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Effect of Aluminum Content on Wear Resistance of Hot-Forged Multiphase Steel

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A medium-carbon steel was alloyed with Mn, Cr, Si, and Al to obtain carbide-free bainite steel. The thermomechanics and chemistry of steel were used to produce medium carbon containing four phases: ferrite, pearlite, bainite, and chromium carbide. The morphologies of different phases were characterized and analyzed by using optical and scanning electron microscopes. An abrasive dry sliding wear (pin on ring) of two types of medium-carbon, hot-forged steels containing different aluminum contents was investigated at different pressures and sliding velocities. The sliding duration time was 30 minutes under dry sliding conditions. The wear rate of Alloy 1 and 2 revealed negligible wear rates at low velocity and pressure. On the other hand, the wear rate highly increased to maximum at maximum velocity and pressure for Alloy 1 and 2. Alloy steel 2 of 2 pct Al revealed a maximum wear rate of 720 mg/min compared with 160.8 mg/min for Alloy 1 contains 1 pct Al. Experimental results showed that increased aluminum content is directly proportional to the ferrite volume fraction, which greatly influences the wear resistance performance and mechanical properties of the two types of steel.

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The authors wish to acknowledge the approval and support of this research study by Grant 435-111-04 from the Deanship of Scientific Research in Northern Border University, Arar, KSA.

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  1. Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Northern Border University, Arar, Postal Code 1321, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Masoud Ibrahim Mohamed (Associate Professor)

  2. Industrial Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt

    Masoud Ibrahim Mohamed (Associate Professor)

  3. Plastic Deformation Department, Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute, P.O.Box 87, Helwan, Cairo, Egypt

    Ahmed Ismail Zaky Farahat (Associate Professor)

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Northern Border University, Arar, Postal Code 1321, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    J. A. Al-Jarrah (Associate Professor)

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Mohamed, M.I., Farahat, A.I.Z. & Al-Jarrah, J.A. Effect of Aluminum Content on Wear Resistance of Hot-Forged Multiphase Steel. Metall Mater Trans A 48, 314–320 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-016-3798-7

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