Abstract:
AISI420 stainless steel sample was treated by QPQ salt bath composite treatment technology.HVS-1000ZCMXY digital microhardness tester was used to test the surface hardness and penetration layer hardness of the samples before and after QPQ salt bath composite treatment. The effects of QPQ salt bath composite treatment on the hardness of AISI420 stainless steel were analyzed. M2000 friction and wear test machine was used to test the friction and wear of samples before and after QPQ salt bath composite treatment to explore the influence of QPQ salt bath composite treatment technology on the friction and wear performance of AISI420 stainless steel. The results show that the surface hardness (863 HV) of QPQ salt bath composite treatment sample is 101.2% higher than that of untreated sample (429 HV), the maximum hardness of penetration layer(1080 HV)is 148.8%higher than that of untreated sample (430 HV), and the hardness of AISI420 stainless steel can significantly improve by QPQ salt bath composite treatment process. The average friction coefficient and the maximum wear amount of QPQ salt bath composite treatment samples are 24.5% and 27.3% lower than those of untreated samples, respectively. The surface wear resistance of AISI420 stainless steel samples improve by QPQ salt bath composite treatment technology.