Open AccessThe morphology of cavitation damage of heat-treated medium carbon steel
Author(s) -
Marina Dojčinović,
S. Marković
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of the serbian chemical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.227
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1820-7421
pISSN - 0352-5139
DOI - 10.2298/jsc0609977d
Subject(s) - cavitation , cavitation erosion , materials science , optical microscope , carbon steel , scanning electron microscope , morphology (biology) , carbon fibers , erosion , composite material , work (physics) , metallurgy , corrosion , mechanical engineering , mechanics , geology , paleontology , physics , composite number , engineering
In this paper the morphology of the cavitation damage to heat-treated medium carbon steel was analyzed. The experiments were conducted using a modified vibratory cavitation test set up. The erosion rates were measured by an analytical method. The morphology of the cavitation damage was studied by the scanning electron microscopy and optical microscopy techniques. The present work was aimed at understanding the cavitation erosion behavior of heat-treated medium carbon steel under laboratory conditions. The results indicate that the heat-treated medium carbon steel is not to be recommended for the production of hydraulic machinery parts exposed to high hydrodynamic intensity.