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PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART C-JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE
Volume 235, Issue 21, Pages 5616-5625Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0954406221990050
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Heat treatment; quenching; microstructures; microhardness; sliding wear
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This work aims to study the microstructural evolution and enhancement of properties of AISI 4135 alloy steel by using various quenching media. The experiment showed that different cooling rates affected the formation of martensitic and pearlitic structures, with oil quenching promoting pearlite and bainite formation.
The aim of this work is to study the effect of various quenching media on the microstructural evolution and properties enhancement of AISI 4135 alloy steel. The formation of dual microstructures and their effect on mechanical and wear properties are investigated in this work. An attempt is made to correlate the microstructure-properties relation based on the quenching method used. Steel is heated above the austenitic temperatures (A(3)) and subsequently cooled down through various quenching media to obtain the variations in microstructures and related properties. The heat treated samples were investigated for microstructural evolution through optical microscopy and scanning electron microscope; mechanical characterization through microhardness study, tensile testing and impact testing; and wear characterization through pin on disc tribometer. It was observed that increased cooling rates increased the volume fraction of martensitic structures whereas oil quenching enhanced fine pearlite and bainite formation. The air cooling led to the formation of fine pearlite along with ferrite structures. Strength, hardness and wear resistance is favored with martensite formation but toughness decreases.
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