Abstract
AbstractSiMo ductile irons, typical heat-resistant materials, are subjected to varied wear environments during operation in high-temperature applications. SiMo ductile iron castings of different thicknesses were cast in investment and greensand molds, achieving a wide range of cooling rates. The present work aims to investigate the effect of the cooling rate and alloying elements (Cr, V, and Ni) on the microstructure and the abrasive wear behavior of these grades of SiMo ductile iron at high-temperature 700 °C under different loads. Thermodynamic calculations were used to propose the phase diagrams, critical transformation temperatures, and phase volume fractions in all SiMo alloys by using the Thermo-Calc software then verified by and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). The microstructure of unalloyed SiMo ductile cast iron consists of graphite nodules and carbides embedded in the precipitates at the grain boundary regions in a ferrite matrix. The alloyed SiMo microstructure contains nodular graphite and the carbides promoted by the alloying elements (Cr and V). The alloyed SiMo alloys exhibit higher wear resistance than unalloyed ones. These wear results support that the microstructure plays a chief role in wear loss. The combination of M6C, VC, and M7C3 carbides embedded in a ferrite-pearlite matrix (alloyed SiMo) seems to be more resistant to wear than the ferritic matrix with lamellar pearlite and eutectic M6C carbides (unalloyed SiMo).
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Materials Chemistry,Metals and Alloys,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,Mechanics of Materials
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