Influence of aging treatment on mechanical properties and wear resistance of medium manganese steel reinforced with Ti(C,N) particles

In this study,the hot rolled medium manganese steel containing titanium was solution treated at 1,000°C and followed by aging treatment at 500,550,and 600°C.The influence of aging treatment on mechanical properties and wear resistance of medium manganese steel reinforced with Ti(C,N)particles was investigated.It was found that the matrix of medium manganese steel was austenite.The austenite grain size was refined,and Ti(C,N)particles were precipitated after aging treatment.Compared to that of the as-hot rolled sample,the initial hardness of 500°C aged sample increased by 9.5%to 312.86 HV,whose impact energy was more than doubled to 148.5 J.As the aging temperature raised to 600°C,the initial hardness changed slightly.However,the impact energy dropped significantly to 8 J due to the aggregation of Mn at the grain boundaries.In addition,the main wear mechanisms of the samples were fatigue wear and abrasive wear.It was worth noting that 500°C aged sample exhibited the best wear resistance under a 300 N applied load,whose wear loss was just half of the as-hot rolled sample.The relationship between wear loss and mechanical properties indicated that the wear resistance of medium manganese steel was independent of the initial hardness.The large difference in the wear resistance was predominately due to the outstanding work hardening ability of 500°C aged sample,whose strengthening mechanisms were contributed from transformation induced plasticity(TRIP)effect,dislocation strengthening,twinning induced plasticity(TWIP)effect,and precipitation strengthening.

Microstructure of Fe-Based Alloy Composite Coatings Reinforced by Ti(C_(0.3)N_(0.7)) Particles Through Laser Cladding Technology

Fe-based alloy layer reinforced by Ti（C,N） particles was produced on the surface of cast steel. X ray dif fraction （XRD） was used for phase identification in the composite coating. The microstructure of laser cladding layer was analyzed by means of optical microscope （OM）, electron probe microscope analyzer （EPMA）, scanning electron microscope （SEM） and transmission electron microscope （TEM）. The results show that Ti（C0.3 N0.7 ） particle is in-troduced by an in situ metallurgical reaction of TiN particle and graphite powder in the process of laser cladding. The shape of lots of Ti（C0.3 N0.7） particle is irregular. The sizes of Ti（C0. 3N0. 7） particles range from 0. 1 to 6.0 μm, and they are dispersed evenly in the matrix, which is fine dendritic or cellular crystal. A new kind of phase named Ti（C0.3 N0. 7 ） parti-cles are tightly bonded with α-Fe microstructure, and there is a clean and smooth phase interface between ceramic re-inforcement phase and the matrix.

Microstructure and mechanical properties of in situ(Ti,Nb)C_p/Fe-based laser composite coating prepared with different heat inputs

In this paper, in situ （Ti, Nb）C particle （（Ti, Nb）Cp） reinforced Fe-based composite coatings were produced by laser cladding on the surface of the high carbon steel. The effects of heat input on the microstructure, distribution characteristics of particle, and mechanical properties of the coating were investigated. The results show that （Ti, Nb）C multiple carbide particle is synthesized during solidification of molten pool. The size of particle coarsens gradually, the area ratio of particle increases, and the amount of particles presents a non-monotonous variation with the increase in energy density. The mechanical properties of the coating are improved dramatically compared with those of the substrate, benefiting from its higher hardness and dispersed in situ （Ti, Nb）Cp in it. With the change in heat input, the mechanical performances of the coating vary except the hardness. When energy density is 1 × 10^5 J.mm-2, tensile strength and wear resistance of the coating achieve optimal value due to moderate content and size of the particle in the coating.

Distribution Characteristics and Reinforcing Behavior of(Ti,Nb)C Reinforced Particle in the Coating Fabricated by Laser Rapid Cladding

（Ti, Nb）C reinforced Fe based laser coatings were prepared with normal and high scanning velocities of the laser beam. The distribution characteristics of reinforced particles in the coatings were investigated. The mechanical properties of coatings were tested. The results showed that the morphologies of the microstructure and the reinforced particle changed dramatically at high solidification rate due to rapid laser processing compared with that prepared by normal processing. Two kinds of particles were observed in the coating. One was （Ti, Nb）C multiple carbide particle with the size of micron and sub micron scales, in which a mass of dislocations were found. Another was nano sized particle including a Fe and （Ti, Nb）C obtained by rapid solidification. The microstructure of the coatings was highly refined and a large number of twin crystals were found in matrix. The resuhs of mechanical properties test revealed that the wear resistance of the coaling was improved by rapid laser processing, compared with that of the coating prepared with normal speeds. The ahove-mentioned conclusion indicated that rapid laser cladding can promote not on ly the processing efficiency but also lhe mechanical properties of the coating.