Em. Ruiz-navas et al., Wear behavior of a ferritic stainless steel with carbides manufactured through powder metallurgy, J MAT ENG P, 10(4), 2001, pp. 479-483
A ferritic stainless steel has been manufactured through the powder metallu
rgy (P/M) route: uniaxial pressing and sintering. The sintering process was
carried out in vacuum, at 1215 'C for 30 min. After sintering, materials s
howed nearly 90 % of density. A complete metallographic study was carried o
ut using optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Wear be
havior was evaluated using a "pin on disk" test according to ASTM Standard
G99. Eight test conditions were studied, varying the load (5 and 10 N), the
speed (0.1 and 0.4 m/s), and the counter-material (chromium steel and a ma
rtensitic stainless steel). The sliding distance was 400 m, and tests were
carried out on polished materials, with less than 30% of relative humidity.
Moreover, wear tracks were observed by SEM in order to understand the wear
processes involved, which depend mainly on the counter-material.