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Wear Performance and Tribological Behavior of Steel and Cast Iron

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2021) | Viewed by 5092

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Prof. Dr. Gary Barber

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Oakland University, Rochester Hills, MI 48309, USA
Interests: steel; cast iron; wear; tribology; scuffing; friction; coatings; surface treatment; heat treatment; lubrication
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Dear Colleagues,

The Special Issue, “Wear Performance and Tribological Behavior of Steel and Cast Iron”, is focused on the effects of heat treatment, microstructure, coatings, compositions, and surface treatments on the tribological performance of steel and cast iron. Components made of steel and cast iron continue to be essential in many applications, including those in the automotive, machining, metal forming, and mining industries. Meanwhile, the continuing trend of downsizing components to achieve energy and weight savings has led to an increased likelihood of wear and even scuffing of sliding steel and cast iron components. This has resulted in a need to enhance the wear and scuff resistance of surfaces of components through surface treatments such as laser hardening or shot peening. In addition, the requirement of lowering worldwide energy use has driven a desire to lower frictional losses at sliding interfaces of components, which necessitates low-friction coatings, lubricants, and surface treatments. Original papers are invited on topics such as novel coatings and surface treatments for steel and cast iron surfaces as well as the development and optimization of heat treatment techniques to enhance wear resistance and lower the coefficient of friction of sliding interfaces. Papers and reviews dealing with fundamentals or applications are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Gary Barber
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • steel
  • cast iron
  • wear
  • tribology
  • scuffing
  • friction
  • coatings
  • surface treatment
  • heat treatment
  • lubrication

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Wear Resistance of Medium Carbon Steel with Different Microstructures
by Xue Han, Zhenpu Zhang, Gary C. Barber, Steven J. Thrush and Xin Li
Materials 2021, 14(8), 2015; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14082015 - 16 Apr 2021
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In this research, the tribological properties of different microstructures of medium carbon steel produced by either an austempered process or quenched-tempered process are investigated. The as-received samples with annealed microstructure (spherodized) are austempered to obtain a bainite microstructure or quenched-tempered to obtain a [...] Read more.
In this research, the tribological properties of different microstructures of medium carbon steel produced by either an austempered process or quenched-tempered process are investigated. The as-received samples with annealed microstructure (spherodized) are austempered to obtain a bainite microstructure or quenched-tempered to obtain a tempered martensite microstructure. The tribological performance of these microstructures was studied using a ball-on-disk UMT3 tribometer. The results indicated that both bainite microstructures and tempered-martensite microstructures produced better wear resistance than pearlite microstructures. At the same hardness level, the austempered disk specimens have less cracking due to higher fracture toughness compared to quenched and tempered steel. For the disks, tempered martensite microstructures produced more plastic deformation compared with bainite microstructures. Mild abrasive wear was observed on the harder disks, however, smearing wear was observed on the softer disks. Adhered debris particles were observed on the balls. Full article
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Improvement in Hardness and Wear Behaviour of Iron-Based Mn–Cu–Sn Matrix for Sintered Diamond Tools by Dispersion Strengthening
by Elżbieta Cygan-Bączek, Piotr Wyżga, Sławomir Cygan, Piotr Bała and Andrzej Romański
Materials 2021, 14(7), 1774; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14071774 - 3 Apr 2021
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The work presents the possibility of fabricating materials for use as a matrix in sintered metallic-diamond tools with increased mechanical properties and abrasion wear resistance. In this study, the effect of micro-sized SiC, Al2O3, and ZrO2 additives on [...] Read more.
The work presents the possibility of fabricating materials for use as a matrix in sintered metallic-diamond tools with increased mechanical properties and abrasion wear resistance. In this study, the effect of micro-sized SiC, Al2O3, and ZrO2 additives on the wear behaviour of dispersion-strengthened metal-matrix composites was investigated. The development of metal-matrix composites (based on Fe–Mn–Cu–Sn–C) reinforced with micro-sized particles is a new approach to the substitution of critical raw materials commonly used for the matrix in sintered diamond-impregnated tools used for the machining of abrasive stone and concrete. The composites were prepared using spark plasma sintering (SPS). Apparent density, microstructural features, phase composition, Young’s modulus, hardness, and abrasion wear resistance were determined. An increase in the hardness and wear resistance of the dispersion-strengthened composites as compared to the base material (Fe–Mn–Cu–Sn–C) and the commercial alloy Co-20% WC provides metallic-diamond tools with high-performance properties. Full article
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