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In this study, metallurgical properties of AISI 1040 steel and high-chromium white cast iron joined using friction welding process was investigated experimentally. Scanning electron microscopy, optical microscopy, energy-dispersive spectrometry, electron backscattered diffraction, X-ray diffraction and elemental mapping analysis were used to analyze the microstructures of the weld interfaces. The joint strength was evaluated with tensile testing and microhardness, and the fracture behavior was examined by SEM. HCrWCI and AISI 1040 steel were successfully welded using the FW. Increasing rotational speed was an effective parameter on the joint quality. The diffusion of Cr, C, Mn, Mo, Si and Ni elements occurred more in high-speed joints. The increase in plastic deformation caused the formation of fine grains and increased strength. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper analyzes the failure case of welded joint for energy storage device. The energy storage devices are made up of AISI 1040 steel cases or boxes. Bulging effect in these boxes exerts tensile load on welded joint and breaks them. Root cause analysis is done and the root cause is found out to be improper throat thickness of weld. To find out the solution, problem is analyzed theoretically and simulated in ANSYS R18.1 software for a constant tensile load of 16 KN. The results show that there is a linear correlation between strength of welded joint and throat thickness. These results are validated in actual experimentation by taking tensile test on the sample specimens. The design of experiment by Taguchi is done on three variables, viz., weld current, arc voltage and wire feed rate. The results of experimentation are compared with the result from theoretical calculation and ANSYS result. Optimized parameters are selected for implementation in welding of boxes. The performance of the device under modified parameters is examined, presented and discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Electro-spark deposition (ESD) or low energy welding (LEW) technique allows the coating of metallic materials with different metal and alloys, conductive ceramics and conductive ceramic metal composites. It is also known as micro-joining process to improve the wear properties of the substrate or to obtain a more durable upper superficial coating. In this study, the surfaces of AISI 1040, AISI 4140 and AISI 5140 steels were coated with WC electrode at constant rotational speed and then characterized by a metallographic study. A homogeneous coating thickness was observed in microscopy studies and the formation of W2C phase in the coating layer was determined in XRD analysis. Hardness of WC coated samples increased approximately 5 times. Abrasion tests were carried out by ball-on disc method with WC–Co ball at 250 m under 5N load. In the abrasion tests with WC–Co ball, the best abrasion resistance is obtained with WC coated AISI 5140 steel, while the lowest strength is obtained with uncoated AISI 4140 steel. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hole-making is one of the most important processes of metal shaping domain. Although, drilling is a commonly used approach to cut holes in metallic parts, the process cannot be completed with the cutting action of one drill bit if the work material is hard and diameter of the hole is large. Usually, a drill having diameter equal to the required diameter of the hole is utilized to enlarge a predrilled hole of a smaller diameter. In this work, we have investigated sustainability of using another method of enlarging a pre-drilled hole, namely side and end milling and compared it with the drilling-based approach. The work material used in the study is a high carbon steel, which is heat-treated to two distinct levels of surface hardness. Besides process type and work material hardness, the other two parameters tested in the investigation are cutting speed and depth of hole. A total of 16 experiments were performed to generate data regarding the sustainability measures, namely hole surface roughness, specific cutting energy and tool wear. Process choice (drilling or milling) for hole-enlargement was found to possess a significant effect on all the measured responses. Analyses carried out on the experimental data revealed that although the drilling-based option led to an immensely better surface finish, the milling-based option performed better with respect to the other measures of economic and environmental sustainability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

AISI 1040 steel is widely used for production of various parts. This material has been studied by many researchers. In this work, turning tests were carried out on AISI 1040 steel workpieces at five different depth of cuts, four different feed rates and 4 different cutting speeds without coolant. The influence of the cutting parameters on turned part surface roughness, vibration, sound level and machine tool motor current were examined. A full factorial experimental design method was used. The Response Surface Methodology (RSM) and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used to determine the effects of input parameters on the resultant surface roughness, vibration, sound level, current. The experimental results showed that increasing feed rate increased the surface roughness, vibration, sound level and current values. The most effective cutting parameter on all the output parameters was found to be the feed rate. Furthermore as feed rate and depth of cut increased, the current value and sound level also increased. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In this research, AISI 1040 steel whose hardness is 46 HRc was processed in CNC lathe. Taguchi L16 experiment design was created based on cutting speed, feed rate and depth of cut of which is consisted of four levels. As a result of these experiments, average surface roughness (Ra) values were measured. Multiple regression models for measured Ra values were created by using MINITAB 14 program. The closest results to the experiment results in regression models created for Ra were obtained with the quadratic regression model with the 99.8% coefficient of determination. With the regression models created, it was determined that the most effective parameters are the feed rate parameters. From mathematical equations created in the result of the experiments carried out, it was determined that the quadratic regression equation is approximately 90% correct. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]