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High Chromium Cast Irons: Destabilized-Subcritical Secondary Carbide Precipitation and Its Effect on Hardness and Wear Properties

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This work evaluates the effect of a destabilization treatment combined with a subcritical diffusion (SCD) and a subsequent quenching (Q) steps on precipitation of secondary carbides and their influence on the wear properties of HCCI (16%Cr). The destabilization of the austenite at high temperature leads to a final microstructure composed of eutectic and secondary carbides, with an M7C3 nature, embedded in a martensitic matrix. An improved wear resistance was observed in the SCD + Q samples in comparison with the Q one, which was attributed to the size of secondary carbides.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the CREATE Network Project, Horizon 2020 Program of the European Commission (RISE Project No. 644013). The authors want to thank Priv.-Doz. Dr. Jose Garcia from AB Sandvik Coromant R&D (Technology Area Manager Carbide and Sintering) for the helpful discussion and verification of some of the results.

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  1. Department of Materials Science, Saarland University, Campus D3.3, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany

    María Agustina Guitar, Sebastián Suárez & Frank Mücklich

  2. Departamento de Ingeniería de Materiales, Universidad de Concepción, Edmundo Larenas 270, Concepción, Chile

    Orlando Prat

  3. Programa de Ingeniería de Materiales, Facultad de Ingeniería y Tecnologías, Universidad Católica del Uruguay, Av. 8 de Octubre 2738, CP 11600, Montevideo, Uruguay

    Martín Duarte Guigou & Valentina Gari

  4. Laboratorio de Desarrollo de Nuevos Materiales, Tubacero S.A., Cnel. Raíz 949, CP 12900, Montevideo, Uruguay

    Martín Duarte Guigou & Gastón Pereira

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Guitar, M.A., Suárez, S., Prat, O. et al. High Chromium Cast Irons: Destabilized-Subcritical Secondary Carbide Precipitation and Its Effect on Hardness and Wear Properties. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 27, 3877–3885 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-018-3347-1

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