Sintered duplex stainless steels (SDSSs) appear to be very interesting and promising materials that can be used in many industrial sectors. Ferrite improves material strength while austenite increases hardness and corrosion resistance. This study proposes a method to improve functional properties (e.g. hardness and wear resistance) by means of alloying the surface of the sintered duplex steel with Cr 3 C 2 + 10% NiAl powder. The results of optical microscope metallography, SEM/EDX, XRD analysis and microhardness and wear resistance measurements are also presented. The surface alloying with Cr 3 C 2 is a manufacturing method of surface layer hardening in sintered stainless steels and modification of surface layer properties such as hardness and coefficient of friction.

Aim of this paper is to present the properties of carbon preforms for the production of biomorphic composites. Carbon samples were obtained through pyrolysis of paulownia wood, replicating the microstructure of the cellulosic precursor. Many characterization methods such as Raman Spectroscopy, light microscopy, hardness tests and pore size analyzer detection were used to investigate the microstructure of the product as well as the pore size of carbon samples. Obtained results showed that the parts of early or late wood template play an important role in the pore size, specific surface area and pore volume of the product. This review aims to be a comprehensive description of the development of carbon chars: from wood templates and their microstructure to potential applications of biomorphic materials.

The demand for materials obtained using powder metallurgy (PM) is constantly increasing, especially on SDSSs, which are characterized by a two–phase structure consisting of ferrite and austenite. The main purpose of this study was to examine the effect of surface layer alloying with chromium carbide on the microstructure and tribological properties (e.g., hardness and wear resistance) of SDSSs. The multiphase sinters were prepared from two types of water–atomized steel powders: 316L and 409L. The technique of the APS method was used to deposit Cr3C2–NiAl powder on the SDSS surface. Electric arc (GTAW method) was used for surface alloying. Optical and scanning microscopy, X–ray phase analysis, and examinations of microhardness and coefficient of friction were performed in order to determine the microstructure and basic properties of SDSS after alloying. The surface alloying with Cr3C2 improves tribological properties of SDSSs such as hardness and the coefficient of friction.

Sintered stainless steel (SSS) is manufactured using the powder metallurgy technology (PM). SSSs are characterized by a two–phase structure which can be obtained by mixing different proportions of the main structural components (i.e. austenite and ferrite). Taking into account the improvement of functional properties of SSSs, a number of surface modifications have been proposed. This study proposes a method to improve functional properties by formation of chromium carbide coating and alloying the surface by the gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) process. The results of light optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM/EDX), roughness parameters, hardness, and the coefficient of friction are presented.

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