Effect of Tempering Time and Temperature on Wear Performances of Cr-W steels
Fatih AYDIN Yavuz Sun MUHAMMET EMRE TURAN Mustafa ACARER Hayrettin Ahlatçı Yunus Türen
Abstract- In this study, Cr-W steels were produced by casting then heat treatment was applied for specimens. After the normalization process at 1100 0C for 1 hour, samples were heated up 660 0C and 760 0C to evaluate the effect of tempering temperature. One group of steel were waited at 1 hour and the other group were waited at 2 hours in these temperatures. Hardness of specimens was measured according to the Vickers test method. Wear tests were performed for all specimens under the loads of 10N, 20N and 40N in dry sliding conditions. Microstructure analysis was carried out using Light Optical Microscope (LOM), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). Results show that, tempering temperature significantly affects the wear behaviors of samples. These effects can be seen especially under higher loads. And also there is a direct proportion between wear and hardness results