Effect of alloy composition on the 45 steel microstructure and properties of scanning electron beam surface alloying

Abstract

Abstract In order to improve the surface properties of 45 steel, the effects of different scanning electron beam treatments on the surface properties of 45 steel were studied. The research results indicate that after scanning electron beam surface alloying (SEBSA) treatment, in addition to forming needle like martensite, carbides (tungsten carbide and molybdenum carbide) also exist in the alloying zone of the strengthening layer, moreover, the grains become finer. After scanning electron beam alloying treatment, the surface hardness reached 1250HV, which is 5-6 times the substrate. Compared with the wear loss of the matrix, the wear resistance of the sample after SEBSA treatment increased by nearly six times.