Impact-abrasive and abrasive wear behavior of low carbon steels with a range of hardness-toughness properties

Tribological investigation of abrasion resistant steels with martensitic and retained austenitic microstructure in single- and multi–asperity contact

“…A linear relationship is known between the hardness of steel (pure metal or alloys with identical microstructure) and its wear resistance [2]. For this reason, quenched and tempered (Q&T) martensitic steels are reported to be a suitable solution for abrasive and impact-abrasive applications due to their offering of high strength levels and stable hardness [7,8]. It was found that in case of steels with different microstructure (quenched, tempered, alloyed) the relative wear resistance is different despite the same hardness [9].…”

“…So far, only a few similar works were performed on studying the TRIP effect under abrasive conditions. Recently, Saha et al [7] studied the TRIP effect under impact-abrasive and abrasive conditions and suggested that the blocky morphology of the retained austenite could decrease its mechanical stability leading to an early transformation to martensite and eventually premature failure of the steel. On the other hand, for martensitic materials, when the direct quenched structure is already obtained, the tempering process enables further microstructural changes that can increase the strain hardening [21].…”

Comparison of the Impact Wear Performances of Quenching and Partitioning and Quenching and Tempering Steels

“…[ 23 ] bRA was unstable as compared with film‐like RA; thus, it was easily transformed into deformation‐induced martensite (DIM) during the wearing process. [ 24 ] It was proven that there was a partial RA transformation during deformation in the carbon‐depleted area in the bRA region. [ 25 ] The strain‐induced transformation of blocky austenite into martensite was detrimental to the wear performance of the test steel because martensite could not accommodate the inhomogeneous transformation stress, [ 26 ] which could promote strain concentration and provided a pathway for crack propagation at the boundaries of strain‐induced martensite and tempering martensite.…”

A review of advances in tribology in 2020–2021

“…The wear coefficients were analyzed in each case, resulting in a map to describe the combined influence of granulometric distributions of abrasive particles and ball material on the wear coefficient [328]. On the other hand, abrasive wear resistances of low carbon steels [329], martensitic steels [330,331], 42CrMo4 journal bearing steel with a AlSn20Cu liner [332], and Ni-Cr-B-Si coating [333] by hard abrasives of gravel (size 2-10 mm), abrasive paper, natural granite abrasives, Al 2 O 3 powders, and sand/rubber wheel were evaluated respectively.…”