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Microstructure Evolution During Continuous Cooling in AISI 5140 Steel Processed by Induction Heating Chromizing

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In this study, induction heating chromizing (IHC) and box-type furnace heating chromizing (BFHC) were conducted on commercial AISI 5140 steels, respectively. Microstructure, microhardness and wear resistance of the chromized samples were characterized. The results show that the IHC samples have thicker Cr coating layer and stronger interface bond due to pre-compressive stress among the packed powders. Three kinds of microstructures including alloyed cementite (AC-layer), fine pearlite zone (FP-zone) and carbon-poor zone (CP-zone) are formed near the interface in the IHC samples. The main reason given for this is that different contents of Cr and C have different effects on pearlite phase and morphology. The IHC sample shows better wear properties due to its stronger interface bonding strength than that of the BFHC sample. The formation mechanism of CP-zone and its influences on microhardness and wear resistance are also discussed.

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This work was co-supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (51575073, 51275548 and 51501158), International Cooperation Special Project in Science and Technology of China (2015DFR70480) and Scientific and Technological Research Program of Chongqing (cstc2014gjhz70003 and cstc2017jcyjBX0031).

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  1. College of Material Science and Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing, 400054, China

    Jianjun Hu, Chaoping Ma & Xian Yang

  2. Chongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Institutions of Higher Education for Mould Technology, Chongqing, 400054, China

    Jianjun Hu & Hongbin Xu

  3. Faculty of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China

    Ning Guo

  4. Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PJ, UK

    Hongbing Yu

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Hu, J., Ma, C., Yang, X. et al. Microstructure Evolution During Continuous Cooling in AISI 5140 Steel Processed by Induction Heating Chromizing. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 26, 5530–5537 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-017-2942-x

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