Abstract
There are three possible phases (ferrite, pearlite, and martensite) in plain carbon steels, and the effects of the presence of these three phase combinations on wear resistance are little known. In the present work, a comprehensive study on adhesive wear resistance of plain carbon steels with various two phase combinations of ferrite, pearlite, and martensite was carried out. Based on the experimental data on the wear resistance coefficient, a three-dimensional surface of wear resistance coefficient is interpolated as a function of the percentage of phases present in plain carbon steels. A three-dimensional computer model is developed which interpolates the two-dimensional data into a three-dimensional surface. With the help of this model it is possible to interpolate the wear resistance coefficient for one, two, or three phase combinations for the ferrite, pearlite, and martensite phases present in hypoeutectoid steels.
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