Wear Observations on Uncoated Tool and Workpiece Surfaces from a Full-Scale Press Hardening Wear Test

• Tool wear in press hardening has attracted researchers' attention and recently several papers have focused on the wear observations in the laboratory tests mimicking the press hardening conditions. However, the wear observations and quantification in full-scale press hardening tests are rare in view of high costs and longtime requirements. In this work, the wear behavior in a full-scale press hardening wear test has been studied in order to understand the wear mechanisms occurring in the stamping tool. Furthermore, the wear depths in the real stamping tool were measured by using a coordinate measurement machine (CMM) that can provide the quantified wear result and serve as a base to validate the possible wear model. The present study also includes the wear observations in both the counterparts i.e., the blank (workpiece) and the stamping tool with the aim of studying the transfer material/wear particles. Two common tool steels were used in the full-scale press hardening wear test and the differences in the wear severities were observed. Since abrasion and adhesion are major wear mechanisms previously in many laboratory tests, the present study identifies the wear evolution and mechanisms on uncoated tool and workpiece surfaces in the press hardening wear test.

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TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Teknisk mekanik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Applied Mechanics (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Tribologi (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Tribology (hsv//eng)

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Hållfasthetslära

Solid Mechanics

Machine Elements

Maskinelement

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