Browsing by Author "Ghelloudj Elhadj"

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    EFFECT OF TIME ON THE COMPOUND LAYER FORMED DURING SALT BATH NITRIDING OF AISI 4140 STEEL
    (Acta Metallurgica Slovaca, 2018-12-01) Ghelloudj Elhadj; Hannachi Med Tahar; Djebaili Hamid
    This research was carried out to study the effect of time on the compound layer of AISI 4140 steel in salt bath nitriding. The nitriding process were implemented on AISI 4140 steel in salt bath component for different times (from 1 h to 10 h) at 580 °C. Samples of AISI 4140 steel were treated and characterized (at surface and core of samples) through the following technique: optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and microhardness tester. Shows that thick compound layers are formed during continuous salt bath nitriding. The thickness of the compound layer and surface hardness increases with increasing time.
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    Experimental Investigation on Roughness Parameters of 42CrMo4 Steel Surface During Nitrocarburizing Treatment
    (Tribology in Industry, 2022-10-01) Ghelloudj Elhadj; Hannachi Med Tahar; Djebaili Hamid
    To evaluate the performance characteristics of various surfaces, a detailed and precise description of the surface's micro-geometry properties is required. In this context, roughness is a reliable indicator of the possible behavior of mechanical piece performance, since distortions on the surface can form a direct cause for cracks or corrosion. As a result, characterization of surface roughness is very important for zero-defect fabrication. This paper investigates the 2D roughness parameters of a 42CrMo4 steel surface before and after nitrocarburizing treatment. The latter was accomplished at 580 °C for 10 hours in a salt bath containing sodium cyanates and potassium carbonates. A surface profilometer was used to analyze the influence of nitrocarburizing treatment on the material's surface roughness parameters behavior. The parameters that comprehensively describes the surface structure, namely the amplitude, spacing, hybrid parameters, and material ratio parameters were highlighted. The results of the experiments indicated that the nitrocarburizing treatment was effective in increasing almost all the 2D roughness parameters of the 42CrMo4 steel surface.
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    Improvement of the Abrasive Wear Resistance of Pump Shaft (AISI 316L stainless steel) by Salt Bath Nitriding
    (Journal of Chemistry and Materials Research, 2017-06-28) Ghelloudj Elhadj; Hannachi Med Tahar; Djebaili Hamid
    Centrifugal pumps are prevalent for many different applications in the industrial or other sectors. The paper reviews the literature available on the improvement of efficiency of centrifugal pump through improvement in performance of pump shaft (AISI 316L stainless steel). The paper discusses the available material of performance improvement through amelioration of tribological characteristics of pump shaft and mainly focuses on the abrasive wear resistance of AISI 316L stainless steel. In order to improve the abrasive wear resistance of stainless steel components, carbide-hardened surfaces were produced on AISI 316L austenitic stainless steel by salt bath nitriding. Nitriding of AISI 316L austenitic stainless steel was carried out at high temperature (580°C) for 10 h. The microstructures, abrasive wear resistance, as well as its surface hardness, were investigated using optical microscopy, tribometer tester and microhardness tester. The results confirmed that salt bath nitriding was effective in improving the abrasive wear resistance.
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    THE INFLUENCE OF SALT BATH NITRIDING VARIABLES ON HARDNESS LAYER OF AISI 1045 STEEL
    (Acta Metallurgica Slovaca,, 2016-09-27) Ghelloudj Elhadj; Djebaili Hamid; Hannachi Med Tahar; Saoudi Abdenour
    The aim of this paper is to study and analyze the effects of a surface controlled salt bath nitriding on the microhardness of AISI 1045 steel. The nitriding process was implemented in the salt bath component at ten different times (from 1 h to 10 h) when the temperature was constant at (520ºC). The nitriding process repeated of other specimens at the same times, but the temperature was (580ºC).The microstructure of the surface layers was investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and optical microscopy. Hardness profiles were measured with lowload hardness testing to determine the growth of the case depth after nitriding. Microhardness testing was carried out on samples to investigate the hardness profile at the transition from the compound to the diffusion layer. The microhardness of the surface of the nitrided sample at 520ºC and 580ºC was observed in the range of 318–430 HV0.3 and 329–421 HV0.3, respectively. Experimental results showed that the nitrides ε-Fe2-3(N, C) and γ’-Fe4(N,C) present in the compound layer increase the microhardness , It also showed that the Increasing the salt bath nitriding parameters (treatment time and temperature) increases the surface hardness and hardness profile.