Wear Performance of Laser Surface Hardened GCr15 Steel

In order to assess the new tribological properties of laser surface hardened GCr15 steel, the wear resistance between specimens treated with laser and those of conventionally hardened under dry sliding conditions was compared. The change of wear mechanisms in laser hardened GCr15 resulted in a distinct difference in wear rates. The results showed that quenched zones not only had sufficient depth of hardening and higher hardness, but had more retained austenite and finer carbides because of a higher degree of carbide dissolution. Laser surface hardened GCr15 steel specimens exhibited superior wear resistance to their conventionally hardened specimens due to the effects of the microstructure hardening, high hardness and toughness. The wear mechanism for both the laser quenched layer and conventionally hardened layer was highly similar, generally involving adhesive, material transfer, wear-induced oxidation and plowing. When conventionally hardened block specimens rubbed against the laser hardened specimens, the surface of conventionally hardened block specimens was polished. The microstructural thermal stability was increased after laser surface treatment.

GCr15钢激光淬火层的奥氏体晶粒尺寸

GCr15钢激光淬火层的晶粒尺寸可在很大范围内变化，从约30μm到小于2μm。以激光光斑为中心，相距越远，晶粒尺寸越细小。晶粒尺寸的变化与激光加热时理论推导的温度场存在对应关系。激光扫描速度对激光淬火层的奥氏体晶粒尺寸有显著的影响。原始组织对激光淬火层的奥氏体晶粒尺寸影响较小。GCr15钢激光淬火层奥氏体晶粒尺寸的研究为激光淬火工艺的制订提供了重要的参考依据。