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Development of (Nb0.75,Ti0.25)C-Reinforced Cast Duplex Stainless Steel Composites

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Improvements to the wear performance of CD4MCu (a cast Fe-Cr-Ni-Cu-Mo duplex stainless steel grade) would be of great benefit in pump applications. This study demonstrates that CD4MCu stainless steels reinforced with (Nb0.75,Ti0.25)C particles can be fabricated by simply melting the elements required for the CD4MCu stainless steel together with the amounts of Nb, Ti and C required to achieve a specific volume fraction of (Nb0.75,Ti0.25)C particles in a miniature laboratory argon arc furnace. Their potential as erosion resistant materials was evaluated through microstructural characterization, hardness testing, and sliding wear tests. The formation of (Nb0.75,Ti0.25)C particles was found to improve the bulk hardness of the CD4MCu stainless steels without significantly altering its duplex microstructure, which then led to better wear performance. The results indicate that large-scale casting of the proposed materials should be possible and that they have potential as erosion resistant materials.

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This work was also supported by the facilities and technical assistance of Microscopy Australia at the Australian Centre for Microscopy & Microanalysis at The University of Sydney.

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This work was supported by the Australian Government’s Australian Postgraduate Awards scheme and the Australian Research Council [ARC Linkage Project LP130100111] in collaboration with Weir Minerals Australia Ltd. and The University of Sydney.

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  1. School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia

    Wen Hao Kan, Ziyan Man, Siyu Huang, Li Chang & Julie Cairney

  2. Australian Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia

    Wen Hao Kan & Julie Cairney

  3. Weir Minerals Australia, Artarmon, NSW, 2064, Australia

    Kevin Dolman, Timothy Lucey & Xinhu Tang

  4. School of Civil Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia

    Gwénaëlle Proust

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Kan, W.H., Man, Z., Huang, S. et al. Development of (Nb0.75,Ti0.25)C-Reinforced Cast Duplex Stainless Steel Composites. Metall Mater Trans A 51, 2366–2376 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-020-05675-7

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