Shuailing Lan, Fan Chen, Wenbo Bie, Meng Qi, Zhiyuan Zhang
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Abstract
The valve stem made of 20CrMo1V1A has low surface resistance and high susceptibility to corrosion, significantly curtailing its service life. To address these issues, a high-quality ultrasonic rolling (USR) technology was applied to the 20CrMo1V1A stainless steel valve stem to enhance its corrosion resistance and mechanical properties. Subsequently, fatigue and corrosion tests were conducted on the valve stem. The results indicate that USR produces surfaces with a roughness average (Ra) of 0.3 μm and a gradient nanostructure on the valve stem surface. This unique microstructural modification resulted in a 27% improvement in surface hardness and nearly a three-fold grain size reduction. Additionally, the friction coefficient and electrochemical corrosion rate dropped by 47% and 32%, respectively. Therefore, USR was applicable for enhancing multiple properties of valve components as an additional final processing step for achieving high-performance valve stems.
期刊介绍:
Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X) is an international, peer-reviewed open access journal which provides an advanced forum for studies related to micro-scaled machines and micromachinery. It publishes reviews, regular research papers and short communications. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. There is no restriction on the length of the papers. The full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced.