Tribological Evaluation of NbC and VC Layers Produced by Thermo-Reactive Diffusion Treatment in Ductile Cast Irons with Varying Composition
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Influence of Cu-Ni-Mo alloying on the wear characteristics of ADI (Austempered Ductile Iron) was studied. Additionally, its influence on the formation of NbC and VC layers (produced by means of thermo-reactive diffusion treatment TRD) on the ADI samples, and layer wear characteristics were investigated. Four ductile cast irons samples were used, the reference sample with no alloying and three others alloyed with Cu, Cu-Ni and Cu-Ni-Mo, respectively. For layer production, molten salt baths composed of sodium borate, aluminum and ferro-alloy (Fe-Nb or Fe-V), at 1000 °C during a 2-h treatment were used. Since the high TRD temperature was responsible for the austenitization of the sample, an austempering treatment direct from the TRD bath was performed immediately afterward using another molten salt bath at 300 °C. Sample examination and analysis were performed by optical and SEM microscopy, EDX, XRD, Brinell and Vickers hardness, Daimler-Benz Rockwell-C adhesion testing and fixed ball type micro-adhesive wear tests. TRD treatments were highly efficient in the production of robust uniform carbide layers with good adhesion to the substrates in all the samples. Wear resistance of the carbide layers was much greater than the austempered only substrates indicating the effectiveness of the TRD treatment for the materials studied.
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