Abstract
In this work, we fabricated VCp-reinforced iron-based composites (VCFCs) by adjusting the amount of Mn elements and investigated how the concentration of Mn affected the microstructural characteristics of Vanadium carbide (VC) and the texture of the iron matrix, and the influence of microstructure on tribological behaviors should be investigated. We demonstrated that VC changed from thick dendrite crystals (~50 μm) to tiny equiaxed crystals (~5 μm). Furthermore, the nucleation mechanism of VC also transformed from homogeneous nucleation to heterogeneous nucleation due to the lower Gibbs free energy of TiC and the tailoring effect of the Mn elements. In addition, γ-Fe in the FCC structure gradually increased and ascribed an increase of Mn content to the lower transformation temperature of martensite. Furtherly, particulate features and phase constitution could contribute to hardness and wear resistance. Higher hardness and excellent wear resistance occurred in the 3.0 Mn sample, which had a hardness of 869 HV and a wear rate of 1.77 × 10−6 mm3/(N·m). In addition, the adhesive wear could be the main wear mechanism in the 3.0 Mn sample, while the abrasive wear could be in the 4.5 Mn sample.
Funder
State Key Laboratory of High-Performance Complex Manufacturing, Central South University
Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China
Subject
General Materials Science
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