The effect of locally source carbonaceous materials on the mechanical properties of mild steel

  • Authors

    • Dongo Isaac Enesi Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja
    • Seidu S. Ojo Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure
    • Ogbodo Friday John Department of Metallurgy, Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja
    2016-07-31
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v5i3.5496
  • Animal Bone, Hardness, Pack Carburization, Periwinkle Shell, Snail Shell.
  • The work focuses on the effects of locally sourced carbonaceous materials such as Animal bone, Snail shell and Periwinkle Shell on the mechanical properties of mild steel carburized at varying treatment temperatures of 700, 800, 900, 1000 and 1100 °C, soaked at varying carburizing time of 5hr, 4hr, 3hr, 2hr and 1hr at the respective treatment temperatures. The samples are quenched in oil and tempered at 350°C for 45 minutes. Prior to the carburization process, standard test samples were prepared from the as received specimen for tensile tests, wear test and micro hardness analysis. After the carburization process, the test samples were subjected to standard test to generate data for ultimate tensile strength, the case and core hardness values, wear rate and wear resistance of the carburized samples. The study shows that the mechanical properties of mild steels were found to be strongly influence by each of the carbonaceous materials.

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    Isaac Enesi, D., S. Ojo, S., & Friday John, O. (2016). The effect of locally source carbonaceous materials on the mechanical properties of mild steel. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 5(3), 77-82. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v5i3.5496