Prediction of phase composition and mechanical properties Fe–Cr–C–B–Ti–Cu hardfacing alloys: Modeling and experimental Validations
Vasyl Lozynskyi,
Bohdan Trembach,
Md Mukter Hossain,
Mohammad Humaun Kabir,
Yury Silchenko,
Michal Krbata,
Kostiantyn Sadovyi,
Oleksii Kolomiitse,
Liubomyr Ropyak
Affiliations
Vasyl Lozynskyi
Belt and Road Initiative Centre for Chinese-European Studies (BRICCES), Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming, 525000, China; Department of Mining Engineering and Education, Dnipro University of Technology, 49005, Dnipro, Ukraine
Alexander Dubcek University of Trenčín, 911 06, Trenčín, Slovakia
Kostiantyn Sadovyi
Armament Department of the Radio-Technical Troops, Ivan Kozhedub Kharkiv National Air Force University, 61023, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Oleksii Kolomiitse
Department of Computing Engineering and Programming, National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute, 61000, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Liubomyr Ropyak
Department of Computerized Mechanical Engineering, Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas, 15 Karpatska Str., 76019, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
Alloys of the Fe–Cr–C–B–Ti alloy system are characterized by brittleness, which can be eliminated by the copper alloy, while corrosion resistance and abrasive wear resistance are significantly reduced. In this article, comprehensive investigations are carried out on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the proposed high-copper boron-containing alloy 110Cr4Cu7Ti1VB. Systematic theoretical and experimental studies encompassed thermodynamic calculations in ThermoCALC, production of flux-cored wires for hardfacing and welding, receipt of SEM images, acquisition of load and unload diagrams (discharge) via instrumental indentation on various phases of the deposited metal, and determination of chemical composition at indentation points through local chemical analysis. Mechanical properties of some phases such as γ–Fe phase (austenite), hemioboride Fe2(В,С) and boron cementite Fe3(В,С) and titanium carbide TiC in Fe–Cr–C–B–Ti–Сг alloy were determined by using density functional theory (DFT) implemented in the CASTEP code. We also compared these compounds; properties with other available commercial compounds, where available. With the knowledge of calculated elastic constants, the moduli, the Pugh's modulus ratio G/B, the Poisson's ratio v and the hardness of the title phases, 110Cr4Cu7Ti1VB were further predicted and discussed.
