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Nano Research & Applications
ISSN: 2471-9838
W o r l d C o n g r e s s o n
Materials Science & Engineering
A u g u s t 2 3 - 2 5 , 2 0 1 8
Am s t e r d a m , N e t h e r l a n d s
B
oronizing has been employed to increase the service life of parts such as
orifices, ingot molds and dies for hot forming made of AISI H13steel. In this
study, pack boronizing of AISI H13 Steel was done. Samples were boronized at
950OC for 0.5 hr, 1 hr and 4 hr. In all the specimens both the iron boride layers
(FeB, Fe2B) were formed. It was seen that as soaking time increases, thickness
of boride depth also increases. Continuous decrease in the hardness from
surface to unboronized layer was observed. Boronized specimen at 950
O
C for
4 hr showed better hardness and so was studied for further investigation. This
study was compared with Nitrocarburized cycle at 550
O
C for 12 hr. High wear
resistance was observed in the boronized specimen than in nitrocarburized
sample. COF was ranging from 0.40 to 0.70.
Biography
Niketan Manthani, has done his Post-graduation in Metallurgy
from IIT Bombay with experience in the industry across,
Metallurgy, Quality Assurance, Mechanical Functions,
Production Line, Operations and Safety. His research interests
include surface treatment process, failure analysis, newproduct
development and currently spearheading as Metallurgical
Researcher with Bharat Forge Limited, Pune. Bharat Forge
Limited is metallurgical driven company which has expertise
in material science and manufacturing process. Bharat forge is
intomany fields, and at present it ismoving into non-automotive
sector too. We are exploring our research into numerous fields
ranging fromNanotechnology to Megastructures. Bharat Forge
is rightly called the biggest forging company in world.
Niketan.Manthani@bharatforge.comImprovement in wear resistance of AISI H13 steel by
pack-boronizing method
Niketan Manthani, Akshay Joshi, Vinayak Pawar and Rajkumar Singh
Kalyani Centre for Technology and Innovation Bharat Forge Ltd, India
Niketan Manthani et al., Nano Res Appl 2018, Volume: 4
DOI: 10.21767/2471-9838-C4-017