Studying of Microstructural Effects of Surface Rolling in Materials of Railway-Car Wheel Axles by EBSD and Non-Destructive Magnetic Evaluation

Abstract:

Surface rolling is a cold-working technology for hardening the surface of components made from steel or ductile cast iron. This process is able to increase the hardness of surfaces and to improve fatigue properties, so it is usually used on the axles (shafts) of railway-car wheels. In this paper the influence of surface strengthening technology on the microstructure of the material of railway car wheel axles is studied by Vickers microindentation hardness test, optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) automated EBSD (Electron Backscatter Diffraction) and non-destructive magnetic evaluation.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 729)
• Pages: 308-313
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.729.308
• Online since: November 2012
• Authors: Tibor Berecz, István Mészáros
• Keywords: EBSD, Non-Destructive Magnetic Evaluation, Optical Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Surface Hardening, Surface Rolling, Vickers Microindentation Hardness Test

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