Paper Title :Mechanical Characteristics Evaluation of Conventional and Special Hardening Treatments on Aisi 4340 Steel

Author :Gurumurthy B.M, S.S Sharma, Gowrishankar M.C, Achuthakiniu, Shivaprakash Ym

Article Citation :Gurumurthy B.M ,S.S Sharma ,Gowrishankar M.C ,Achuthakiniu ,Shivaprakash Ym , (2017 ) " Mechanical Characteristics Evaluation of Conventional and Special Hardening Treatments on Aisi 4340 Steel " , International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering (IJMPE) , pp. 74-80, Volume-5,Issue-2

Abstract : Application of steel demands propertiesto enhance durability, dimensional stability and flexibility to alter properties depending on application conditions. Generally to improve some of the propertiessteel is heat treated.The present work aims at experimentally investigate the effects of conventional heat treatments like annealing, normalizing and special hardening techniques like austempering and time quenching on AISI 4340 (EN24) steel. The test specimens are machined as per ASTM standards and then different tests like microstructure analysis, hardness test, tensile test, impact test were carried out after the heat treatment processes. Annealed steel is observed to be soft, normalized steel moderate hard, austempered is tough with balanced hardness while time quenched steel is hardest at the surface compared to inner core.The microstructure shows coarse grain structure in annealed, fine in normalized with finest in austemperedandmartensite structure at the surface of the time quenched specimen.An increase in brittleness was observed with the increase in hardness during time quenching displaying lesser impact strength compared to austempered one. Keywords- Normalizing,annealing, austempering, microstructure, martensite.

Type : Research paper

Published : Volume-5,Issue-2

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