Wear of plasma nitrided and nitrocarburized AISI 316L austenitic stainless steel

• Autorzy: Fernandes F. A. P. , Heck S. C. , Pereira R. G. , Lombardi-Neto A. , Totten G. E. , Castaletti L. C.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Purpose: the purpose of the work is to compare the wear resistance, in dry and lubricated conditions, of AISI 316L austenitic stainless steel samples that were plasma nitrided or nitrocarburized at 450°C for 5 and 10 h, respectively. Design/methodology/approach: Hardness and wear resistance of austenitic stainless steel can be increased substantially, without losing corrosion resistance, by plasma nitriding or nitrocarburizing surface treatments. In this work, AISI 316L austenitic stainless steel was plasma nitrided and nitrocarburized at 450°C, for 5 and 10 h respectively. Findings: The obtained layers were characterized by optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction, microhardness and micro-wear tests in dry and lubricated conditions. Optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis demonstrated that the nitrided layer is homogeneous and primarily composed of nitrogen rich expanded austenite with a thickness of about 15 ěm. Nitrocarburized samples exhibited an external layer of chromium and iron compounds and a sub-layer of expanded austenite with a total thickness of 45 ěm. Microhardness profiles showed that the hardness near to the surface was close to 1100 HV for nitriding and 1300 HV for nitrocarburizing. Plasma nitrided and nitrocarburized layers exhibited substantial wear reduction in dry and lubricated test conditions. The use of a lubricant oil reduces wear by a factor of approximately 200 compared to the dry test results. Research limitations/implications: The plasma nitrided layer yielded the best wear performance in both dry and lubricated conditions. Originality/value: Plasma nitriding resulted in the best wear performance when compared with nitrocarburizing in dry and lubricated sliding which is probably due to reduced layer fragility.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

plasma; nitriding; nitrocarburizing; wear; AISI 316; stainless steel

PL

plazma; azotowanie; cyjanowania gazowe; zużycie; AISI 316; stal nierdzewna

• Wydawca: International OCSCO World Press
• Czasopismo: Journal of Achievements in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering
• Rocznik: 2010
• Tom: Vol. 40, nr 2
• Strony: 175--179
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 13 poz., rys., tabl.

Twórcy

autor

Fernandes F. A. P.

autor

Heck S. C.

autor

Pereira R. G.

autor

Lombardi-Neto A.

autor

Totten G. E.

autor

Castaletti L. C.

• Săo Carlos School of Engineering, EESC-USP, Săo Carlos, SP, Brazil,

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