Usability of boron as an alloying element in gray cast iron rollers and its effect to abrasive wear behaviour

Abstract

In this study, usability of boron as an alloy element in gray cast iron and its effect to abrasive wear behaviour were investigated. Pin-on-drum wear tests at the room temperature carried out for seven low nickels alloyed gray cast irons with different boron addition. The mass losses, hardness values and microstructures for gray cast iron specimens with different boron alloyed were investigated for determining wear behaviour. The pin for the wear tests was manufactured from X210Cr12 cold work tool steel with material number of 1.2080. Abrasive pin-on-drum wear tests were carried out at a 165 N constant load and two different sliding speeds that are closely related to the appropriate operating conditions in rolling mills. The experimental studies have shown that wear rate decrease with increasing boron amount in chemical composition of the alloy and the wear rate at high sliding speed has decreased more rapidly than the rate at the low sliding speed with increasing boron amount. © (2012) Trans Tech Publications.