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Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly
The Canadian Journal of Metallurgy and Materials Science
Volume 52, 2013 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Wear resistance of coke-crushing hammers

Pages 458-464 | Received 10 Feb 2013, Accepted 26 Jul 2013, Published online: 03 Dec 2013
 

Abstract

This work investigated several methods for improving the wear resistance of the 42CrMo4 tool steel used for coke-crushing hammers. The methods embraced heat treatment for obtaining different combinations of strength and ductility of the bulk steel, and surface-engineering processes comprising TiN thin-film deposition using magnetron-sputtering, nitriding and WC/Ni weld deposit surfaced by gas metal arc (GMA) method. The wear-resistance was tested under industrial conditions. Oil quenching and tempering significantly increased the wear resistance in comparison to the as-received condition. Conversely, nitriding and TiN-hard coating did not show any significant improvement. WC/Ni weld deposit provided the best protection against wear, which was caused predominantly by hard abrasive particles present in the coke.

Ce travail a examiné quelques méthodes d’amélioration de la résistance à l’usure de l’acier à outils 42CrMo4, utilisé pour les marteaux de broyage de coke. Les méthodes incluaient le traitement thermique pour l’obtention de combinaisons diverses de résistance et de ductilité de l’acier en vrac, ainsi que les procédés d’ingénierie des surfaces comprenant le dépôt de couche mince de TiN par pulvérisation au magnétron, la nitruration ainsi que le surfaçage par dépôt de soudure de WC/Ni par la méthode de soudure à l’arc sous gaz (GMA). On a évalué la résistance à l’usure en conditions industrielles. La trempe à l’huile avec revenu augmentait significativement la résistance à l’usure par rapport au métal brut d’usinage. Inversement, la nitruration, et le revêtement dur de TiN n’ont pas montré d’amélioration importante. Le dépôt de soudure de WC/Ni fournissait la meilleure protection contre l’usure, qui était principalement causée par les particules abrasives dures présentes dans le coke.

I would like to acknowledge Mr Jože Kancler and Mr August Šibila, Talum d.d., Kidričevo, Slovenia, who initiated this investigation. I am also grateful to Dr Peter Panjan, IJS, Ljubljana for depositing TiN-coating.

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