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The effects of manganese content and mould size on abrasion and slurry erosion behaviour of chromium-manganese iron systems investigated by positron lifetime spectroscopy

Sampathkumaran, P and Ranganathaiah, C and Seetharamu, S and Kishore, * (2009) The effects of manganese content and mould size on abrasion and slurry erosion behaviour of chromium-manganese iron systems investigated by positron lifetime spectroscopy. In: Wear, 267 (9-10). pp. 1558-1565.

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Abstract

Abrasion and slurry erosion behaviour of chromium-manganese iron samples with chromium (Cr) in the range similar to 16-19% and manganese (Mn) at 5 and 10% levels have been characterized for hardness followed by microstructural examination using optical and scanning electron microscopy. Positron lifetime studies have been conducted to understand the defects/microporosity influence on the microstructure. The samples were heat treated and characterized to understand the structural transformations in the matrix. The data reveals that hardness decreased with increase in Mn content from 5 to 10% in the first instance and then increase in the section size in the other case, irrespective of the sample conditions. The abrasion and slurry erosion losses show increase with increase in the section size as well as with increase in Mn content. The positron results show that as hardness increases from as-cast to heat treated sample, the positron trapping rate and hence defect concentration showed opposite trend as expected. So a good correlation between defects concentration and the hardness has been observed. These findings also corroborate well with the microstructural features obtained from optical and scanning electron microscopy. (C) 2009 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Journal Article
Publication: Wear
Publisher: Elsevier Science.
Additional Information: Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier Science.
Keywords: Cast iron; Hardness; Slurry erosion; Abrasion; Thermal effects; Power generation
Department/Centre: Division of Mechanical Sciences > Materials Engineering (formerly Metallurgy)
Date Deposited: 29 Mar 2010 06:44
Last Modified: 19 Sep 2010 05:58
URI: http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/26592

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