Projects / Programmes
Influence of vacuum heat treatment, deep-cryogenic treatment and pulse plasma nitriding on mechanical fatigue and wear of high-speed and ledeburitic steels
Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
2.04.00 |
Engineering sciences and technologies |
Materials science and technology |
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Code |
Science |
Field |
T150 |
Technological sciences |
Material technology |
high-speed steels, ledeburitic steels, vacuum heat treatment, deep-cryogenic treatment, plasma nitriding, sintering, mechanical fatigue, fracture toughness
Researchers (9)
no. |
Code |
Name and surname |
Research area |
Role |
Period |
No. of publicationsNo. of publications |
1. |
10762 |
MSc Boštjan Arh |
Materials science and technology |
Researcher |
2004 - 2007 |
201 |
2. |
08236 |
Boris Arzenšek |
Materials science and technology |
Researcher |
2004 - 2007 |
225 |
3. |
09434 |
PhD Mirko Doberšek |
Materials science and technology |
Researcher |
2004 - 2007 |
162 |
4. |
23784 |
PhD Jozef Janovec |
Materials science and technology |
Researcher |
2004 - 2005 |
67 |
5. |
21339 |
PhD Gorazd Jutriša |
Materials science and technology |
Junior researcher |
2004 - 2005 |
25 |
6. |
07642 |
PhD Vojteh Leskovšek |
Materials science and technology |
Head |
2004 - 2007 |
359 |
7. |
08195 |
PhD Borivoj Šuštaršič |
Materials science and technology |
Researcher |
2004 - 2007 |
412 |
8. |
08001 |
PhD Franc Tehovnik |
Materials science and technology |
Researcher |
2004 - 2007 |
329 |
9. |
05438 |
PhD Matjaž Torkar |
Materials science and technology |
Researcher |
2004 - 2007 |
469 |
Organisations (1)
Abstract
Dies from high-speed steels for uniaxial powder die compaction of sintered parts for automotive industry are exposed to severe mechanical cyclic loading, which puts high demands on the die material. Thus are numerous phenomena which restrict die life. The most important are: cracking and indentation, mechanical fatigue, wear and corrosion/erosion. Mechanical fatigue is gradual cracking due to mechanical stresses from many compressive cycles and is a micro scale phenomenon taking place only in a thin surface layer or strees raisers. Mechanical fatigue cracks are caused by the combination of mechanical cyclic stress, tensile stress and plastic strain. Plastic strain initiates the crack and tensile stress promotes the crack growth. The following factors influence mechanical fatigue: applied load, basic die material properties and stress raisers. Due to the high number of factors influencing mechanical fatigue of dies we will try to establish the actual state and examine the most significant factors causing this phenomenon. Previous work in the field of optimisation of vacuum heat treatment of three dies made from ESR or PM W. No. 1.3343 steel shows that it is possible to enhance die life by 100%. Therefore, it is expected that with the systematical accession to optimisation of vacuum heat treatment, deep cryogenic treatment and ion nitriding of the selected steel W.No. 1.3343 it will be possible to influence the properties of the steel (ratio between fracture toughness and hardness) and in this manner to obtain greater resistance against cracking and indentation, mechanical fatigue, abrasive and adhesive wear and corrosion/erosion. By a systematic study of influence factors, and by research and experimental work we shall link together process parameters of vacuum heat treatment, deep-cryogenic treatment and ion nitriding with microstructural properties of heat treated tool steel and its mechanical properties, which are important for the enhancement of die life in real conditions of exploitation.