New glasses based on Sb 2 O 3 -PbO association have been synthesized and characterized. The limits for glass formation have been investigated in ternary systems encompassing trivalent oxides such as Al 2 O 3 , Ga 2 O 3 , and In 2 O 3 as the third component. Fast quenching is required to prevent melt crystallization, which results in thin samples. Chemical analysis shows a rather good agreement between nominal and analyzed compositions. Glass transition temperature, T g , ranges between 255 • C and 280 • C, depending on composition. Density and hardness have been measured for typical samples.
The present work focuses on the Tribological properties and corrosion behavior evaluation of sintered CoCrMo alloy. The CoCrMo alloy was elaborated by Powder metallurgy process at various sintering temperatures (1200°C, 1250°C and 1300°C). The structural properties were characterized by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The tribological characteristics were measured using a dry disc-ball tribometer. The corrosion behavior of the samples was studied using different electrochemical tests in a simulated physiological environment (Hank’s solution). The obtained results show that higher sintering temperatures have a positive impact on the tribological behavior as well as the corrosion resistance of CoCrMo alloys. The sintered samples at 1300°C showed a better resistance to friction wear and a lower corrosion rate.
This paper reports the influence of heat treatment temperature on the microstructural changes that may occur in an XC38 forged steel grinding ball. Three austenitizing temperatures (870°C, 950°C and 1150°C) were used and a tempering at 250 °C followed by air cooling was carried out. Optical and scanning electron microscopies, as well as X-ray diffraction, were performed to investigate the microstructure and phase of the different samples. Microstructural analysis using the Rietveld method was conducted to access, for each temperature, the type and proportion of phases as well as crystallites size and microstrain. The obtained results were compared to those recorded on as forged steel. The effect brought by the variation of the austenitization temperature was well highlighted by the obtained results. The nature and proportion of microstructural phases were significantly affected by the increase of the austenitization temperature which was in favour of the increase of martensite content in a mixed microstructure consisting of bainite and martensite. A rising amount of martensite is noticed, with the increase of temperature, at the expense of the bainite content. An effect was also noticed on phase’s proportions, microstructural parameters, crystallites size and mircostrain.
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