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In this study, effect of boronizing surface treatment on adhesive wear behavior of ferritic-pearlitic ductile iron was studied. Boronizing was performed in Ekabor II boronizing agent at 960 °C for 6 hours. Adhesive wear test was performed on pin on disc type wear tester under the load of 60 N, at sliding speed of 1 m/s for 3600 m, 7200 m ve 10800 m ve 21600 m sliding distance. Adhesive wear test results show that, wear resistance of boronized ductile iron is 50 times higher than those of ferritic-pearlitic ductile iron as-cast. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this study, the effect of the matrix structure on the dry sliding wear behaviour, friction coefficient and pin temperature of ductile irons was investigated. Wear tests were carried out at normal atmospheric conditions and room temperature on a pin on disc type tester at constant sliding speed (1ms-1) and sliding distance (3.6 km) under various sliding loads in a range of 20 to 60 N. The worn surfaces were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Wear rate of as-cast ferritic ductile irons increased with increasing test load, whilst that of as-cast pearlitic irons decreased. Tests revealed that, as-cast pearlitic ductile iron exhibited higher friction coefficient and friction temperature than as-cast ferritic ductile iron. The experimental results showed that the friction temperature increased with decreasing the friction coefficient of as-cast ferritic and pearlitic ductile irons. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]