Computer modeling of structural transformations in various temperature conditions with surface hardening of materials using friction and deformation

Abstract

A computer simulation was carried out, which made it possible to evaluate the heating temperature, structural transformations and the level of microhardness obtained during thermal friction hardening of steels. The microstructure of steel 15Kh11MF after thermofriction hardening is presented. A graph of the temperature field occurring in the sample during processing and a graph of the microhardness distribution over the sample cross section are given. It is analyzed which hardening mechanism can prevail in different temperature conditions.