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Microstructure and dry sliding wear resistance evaluation of plasma nitrided austenitic stainless steel type AISI 316LN against different sliders

Devaraju, A and Elayaperumal, A and Alphonsa, J and Kailas, Satish V and Venugopal, S (2012) Microstructure and dry sliding wear resistance evaluation of plasma nitrided austenitic stainless steel type AISI 316LN against different sliders. In: SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY, 207 . pp. 406-412.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2012.07.031

Abstract

In this work, Plasma Nitriding was carried out at a temperature of 570 degrees C on nuclear grade austenitic stainless steel type AISI 316 LN (316LN SS) in a gas mixture of 20% N-2-80% H-2 to improve the surface hardness and thereby sliding wear resistance. The Plasma Nitride (PN) treated surface has been characterized by Vickers microhardness measurements, Scanning Electron Microscopic (SEM) examination, X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and sliding wear assessment. The average thickness of the PN layer was found to be 70 mu m. Microhardness measurements showed a significant increase in the hardness from 210 HV25g (unnitrided sample) to 1040 HV25g (Plasma Nitrided sample). The XRD reveals that PN layer consists of CrN, Fe4N and Fe3N phases along with austenite phase. The tribological parameters such as the friction coefficient and wear mechanism have been evaluated at ambient conditions for PN treated ring (PN ring) vs. ASTM A453 grade 660 pin (ASTM pin), PN ring vs. Nickel based alloy hard faced pin (Colmonoy pin), PN ring vs. 316LN SS pin and 316LN SS ring vs. 316LN SS pin. The wear tracks have been analyzed by SEM, Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis (EDX) and Optical Profilometry. The untreated 316LN SS ring vs. 316LN SS pin produced severe wear and was characterized by a combination of delamination and adhesion wear mechanism, whereas wear mechanism of the PN rings reveals mild abrasion and a transfer layer from pin materials. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Journal Article
Publication: SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
Additional Information: Copyright for this article belongs to Elsevier
Keywords: Austenitic stainless steel; Plasma Nitriding; Wear resistance; Friction
Department/Centre: Division of Mechanical Sciences > Mechanical Engineering
Date Deposited: 13 Feb 2013 10:37
Last Modified: 13 Feb 2013 10:37
URI: http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/45350

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