This paper presents a comparison of the deformations and residual stresses in gear wheels after vacuum carburizing process with quenching in high-pressure nitrogen and oil. The comparison was made on a medium-sized gear wheels, made of AMS6265 (AISI 9310) steel. This steel is applied in the aerospace industry for gears. The study has provided grounds for an assessment of the effect of the method of quenching on the size of deformations. Compared to oil quenching, high-pressure gas quenching following vacuum carburizing resulted in more uniform and smaller deformations.
1 February 2014 in Applied Mechanics and Materials
The preparation of poly crystalline graphene from the liquid phase has been discussed.The mechanism of graphene growth from the liquid phaseon the Cu-Ni alloy and the type of atmosphere, used inthe graphene fabrication-acetylene, ethylene, hydrogen has been presented. Stages of nucleation and poly crystalline growth of graphene were identified. The paper presents theresults of a single-and multi-layered graphene growth phase.It is assumed the final result will mean the optimization of the industrial-scale production of low-cost poly crystalline graphene.
1 December 2015 in Archives of Metallurgy and Materials
In this work, the growth mechanisms of chemical vapor deposited and metallurgical graphene and their selected mechanical and electrical properties were investigated. The study revealed the influence of the growth mechanisms on monoand poly-crystalline nanostructures of synthesized graphene monolayers. The structure of flake boundaries greatly affects both the mechanical and electrical properties. The key factors are overlapping of the graphene flakes, their degree of mismatch and the presence of π type bonds. All of these issues should be taken into account when developing industrially scaled technologies for graphene manufacturing.