ガス浸炭烧入れを行った高si、cr钢の 浸炭异常层の - 山阳特殊制钢.pdfVIP

技 術 論 文 ガス浸炭焼入れを行った高Si、Cr鋼の 浸炭異常層の性状と耐ピッチング特性 Characteristics of gas-carburized and quenched surface of high Silicon, Chromium added steel and its influence on pitting life. 丸山 貴史＊1 ＊2 ＊3 　藤松 威史 　常隂 典正 Takashi MARUYAMA, Takeshi FUJIMATSU and Norimasa TSUNEKAGE Synopsis : It is known that inter/intragranular oxidation and incomplete quenching occur frequently near the surface of steel parts during conventional gas-carburizing and quenching process. Gas carburized and quenched microstructure near the surface includes their defects which is so-called “abnormal surface layer”. In this study, the influence of abnormal surface layer on pitting life was investigated by rolling contact fatigue test, microstructure observation and Electron Probe Micro Analyzer (EPMA) analysis. We found that the pitting life of high Si, Cr steel was longer than that of JIS SCM420. Following two favorable features of abnormal surface layer of gas-carburized and quenched high Si, Cr added steel result in good performance. (1) Depth of intergranular oxidation is shallow. (2) Cr content near the surface is appreciably reduced after gas-carburizing. It forms incompletely quench- hardened, relatively soft, microstructure after following quenching process. This relatively soft abnormal surface layer which includes shallow intergranular oxidation leads to advantages not only for suppression of detrimental surface crack but also for removal of surface defects by contact wear. We found the increase of Si and Cr content in carburizing steel lowers the harmful effect of “abnormal surf