Evaluation of Tribological Performance of Lubricants and Nitrided Die for Hot Forming of Steel Using Tapered-Plug Penetration Test

Abstract:

High performances of tool materials and lubricants have been necessarily developed to extend die life for hot forming of steel. To promote the developments, economical and simple evaluation testing methods have been required. Tribological performances of tool materials, surface treatments, and lubricants are examined by this test. In this paper, a tapered-plug penetration test has been devised for hot forming of steel. It was found that the combination of an appropriate non-graphite lubricant and a nitride die was effective in reducing in galling and friction between a die and a work by the tapered-plug penetration test.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 716)
• Pages: 147-156
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.716.147
• Online since: October 2016
• Authors: Kazuhito Asai, Kazuhiko Kitamura*
• Keywords: Friction, Hot Forming, Lubricant, Testing Method, Tribology

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