Papers by Keyword: Toughness Fracture

Abstract: The present study reports the growth of layers formed in the surface of the boride steel AISI W2; by the application of the dehydrated paste-pack boriding process and using three different temperatures at 1173, 1223 and 1273 K, with 2, 4, 6 and 8 h of exposure. The substrate and the boride Fe₂B were analysed quantitatively and qualitatively. The growth of the boride layer Fe₂B was examined using optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM-EDS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The properties were mechanically evaluated, using a Vickers indenter with loads of 0.5 and 1 N, with a constant distance of 15 μm and 30 μm. To determine the fracture toughness (Kc) and the adherence of the boride layer Fe₂B, the Rockwell C test method (VDI 3198) was used. The morphology present in the boride Fe₂B layer showed a smooth flat, whit ranged thickness from 13.96 ± 1.61 μm to 79.86 ± 4.13 μm. The presence of boride Fe₂B layers of steel substrate was confirmed by XRD and the distribution of alloying elements by Energy Disperses for Spectroscopy (EDS). The hardness of the boride layers Fe₂B ranged from 157 9± 17 to 1875 ± 25 HV. The fracture toughness of boride Fe₂B layer observed ranged from 4.15 to 4.75 MPam^1/2. The boride layer has a scale delamination H3 to H6. The boride layers formed in the surface have the function to increase the service life of W2 steels used in the industry.

Abstract: This paper carried through fine-blanking with negative clearance processing experiment with the AISI-1020 and AISI-1045 and obtained the work piece of fine blanking with negative clearance. The fractography photographs in the different deform regions of rollover zone, shearing band, fracture zone and under sheared surface were scanned by scanning electron microscope (SEM-JSM-6360LV). The research result indicates that the plastic flow of fine-blanking with negative clearance has been carried out to punch downspin, then jib at the place of allowance value, so that the length of work piece burnish band as much as possible to maximize and the length of the smooth shearing fracture could reach more than 90% thickness of the metallic sheet. Owing to the ejector negative direction blanking, the second burnish band could be formed in the process of ejecting and the work piece has no burr in the undermost sheared face. The place of fracture of fine-blanking with negative clearance has emerged into the middle of work piece, not into the sheared undermost. And the width of fracture band is very tiny, only 50-100 micron. The research result provides theoretic reference and the experimental data for the practice application. It has instructive significance and reference value to manufacturing application.

Abstract: The different separation mechanism of fine-blanking with negative clearance and conventional blanking under different blanking process are analyzed through fine-blanking with negative clearance and conventional blanking processing experiments on AISI-1045 steel. The fractography photographs in the different deformation regions, such as rollover zone, shearing band, fracture zone and burr zone are scanned by scanning electron microscope (SEM-JSM-6360LV). The place of fracture of fine-blanking with negative clearance has emerged into the middle of work piece not the undermost of workpiece, and the width of fracture band is as tiny as 50-100 micron. The smooth surface formed by the uniform plastic flow in the process fine-blanking with negative clearance, and the full course of finally toughness fracture have been analyzed in the final phase of ejecting in fine-blanking with negative clearance. From the perspective of material meso-damage, the fracture mechanism of special blanking process with negative clearance has been illustrated in details.