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The influence of different heat treatment cycles on controlled surface graphitization in CK45 steel

Hamedi, Y ; Sharif University of Technology

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2009.12.036
  3. Abstract:
  4. Controlled graphitization has become known as a practical method for improvement of wear resistance and machining properties in steels. In this paper, the effect of heat treatment on microstructure of CK45 steel has been investigated. Austenitising was carried out at 920 °C for 5 h. Besides, isothermal transformation was conducted at 750 °C in the time range of 1-20 h. In this work, full potential carbon resource was tried to be used around samples as a factor to prevent the burning of the limited carbon in steel and also to increase the percentage of sample surface carbon in order to improve wear capability and machining. The microstructure of the steel considerably changes by this heat treatment process which exhibits the effects of temperature, appropriate austenitising duration and isothermal transformation. Conducted experiments show a suitable distribution of semi-spherical graphite particles especially on the surface of the steel. Also, analyses demonstrate that the amount of formed graphite in the austenitising temperature 920 °C is more than graphite in single heat treatment temperature of 750 °C
  5. Keywords:
  6. Diffusion ; Metallography ; Metals and alloys ; Microstructures ; Carbon resources ; Effects of temperature ; Heat treatment cycle ; Heat treatment process ; Heat treatment temperature ; Isothermal transformations ; Machining properties ; Practical method ; Sample surface ; Spherical graphite ; Time range ; Dendrites (metallography) ; Graphite ; Graphitization ; Heat treatment ; Machining ; Wear resistance ; Microstructure
  7. Source: Journal of Alloys and Compounds ; Volume 492, Issue 1-2 , 2010 , Pages 739-744 ; 09258388 (ISSN)
  8. URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925838809025894