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Correlation Between Microstructural And Mechanical Properties In Niobium Carbide Reinforced Hadfield Steel Composites

Dama, Lakshmi Manogna LU (2021) MMTM05 20211
Production and Materials Engineering
Abstract
Degradation of tools is a prevalent aspect in the mechanical
world; due to the advancement of technologies and intense
research and development, there are new ways and ideas to curb
or delay the tool failures; one such idea is to implement Metal
Matrix Composites (MMCs) with various reinforcement
materials. This thesis focuses on improving the hardness and
wear resistance of Hadfield steel by reinforcing it with Niobium
Carbide (NbC).

This whole project is categorized into three sections, beginning
with literature study, implementing theory into practice by
reinforcing NbC into Hadfield steels, and later investigating the
microstructural results by material characterization techniques
like Scanning Electron... (More)
Degradation of tools is a prevalent aspect in the mechanical
world; due to the advancement of technologies and intense
research and development, there are new ways and ideas to curb
or delay the tool failures; one such idea is to implement Metal
Matrix Composites (MMCs) with various reinforcement
materials. This thesis focuses on improving the hardness and
wear resistance of Hadfield steel by reinforcing it with Niobium
Carbide (NbC).

This whole project is categorized into three sections, beginning
with literature study, implementing theory into practice by
reinforcing NbC into Hadfield steels, and later investigating the
microstructural results by material characterization techniques
like Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) followed by wear
testing.

This study involves the investigation of microstructure and
hardness. The ultimate result from this thesis is determining the
suitable NbC material to reinforce Hadfield steel, and the results
have shown that the hardness has increased in the studied test
samples. (Less)
Popular Abstract
Degradation of tools is a prevalent aspect in the mechanical
world; due to the advancement of technologies and intense
research and development, there are new ways and ideas to curb
or delay the tool failures; one such idea is to implement Metal
Matrix Composites (MMCs) with various reinforcement
materials. This thesis focuses on improving the hardness and
wear resistance of Hadfield steel by reinforcing it with Niobium
Carbide (NbC).

This whole project is categorized into three sections, beginning
with literature study, implementing theory into practice by
reinforcing NbC into Hadfield steels, and later investigating the
microstructural results by material characterization techniques
like Scanning Electron... (More)
Degradation of tools is a prevalent aspect in the mechanical
world; due to the advancement of technologies and intense
research and development, there are new ways and ideas to curb
or delay the tool failures; one such idea is to implement Metal
Matrix Composites (MMCs) with various reinforcement
materials. This thesis focuses on improving the hardness and
wear resistance of Hadfield steel by reinforcing it with Niobium
Carbide (NbC).

This whole project is categorized into three sections, beginning
with literature study, implementing theory into practice by
reinforcing NbC into Hadfield steels, and later investigating the
microstructural results by material characterization techniques
like Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) followed by wear
testing.

This study involves the investigation of microstructure and
hardness. The ultimate result from this thesis is determining the
suitable NbC material to reinforce Hadfield steel, and the results
have shown that the hardness has increased in the studied test
samples. (Less)
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author
Dama, Lakshmi Manogna LU
supervisor
organization
course
MMTM05 20211
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs), Hadfield steels, Reinforcement
report number
LUTMDN/(TMMV-5326)/1-47/2021
language
English
id
9054422
date added to LUP
2021-06-14 22:30:40
date last changed
2021-06-14 22:30:40
@misc{9054422,
  abstract     = {{Degradation of tools is a prevalent aspect in the mechanical 
world; due to the advancement of technologies and intense 
research and development, there are new ways and ideas to curb 
or delay the tool failures; one such idea is to implement Metal 
Matrix Composites (MMCs) with various reinforcement 
materials. This thesis focuses on improving the hardness and 
wear resistance of Hadfield steel by reinforcing it with Niobium 
Carbide (NbC).

This whole project is categorized into three sections, beginning 
with literature study, implementing theory into practice by 
reinforcing NbC into Hadfield steels, and later investigating the 
microstructural results by material characterization techniques 
like Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) followed by wear 
testing. 

This study involves the investigation of microstructure and 
hardness. The ultimate result from this thesis is determining the 
suitable NbC material to reinforce Hadfield steel, and the results 
have shown that the hardness has increased in the studied test
samples.}},
  author       = {{Dama, Lakshmi Manogna}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Correlation Between Microstructural And Mechanical Properties In Niobium Carbide Reinforced Hadfield Steel Composites}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}