The effect of the material surface oxidation on laser light absorption M Hruška, J Tesa, M Vosták et al. Abstract: The paper presents technological aspects regarding the modification of mechanical chracteristics in the superficial layer of C45 steel samples, through thin layers deposition using WT20 and WZr8 electrodes. Deposition of thin layers was made through electrical discharge method in impulse. The obtained samples were microstructural analyzed, at various magnitudes, on an VegaTescan electronic microscope. Also, measurements of mechanical chracteristics were made through indentation, highlighting the improved values after layers deposition with the 2 electrods.
IntroductionThe steel presents the posibility of allloying with the most various chemical elements, resulting highly improved properties [1,2].The carbon steels contain beside iron and carbon, other alloying elements. Other chemical elements are considered impurities. The exception from this rule are some elements, which are imposed by the technological process of elaboration and casting (manganese, silicon, aluminium).The regular steel carbon is manufactured curently and used without heat treatments at civil constructions, metallic constructions and machines facturing.The quality carbon steel is used in machine manufacturing, usually heat treated and has guaranteed chemical composition and mechanical characteristics.The superior carbon steel is a quality steel in which the content of sulfur and phosphorus is limited at below 0.035% each and conditions are imposed regarding the structure (size of austenitic grain, depth of hardening) and the maximum content in non-metallic inclusions.Low alloyed steels are steels which contain alloying elements willingly introduced in mininum quantities which influence the physical-chemical properties and mechanical characteristics.The alloyed steels are the medium and high alloyed and are used only heat treated. The alloyed steels have the sum of alloying elements concentrations higher than 10% or one of this concentration higher than the following limits: Si 6%; Mn 6%; Cr 6%; Ni 4.5%; Mo 1%; W 4%; Co 1%; V 1%.The steels are delivered to the beneficiaries in the form of cast parts or laminated: