The effect of sub-zero treatments on dry sliding wear performance of Vanadis 6 tool steel was investigated by pin-ondisc tests against three counterpart types: alumina, 100Cr6 ball bearing steel, and CuSn6 bronze. The microstructure of the examined steel consists of tempered martensitic matrix with very small amounts of retained austenite, and three carbide types. Sub-zero treatments increase the carbides count. The hardness of the steel increases with increasing the austenitizing temperature but slightly decreases with the application of sub-zero treatments. Sub-zero treatments affect the wear performance of the Vanadis 6 steel when tempered at the secondary hardening peak as follows: almost no effect of this kind of treatment was detected when alumina was used as a counterpart but moderate amelioration was recorded when either 100Cr6 steel or CuSn6 bronze was used in the sliding couple. This behaviour is attributed to the combined effect of hardness variations and changes in population density of carbides, due to application of sub-zero treatment.
The effect of sub-zero treatments on dry sliding wear performance of Vanadis 6 tool steel was investigated by pin-ondisc tests against three counterpart types: alumina, 100Cr6 ball bearing steel, and CuSn6 bronze. The microstructure of the examined steel consists of tempered martensitic matrix with very small amounts of retained austenite, and three carbide types. Sub-zero treatments increase the carbides count. The hardness of the steel increases with increasing the austenitizing temperature but slightly decreases with the application of sub-zero treatments. Sub-zero treatments affect the wear performance of the Vanadis 6 steel when tempered at the secondary hardening peak as follows: almost no effect of this kind of treatment was detected when alumina was used as a counterpart but moderate amelioration was recorded when either 100Cr6 steel or CuSn6 bronze was used in the sliding couple. This behaviour is attributed to the combined effect of hardness variations and changes in population density of carbides, due to application of sub-zero treatment.
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