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Wear Characteristics of Mo-W-Type Hot-Work Steel at High Temperature

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The friction and wear characteristics of new Mo-W-type hot-work die steel, known as SDCM-S, were studied at high temperature. The results showed that the new Mo-W-type steel had greater wear resistance compared with H13 steel, which was due to its high oxidizability and high-temperature property. The high oxidizability and high temper stability features facilitate the generation, growth, and maintenance of a tribo-oxide layer at high temperature under relatively stable conditions. The thick tribo-oxide layer and high temper stability postpone the transition from mild to severe wear and ensure that conditions of mild oxidative wear are maintained in SDCM-S steel. The M2C and M6C carbides in Mo-W-type steel increase the temper stability and provide sufficient additional support for the formation and growth of a single thick tribo-oxide layer at high temperature. Mild oxidative wear is the dominant wear mechanism for SDCM-S steel between 400 and 700 °C.

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This work supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51401117 and 51171104). The authors would like to thank Na. Min from Instrumental Analysis and Research Center of Shanghai University for the help with the TEM measurements.

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Li, S., Wu, X., Li, X. et al. Wear Characteristics of Mo-W-Type Hot-Work Steel at High Temperature. Tribol Lett 64, 32 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-016-0764-x

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