Research on Microstructure and Wear Resistance of (Fe,Cr)₇C₃/Fe Surface Gradient Composite

Abstract:

In this study, the (Fe,Cr)₇C₃ particles strengthened gradient composite was produced by in situ synthesis process with subsequent heat treatment from gray cast iron (HT300) and high purity chrome plate. The microstructure, phase composition and wear resistance of the composite were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scratch tester. The results showed that the thickness of the gradient layer was about 758 μm after heat treatment at 900 °Cfor 4 h. And it can be divided into three areas depending on microstructure. The outermost layer which was ~60 μm of thickness, was the dense ceramic layer with high volume fraction of (Fe,Cr)₇C₃ ~90%. No obvious grain boundaries were observed. The subsurface layer was the particles dispersed layer, which was ~525 μm of thickness, with the volume fraction of (Fe,Cr)₇C₃ decreased to 70%. The lowermost layer was ferrite, with about 173 μm thickness. A good metallurgical bond generated between the composite layer and matrix. The depth and the width of surface scratch increased with the raising loads from 0 to 100 N, and the cracks mainly included micro-crack, tiny dens crack, mixture crack and through-wall crack. The (Fe,Cr)₇C₃ particles were broken and scraped when the load exceeded 80 N.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 1120-1121)
• Pages: 559-563
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1120-1121.559
• Online since: July 2015
• Authors: Chong Wang, Fang Xia Ye*, Li Sheng Zhong, Ying Lin Yan, Yu Jun Lai, Xin Wang
• Keywords: Dense Ceramic, Gradient Composite, Microstructure, Scratch Test

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