Structure of the complex chromium-based coating formed on steel 45

Keywords

steel 45, chemical-heat treatment, diffusion, microhardness, composite structure.

Cite as

Trush V. S., Stetsko A. Ye., Korendiy V. M., Predko R. Ya., Fedirko V. M., Trush K. V., and Sirak Ya. Ya. Structure of the complex chromium-based coating formed on steel 45. Physicochemical Mechanics of Materials. 2025. 61(1), 072-078.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/pcmm2025.01.072

Abstract

A complex method of formation of the diffusion strengthened layers of composites, according to which the soft matrix of a solid solution of chromium in α-iron relaxes the accumulation of internal stresses, and carbide grains (micrograins) of chromium allow us to resist high specific pressures under dynamic loads, is developed. The integral microhardness of the outer composite zone of the strengthened diffusion layer is 11–12 GPa, and the life reaches 10⁷ cycles.

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