WEAR RESISTANCE UNDER DRY CONDITIONS OF DIFFERENT FILLER METALS USED FOR HARD FACING

The aim of this paper is to show wear properties of different types of filler metals aimed for hard facing and exploitation in dry condition. Testing of wear resistance is done in laboratory on prepared samples/models in order to simulate real exploitation conditions. Samples were made by hard facing of carbon steel using 4 different filler metals. Hard facing was done by using MMA welding method in three layers with enough height so samples could be made. After samples were made, the hardness and microstructure of all zones of hard facing were determined. Testing of wear resistance is done using block on disc contact on samples made from pure weld metal. As a parameter for estimates of the wear resistance of models it was used volume of worn material in mm3. Metallographic investigations and hardness measurements were used as additional parameter for drawing the conclusions.