Modeling of the structural evolution of carbon steel hypereutectoid structure subjected to reforging under pulsating contact stress loading

Abstract

The paper presents the results of microstructural studies of 16MnCrS5 steel hypereutectoid structure subjected to reforging under pulsating contact stress loading. It is revealed that the local evolution of the structure in the focus of contact loading has signs of selfimprovement with the transformation of the isotropic morphology of the carbide phase into an anisotropic one with signs of textural riveting. Instead of the initial structure with a uniform carbide phase distribution, signs of textural anisotropy with reinforcement elements of the modified layer high-carbon hypereutectoid zone with carbide inclusions are formed.