Wear and Friction Properties of Boronitrocarburized AISI 1018 Steel Using the Powder-Packing Method in a Single Stage
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The thermochemical diffusion treatment of boronitrocarburizing in a single stage was conducted on AISI 1018 steel using the powder-packing method. The treatment was performed at temperatures of 1123 K, 1173 K, and 1223 K for 8 h. The specimens were characterized using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy-Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) enabling a superficial elemental analysis of B, N, and C diffusion into the substrate. The tribological effects of friction and wear under dry conditions were analyzed through a pin-on-disc test, employing an aluminum oxide (Al2O3) sphere and a profilometer to measure mass loss. The study concluded that the sample treated at 1173 K exhibited the best tribological performance, showing the lowest coefficient of friction (μ≈0.1216), while the samples treated at 1123 K and 1223 K exhibited coefficients of friction of μ≈0.1611 and μ≈0.1856, respectively. All treated samples showed a reduction in the coefficient of friction compared to the control sample (μ≈0.558).
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OpenAlex topics: Metal and Thin Film Mechanics · Powder Metallurgy Techniques and Materials · Metallurgy and Material Forming
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Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Calle del Puente 222, Ejidos de Huipulco, Tlalpan, Mexico City 14380, Mexico
Faculty of Engineering, Universidad Anahuac México, Av. Universidad Anáhuac 46, Col. Lomas Anáhuac, Huixquilucan 52786, Mexico
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