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E. Badisch, M. Kirchgaßner, R. Polak, F. Franek:
"The comparison of wear properties of different Fe-based hardfacing alloys in four kinds of testing methods";
Tribotest, 14 (2008), 4; 225 - 233.

Iron-based hardfacing alloys are widely used to protect machinery equipment. A strong correlation is given between microstructure and chemical composition of welding deposit with the resulting wear behaviour. Concerning precipitation of metallurgical hard phases and synthetic added hard particles, the bonding strength of the hard phases in the metallic matrix seems to play a dominating role to obtain high wear resistance.
The main objective of this study was to evaluate the wear behaviour for pure abrasion, combined impact/abrasion and high impact wear, respectively, for four different Fe-based hardfacing alloys. Tests were performed with a standard ASTM G65 dry-sand/rubber-wheel tester. An impeller-tumbler apparatus enabled investigation of impact abrasion wear tests. Additional wear tests with high impact loading were performed on a drop hammer apparatus. Fracture surface analysis was carried out after drop hammer testing and results were correlated with microstructure and interfacial bonding behaviour of precipitations in metallic matrix.

iron-based hardfacing, abrasion, impact, interface bonding

http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tt.61

Project Head Friedrich Franek:
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