The wear resistance of ion-nitrided flake graphite cast iron test pieces was measured under dry sliding condition (100% sliding) by use of Ōgoshi-type wear testing machine. The solbitic structure JIS SK 5 and flake graphite cast iron were used as sliding materials. (1) On the ion-nitrided surface layers
ε-Fe
2∼3N,
γ1-Fe
4N and
α-Fe were observed by X-ray diffraction. The surface hardness was about H
v 1,250 under ion-nitrided atmosphere of 60%N
2 and 40%H
2 (IN) and about H
v 1,050 under ion-nitrided atmosphele of 30%N
2, and 70%H
2 (IN
L). The depth of the hardened surface was about 0.30-0.35 mm estimated from the hardness distribution curves. On the other hand, the surface hardness of the soft-nitrided treatment was about H
V 700 ∼ 1,000. (2) In the ion-nitrided cast iron combined with SK 5, good wear properties were obtained at 3.2 kg and 6.3 kg of final contact pressures. But, it was found that the wearing loss was largest at 12.6 kg final contact pressure. (3) In relation to the sliding velocity and the wearing loss, wearing loss was smallest when the ion-nitrided iron (IN) and untreated flake graphite cast iron were combined. (4) Ion-nitrided treatment improved the wear resistance, and in comparison with untreated flake graphite cast iron, the wear resistance value of the ion-nitrided cast iron in the mechanical wearing range were higher by 10
2 ∼ 10
3 (5) In the oxidation wearing range, wearing loss was smallest in the soft-nitrided iron followed by ion-nitrided (IN) and ion-nitrided (IN
L) iron, and it was greatest in the untreated cast iron.
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