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TRIBOLOGY OF 316L AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL CARBURIZED AT LOW TEMPERATURE
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O'Donnell, Lucas John
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Year and Degree
2010, Master of Sciences (Engineering), Case Western Reserve University, Materials Science and Engineering.
Abstract
Historically it has been very difficult to harden the surface of stainless steels without the loss of corrosion resistance. A novel low temperature carburization process developed by Swagelok Co. which greatly improves the wear resistance of stainless steel has accomplished this feat. This project has studied the friction and wear behavior of low temperature carburized AISI 316L; 1.) Sliding against hard materials, 2.) Sliding under a range of contact stresses and sliding speeds, and 3.) The relationship of wear resistance to the properties of the surface hardened region. It was found that low temperature carburization provided an immense improvement in wear resistance when sliding against hard materials, and this improvement is maintained under stresses and sliding speeds that are too severe for non-treated stainless steels. Furthermore, the improvement in wear resistance was found to be heavily dependent on the hardness and thickness of the case hardened region.
Committee
Arthur Heuer, PhD (Advisor)
Gary Michal, PhD (Committee Member)
Frank Ernst, PhD (Committee Member)
Gerhard Welsch, PhD (Committee Member)
Pages
122 p.
Subject Headings
Materials Science
Keywords
Low Temperature Carburization
;
Carburization
;
Stainless Steel
;
Paraequilibrium
;
Wear
;
Tribology
;
Austenitic Stainless Steel
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O'Donnell, L. J. (2010).
TRIBOLOGY OF 316L AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL CARBURIZED AT LOW TEMPERATURE
[Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1251912164
APA Style (7th edition)
O'Donnell, Lucas.
TRIBOLOGY OF 316L AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL CARBURIZED AT LOW TEMPERATURE.
2010. Case Western Reserve University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1251912164.
MLA Style (8th edition)
O'Donnell, Lucas. "TRIBOLOGY OF 316L AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL CARBURIZED AT LOW TEMPERATURE." Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1251912164
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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