RESEARCH ARTICLE


Wear and Corrosion Resistance of Hardened Fe-Al-Mn Grinding Ball



Ratna Kartikasari1, *, Adi Subardi1, Anita Susiana1
1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Nasional Yogyakarta, Jl. Babarsari No.1 Caturtunggal, Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Article Information


Identifiers and Pagination:

Year: 2020
Volume: 14
First Page: 15
Last Page: 23
Publisher Id: TOMEJ-14-15
DOI: 10.2174/1874155X02014010015

Article History:

Received Date: 04/02/2020
Revision Received Date: 27/04/2020
Acceptance Date: 12/05/2020
Electronic publication date: 25/08/2020
Collection year: 2020

© 2020 Kartikasari et al.

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* Address correspondence to this author at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Nasional Yogyakarta, Jl. Babarsari No.1 Caturtunggal, Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia; Tel: +62274 485390; E-mail: ratna@itny.ac.id


Abstract

Objective:

This study aimed to determine the effect of hardening temperature on microstructure, wear and corrosion resistance of Fe-Al-Mn alloy grinding ball.

Methods:

Hardening process was carried out at 900oC, 950oC, 1000oC, 1050oC and 1100oC, held for 60 minutes and cooled using SAE 20 oil. Tests included chemical composition, SEM-EDS, wear and corrosion resistance test.

Results:

Chemical composition test results show that this alloy is high alloy steel because it contains 3.6% aluminum (Al), 13.6% manganese (Mn) and 1.1% carbon (C). Microstructures found are austenite, ferrite and kappa. EDS test results show that in the austenite phase, C decreased when hardening temperature increased. Ferrite phase contains Mn which increased when hardening temperature increased while C was the other way around. Mn is relatively stable in the kappa phase. The best wear and corrosion resistance (4.3 x 10-7 mm2/kg and 0.00026 mm/yr) of hardened Fe-Al-Mn grinding ball occurred at 900oC. The corrosion rate is extraordinary.

Conclusion:

Microstructures of the Fe-Al-Mn alloy grinding ball after the hardening process are austenite, ferrite and kappa.

Keywords: Grinding ball, Fe-Al-Mn alloy, Hardening, Corrosion resistance, Corrosion rate, High alloy steel.