مشخصه یابی فولاد یاتاقان Characteristics of 100Cr6 bearing steel

Characteristics of 100Cr6 bearing steel after thixoforming process performed 

with prototype device

مشخصه یابی فولاد یاتاقان 100Cr6 بعد از فرایند thixoforming انجام شده با ابزار مدل اولیه

ABSTRACT

A device based on a high pressure die-casting(HPDC) machine was constructed, with a capacity to produce thixo-casts from steel. After inductive heating to the required semi-solid temperature range, the samples were transported in a protective argon atmosphere to a cylinder of modified HPDC and injected into a pre-heated die. Bearing steel 100Cr6 (after forging) was used as the feedstock material. The metallographic analysis of the steel showed a homogenous structure within a whole volume characterized by a grain size between 2 μm and 8 μm. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis allowed to estimate the process temperature for thixoforming at 1 390 °C which was attributed to about 45% of a liquid phase.