Wear behavior of tempered martensitic stainless steel under dry sliding conditions
摘要
Because of their ability to withstand corrosion and the moderate cost of stainless steels, the use of stainless steels is significant. One type of stainless steel that is often used for production due to its hardness and resistance to wear is martensitic stainless steel. To make martensitic stainless steels more commercially viable and useable, additional processing, such as heat treatment (HT) must be implemented to achieve the required hardness/toughness balance to enhance ductility, strength, longevity, and overall commercial viability through the use of HT. The primary focus of the current research is on AISI type 420 martensitic stainless steel subjected to tempering process to 355 °C, 455 °C,555 °C as per ASTM G99 standards and named as T1, T2, T3. The behaviors of wear performance were analyzed using pin on disc wear test method and the hardness was determined. The losses of wear were determined for treated and untreated samples. The surface morphology of the material was characterized by scanning electron microscope.