and, those of galaxite and austenite decreased, but that of austenite appeared to have larger lattice parameter. The decrease in the galaxite content was a direct consequence of the wear test, which removed matter from the sample surface. The appearance of additional martensite was due to the transformation of the austenite by mechanical work. The additional presence of a new austenite with a bigger lattice parameter and of the Fe oxide was the consequence of the heating process of the sample during the tribological test. The Mossbauer spectrum of this sample confirms the increase of the martensite content. The mechanical properties increased with the heat treatment.

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The authors would like to thank the support of Colciencias, Colombian Agency, under contract No. FP44842-032-2016, and the Universidad del Valle.

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    J. Ramos

  2. Departamento de Física, Universidad del Valle, AA 25360, Cali, Colombia

    J. F. Piamba & G. A. Pérez Alcazar

  3. Escuela de Materiales, Universidad del Valle, AA 25360, Cali, Colombia

    H. Sanchez

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This article is part of the Topical Collection on Proceedings of the 15th Latin American Conference on the Applications of the Mössbauer Effect (LACAME 2016), 13–18 November 2016, Panama City, Panama

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Ramos, J., Piamba, J.F., Sanchez, H. et al. Mössbauer and XRD characterization of the effect of heat treatment and the tribological test on the physical and mechanical properties of a Fe-Mn-Al-C alloy. Hyperfine Interact 238, 55 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-017-1425-7

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