Abstract
This paper details the electrical discharge surface alloying/modification of gamma-TiAl (Ti-46.5Al-4(Cr, Nb, Ta, B)) and alpha/beta Ti alloy (Ti-6Al-4V) sheet (1 mm thick) during wire cutting using deionised water dielectric with nickel and copper wires. In addition, topography, microstructure and wear test data are given for a 2% Cr steel mill roll material textured/alloyed using partially sintered powder metallurgy (PM) hardmetal tool electrodes. Wire cutting produced surfaces with porous discontinuous recast layers up to 136 mum thick and in some cases, a surface hardness lower than the bulk was obtained. In contrast, some textured and alloyed layers on the roll material were over 900 HK0.025 when using WC/Co electrodes as compared to surfaces produced with standard Cu/graphite tools of 500-740 HK0.025. Scratch wear test data on the alloyed 2% Cr steel surfaces showed that a significantly reduced coefficient of friction (similar to50%) was obtained when using the carbide electrodes as compared with similar surfaces machined with standard tools. Chromium-plated surfaces however gave a 30% reduction in friction force over the hardmetal alloyed surface. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 334-340 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Materials Processing Technology |
| Volume | 149 |
| Issue number | 1-3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2 Sept 2004 |
Keywords
- heat-affected zone
- electrical discharge machining
- surface alloying