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Document Type	thesis
Author Name	Wang, Xiaolan
Email Address	eva824 at wpi.edu
URN	etd-073108-094449
Title	The Effects of Rust on the Gas Carburization of AISI 8620 Steel
Degree	MS
Department	Materials Science & Engineering
Advisors	Richard Sisson, Advisor Mohammed Maniruzzaman, Co-Advisor Jianyu Liang, Committee Member
Keywords	rust formation AISI 8620 steel gas carburizing
Date of Presentation/Defense	2008-07-30
Availability	restricted
Abstract The effects of rust on the carburization behavior of AISI 8620 steel have been experimentally investigated. AISI 8620 steel samples were subjected to a humid environment for time of 1 day to 30 days. After the exposure, a part of the samples was cleaned by acid cleaning. Both cleaned and non-cleaned samples have been carburized, followed by quenching in mineral oil, and then tempered. To determine the effect of rust on gas carburizing, weight gained by the parts and the surface hardness were measured. Surface carbon concentration was also measured using mass spectrometry. Carbon flux and mass transfer coefficient have been calculated. The results show that acid cleaning removes the rust layer effectively. Acid cleaned samples displayed the same response to carburization as clean parts. Rusted parts had a lower carbon uptake as well as lower surface carbon concentration. The surface hardness (Rc) did not show a significant difference between the heavily rusted sample and clean sample. It has been observed that the carbon flux and mass transfer coefficient are smaller due to rust layer for the heavily rusted samples. These results are discussed in terms of the effects of carbon mass transfer on the steel surface and the resulting mass transfer coefficient.
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