Abstract
The effect of hot forging on the microstructure and abrasion resistance of Fe-B alloy was studied. The results showed that boride networks are broken down by hot forging. After hot forging, the hardness of Fe-B alloy increased marginally, and the toughness increased considerably. In the two-body abrasion test, unforged Fe-B alloy exhibited excellent wear resistance and soft abrasive tended to show higher wear resistance. When alloys were tested against very hard abrasives, the wear resistance of forged Fe-B alloy was similar to that of unforged Fe-B alloy, but in the case of soft abrasives the wear resistance of forged Fe-B alloy was lower than that of unforged Fe-B alloy.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 461-468 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Tribology Transactions |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Abrasion Wear
- Borides
- Forging