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The effect of the element cerium on the microstructure and wear behavior of Fe-B cast alloy was investigated by scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscope, X-ray diffraction analysis, Leica digital image analysis, hardness tester and abrasion tester. The microstructures of as-cast Fe-B alloy are composed of the phase ferrite, pearlite and eutectic boride. Moreover, the as-cast eutectic boride structures in Fe-B alloy containing cerium are finer than that in the alloy having no cerium. After heat treatment, the average boride area and wear weight loss of the alloy containing cerium are lower than these of the alloy having no cerium. Before the formation of primary austenite, cerium can combine with oxygen to form CeO. CeO can act as nuclei of primary austenite, promoting the refinement of austenite and borides during solidification, and improve the wear property of Fe-B alloy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study investigates the effect of cerium on the microstructures, mechanical properties of medium carbon Fe-B cast alloy. The as-cast microstructure of Fe-B cast alloy consists of the eutectic boride, pearlite, and ferrite. Compared with the coarse eutectic borides in the unmodified alloy, the eutectic boride structures in the modified alloy are greatly refined. Cerium promotes the formation of CeO phase. CeO can act as effective heterogeneous nuclei of primary austenite, and refine austenite and boride. After heat treatment, the impact toughness of the modified alloy is higher than that of the unmodified alloy because there are more broken borides in the modified alloy. Meanwhile, the fracture mechanism of medium carbon Fe-B alloy is depicted and analyzed by using fractography. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study investigates the effect of titanium and nitrogen elements on the microstructures and wear behaviors of medium carbon Fe-B cast alloy. The as-cast microstructures of Fe-B cast alloy consist of the eutectic boride, pearlite, and ferrite. Moreover, the as-cast eutectic boride structures are greatly refined when titanium and nitrogen are added. The boride area fraction, average boride area, Rockwell hardness, etc., are also investigated systemically. The wear behaviors of medium carbon Fe-B cast alloy are studied by a three-body abrasive wear tester. The results show that the wear weight loss of Fe-B cast alloy with titanium and nitrogen elements is lower than that of the ordinary Fe-B cast alloy. Meanwhile, the wear mechanism of Fe-B cast alloy with different titanium and nitrogen concentrations is described and analyzed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The effects of titanium and nitrogen elements on the microstructure and impact toughness of the Fe-B alloy have been studied. The results show that the borides are refined after the additions of titanium and nitrogen elements. With the additions of titanium and nitrogen, titanium nitrides are formed in the Fe-B alloy. Titanium nitride can act as effective heterogeneous nuclei of primary austenite, and promote the refinement of austenite and boride. After heat treatment, the impact toughness of Fe-B alloys modified by titanium and nitrogen elements is higher than that of ordinary alloy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]