Investigation of the Friction and Wear Behavior of Cr-Mo-V Steel with Different Surface Treatment Processes

Hot work die steel is an alloy steel with good high-temperature performance, which is widely used in mechanical manufacturing, aerospace, and other fields. During the working process of hot working mold steel, it is subjected to high temperature, wear, and other effects, which can lead to a decrease...

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Main Authors: Wei Zhang, Jian Zhang, Shizhong Wei, Liuliang Chen, Zhenhuan Sun, Chong Chen, Feng Mao, Xiaodong Wang, Caihong Dou, Cheng Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-07-01
Series:Lubricants
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4442/13/7/313
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Summary:Hot work die steel is an alloy steel with good high-temperature performance, which is widely used in mechanical manufacturing, aerospace, and other fields. During the working process of hot working mold steel, it is subjected to high temperature, wear, and other effects, which can lead to a decrease in the surface hardness of the mold, accelerate surface damage, shorten the service life, and reduce the quality of the workpiece. In order to improve the wear resistance of the mold, this paper conducts two surface treatments, chrome plating and nitriding, on the surface of hot work mold steel, and compares the high-temperature wear behavior of the materials after the two surface treatments. The results indicate that the hot work die steel obtained higher surface hardness and wear resistance after nitriding surface modification. After nitriding treatment, the surface of hot work die steel contains ε phase (Fe<sub>2–3</sub>N), which improves its surface hardness and wear resistance, thus exhibiting better surface hardness and wear resistance than the chrome-plated sample. In this study, the high-temperature wear behavior of hot work die steel after two kinds of surface strengthening treatments was deeply discussed, and the high-temperature wear mechanism of steel after surface strengthening was revealed. It provides a theoretical basis and experimental basis for the surface modification of hot working die steel, and also provides new ideas and methods for improving the service life and workpiece quality of hot working die steel in industrial production. In this study, the advantages and disadvantages of high-temperature wear resistance of hot working die steel after chromium plating and nitriding were systematically compared for the first time, which provided a scientific basis for the selection of surface strengthening technology of hot working die steel and had important academic value and practical application significance.
ISSN:2075-4442