Erosive wear of AISI S1 and AISI H13 steels caused by spherical and angular particles
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https://doi.org/10.46842/ipn.cien.v30n1a04Keywords:
erosive wear, AISI S1 steel, AISI H13, particle shape, erosion ratesAbstract
In this work, an analysis of erosive wear was carried out on hot-work tool steels, AISI S1 (non-deformable steel with high chromium content) and AISI H13 (steel with high chromium, molybdenum, and vanadium content) subjected to the impact of alumina spherical particles (Al2O3) and silicon carbide angular particles (SiC), to understand their behaviour and performance under different particle shapes. An erosion rig based on the ASTM G76-95 standard was used to perform the testing. Tests were carried out using different impact angles, 30°, 45°, 60° and 90°, with a particle velocity of 30 ± 2 m/s and a particle flux of 63 g/min. Characterization techniques such as hardness tests and optical microscopy was used to know the morphology of the abrasive particles and identify the wear mechanisms. The erosion rates showed that AISI S1 steel exhibited higher erosion resistance than AISI H13 steel after the consistent impingement of abrasive particles. In addition, SiC particles inflicted higher erosion damage on surfaces than Al2O3 grits.
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