MODIFICATION OF A SURFACE LAYER MICROSTRUCTURE FOR NODULAR CAST IRON USING CO2 LASER | ||||
| The International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering | ||||
| Article 35, Volume 16, 16th International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering., May 2014, Page 1-12 PDF (5.89 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/amme.2014.35574 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| H. F. El-Labban | ||||
| Associate Professor, Dept. of Production Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| ABSTRACT Laser surface melting was used to produce a sound surface layer of modified and hard structure for a nodular cast iron. The high hardness of surface is an important requirement for the high wear resistance. The treatments were carried out using CO2 laser of 6 kW. Nitrogen was used as a shielding gas. The effect of the processing power on the structure and hardness of the nodular cast iron have been studied. The microstructures of the treated zones and base metal were investigated using optical and scanning electron microscopes. Three main zones were resulted; the melted and solidified zone, hardened one (heat affected zone: HAZ) and the base metal. In the melted and solidified zone, high percentages of graphite nodules were completely dissolved and fine dendrites of austenite surrounded by cementite and some martensite were produced. Graphite nodules and martensitic structure have been observed in the HAZ. In the three conditions of treatment (700, 1000 and 1500 W at beam travelling speed of 500 mm/min.), no cracks were observed in the two zones; melted and solidified zone and the HAZ. Remarkable improvements (420-470%) in microhardness values for the melted and solidified layers were achieved. The depth of this zone is increased with the increase of processing power. The maximum melted depths for the hardest layers were 0.8, 1.2 and 1.4 mm in the cases of 700, 1000 and 1500 W respectively. HAZ of High hardness was also obtained. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Nodular iron; surface hardness; Surface treatments; laser surface treatments; laser surface melting; Microstructure Modification | ||||
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