Abstract
This investigation deals with the influence of hardfacing En31 steel separately with Fe–TiC composite and commercial cobalt base (stellite 6) material on their sliding wear behaviour at 2.94 m/s speed and varying applied pressures. Wear response of the samples was substantiated through the scanning electron microscopic studies of the wear surfaces, subsurface regions and debris particles. The hardfaced samples revealed superior wear performance than that of the substrate. Further, the steel hardfaced with cobalt-based stellite offered higher wear resistance over the one overlayed with Fe–TiC composite. The applied pressure controlled the wear behaviour (rate) in a complex manner and its influence was dependent on material composition/microconstituents and test conditions. The friction coefficient got reduced with pressure except in the case of the Fe–TiC composite overlay beyond 2 MPa. The hardfaced samples were noted to be better suited for more severe conditions. Microcracking was quite frequently observed on wear surfaces of the hardfaced material especially under mild wear conditions. Sticking of fine debris particles on to the specimen surface was also observed.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
K. Das, T.K. Bandyopadhyay and S. Das, J. Mater. Sci. 37 (2002) 3881.
R.K. Galgali, H.S. Ray and A.K. Chakrabarti, Mater. Sci. Tech. 15 (1999) 437.
B.S. Terry and O.S. Chinyamakobvu, Mater. Sci. Tech. 7 (1991) 842.
X.D. Hui, Y.S. Yang and X.C. Chen, J. Mater. Sci. Lett. 19 (2000) 1281.
A. Saidi, A. Chrysanthou, J.V. Wood and J.L.F. Kellie, Ceram. Int. 23 (1997) 185.
W.H. Jiang, W.D. Pan, G.H. Song and X.L. Han, J. Mater. Sci. Lett. 17 (1998) 1527.
Q. Fan, H. Chai and Z. Jin, J. Mater. Sci. 37 (2002) 2251.
L.L. Wang, Z.A. Munir and Y.M. Maximov, J. Mater. Sci. 28 (1993) 3693.
E. Pagounis, M. Talvitie and V.K. Lindroos, Metall. Mater. Trans. 27A (1996) 4171.
S. Skolianos, T.Z. Kattamis, M. Chen and B.V. Chambers, Mater. Sci. Eng. A 183 (1994) 195.
T.Z. Kattamis and T. Suganuma, Mater. Sci. Eng. A 128 (1990) 241.
A.K. Jha, B.K. Prasad, O.P. Modi, S. Das and A.H. Yegneswaran, Wear 254 (2003) 120.
B.K. Prasad, A.K. Jha, S. Das, O.P. Modi, R. Dasgupta and A.H. Yegneswaran, J. Mater. Sci. Lett. 18 (1999) 1731.
B.K. Prasad, A.K. Patwardhan and A.H. Yegneswaran, Can. Metall. Quart. 40 (2001) 193.
O.P. Modi, B.K. Prasad, A.H. Yegneswaran and M.L. Vaidya, Mater. Sci. Eng. A 151 (1992) 235.
B.K. Prasad, S. Das, O.P. Modi, A.K. Jha, R. Dasgupta and A.H. Yegneswaran, J. Mater. Eng. Perf. 8 (1999) 693.
R. Menon, Welding J. February (1996) 43.
N. Axen and K.H. Zum Gahr, Wear 157 (1992) 189.
C.S. Liu, J.H. Huang and S. Yin, J. Mater. Sci. 37 (2002) 5241.
R.N. Caron and J.T. Staley in: ASM Handbook, Vol. 20, (ASM International, December 1997)396.
P. Crook and A.V. Levy in: ASM Handbook, Vol. 18 (ASM International, October 1992)766.
O.P. Modi, R.P. Yadav, B.K. Prasad, A.K. Jha, R. Dasgupta and G. Dixit, Mater. Trans. JIM 39 (1998) 582.
D.A. Rigney and J.P. Hirth, Wear 53 (1979) 345.
B.K. Prasad and S.V. Prasad, Wear 151 (1991) 1.
P. Clayton and M.B.P. Alley, Can. Metall. Quart. 21 (1982) 31.
S.L. Rice, H. Nowotny and S.F. Wayne, Wear 74 (1981) 131.
S. Ramalingam and J.T. Black, Metall. Trans. 4 (1973) 1103.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Modi, O., Prasad, B., Jha, A. et al. Effects of Material Composition and Microstructural Features on Dry Sliding Wear Behaviour of Fe–TiC Composite and a Cobalt-Based Stellite. Tribology Letters 17, 129–138 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:TRIL.0000032437.23201.bb
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/B:TRIL.0000032437.23201.bb