Wear Property and Wear Mechanisms of High-Manganese Austenitic Hadfield Steel in Dry Reciprocal Sliding
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
The reported paper describes the dry sliding wear properties of Hadfield steel against WC. The manuscript is very well written and can be considered for publication after the following minor changes.
- Add the schematic diagram of your tribometer.
- Please confirm whether the ball is rotating or not?
- I recommend to add the EDX of the Hardfield steel and tabulate it.
- Explanation of Figure-1 should be reported in results and discussion section.
- What is the total width of the wear scar?
- I am not convinced why the authors have confined the wear scar profile limiting to 1400 µm.
- Is it possible for the authors to show the wear scar profile along the direction of sliding (your total sliding length of 8mm).
Author Response
Dear Reviewer:
We appreciate very much the comments you provided on the manuscript. We have made significant revisions by following your comments one by one. The new text was written in blue colour to distinguish from the original text.
We would be happy to make more efforts to improve the paper if you have more suggestions. Thank you again.
Quanshun Luo
The corresponding author
Author Response File: 
Author Response.pdf
Reviewer 2 Report
Dear Authors
The article entitled “Wear property and wear mechanisms of high-manganese austenitic Hadfield steel in dry reciprocal sliding” raises an interesting topic related to the assessment of the wear mechanisms of high-carbon, high-manganese austenitic Hadfild steel. This steel is primarily used for elements subjected on tribological interactions with sliding friction. The studies were planned and performed to the extent necessary to achieve the purpose of the article. The authors meticulously performed metallographic, spectrometer and diffraction tests, the purpose of which was to accurately characterize the wear mechanisms of Hadfield steel. The authors showed the complexity of the wear process of this material. The article proves that during sliding friction, in addition to abrasive wear and plastic deformation, there are also adhesive, spalling and oxidation of the material in the friction zone. The conclusions are correctly formulated and result from the content of the article.
Sincerely
Author Response
Dear Reviewer:
We appreciate very much the comments you provided on the manuscript. We will do our test to improve the quality of our research.
Sincerely
Quanshun Luo
The corresponding author
Reviewer 3 Report
the paper need to a major revision
Comments for author File: Comments.pdf
Author Response
Dear Reviewer:
We appreciate very much for your critical reading of the manuscript. The comments you have made are certainly constructive to the paper. We have made careful revisions by following your comments one by one. The new text in the revised manuscript was written in blue to separate them from the original text. The reply to your comments can be found in a separate document.
Thank you again for your reviewing of the submission. We look forward to seeing your suggestions again and would be happy to make further efforts to improve the paper.
Sincerely
Quanshun Luo
The corresponding author
Author Response File: Author Response.pdf
Round 2
Reviewer 1 Report
The revised version is suitable for publication
Reviewer 3 Report
the paper is greatly improved, and I accept to publish it
