Title: Research on possibilities to replace industrial wear plates by surfaced coatings using waste materials

Authors: Regita Bendikiene; Antanas Ciuplys; Edmundas Pupelis

Addresses: Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design, Kaunas University of Technology, Studentu St. 56, Room 320, LT-51424 Kaunas, Lithuania ' Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design, Kaunas University of Technology, Studentu St. 56, Room 320, LT-51424 Kaunas, Lithuania ' Laboratory Center of Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design, Kaunas University of Technology, Studentu St. 54, Room 223, LT-51424 Kaunas, Lithuania

Abstract: This research indicates the possibility to replace commercial materials and surfacing techniques by submerged arc welding under the flux and powder of industrial waste materials to obtain the chute with high abrasive wear resistance but for a lower price. Industrial waste of hard metal inserts, emery wheels, chips of case hardened stainless steels were grinded, granulated and blended. Prepared powder mixture served as alloying source increasing precipitation of hard particles during solidification of the weld. Abrasive wear resistance of coating six times exceeds wear resistance of industrial materials, while hardness exhibited very similar values. The results presented in this paper are based on micro-structural analysis of the surfaced and commercial coatings and are supported by analyses of the hardness and abrasive wear resistance. The complementary value of this research is a possibility to recycle industrial waste, which accumulates in huge quantities in the metals working industry.

Keywords: abrasive wear; industrial wear plates; waste materials; surfacing; surface coatings; submerged arc welding; SAW; wear resistance; weld solidification; recycled metal inserts; recycled emery wheels; recycled stainless steel chips; industrial waste recycling; hardness; microstructure; metalworking industry.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSURFSE.2016.077535

International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering, 2016 Vol.10 No.4, pp.330 - 338

Received: 04 Mar 2015
Accepted: 23 May 2015

Published online: 05 Jul 2016 *

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