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This study investigated and compared the tensile and high-cycle fatigue properties of AISI 1045 steel and Cr electroplated AISI 1045 steel. First, tensile and fatigue specimens were machined from AISI 1045 steel (substrate), and two kinds of Cr electroplating layers with different layer thickness were applied. The substrate, AISI 1045 steel consisted of an a-Fe matrix and pearlite, and the two Cr electroplating layers were measured to have thicknesses of 13.1 μm and 53.9 μm, respectively. The Cr layer did not show signs of peeling from the substrate, but initial micro cracks were present within the Cr electroplating layer. Tensile test results confirmed that the Cr electroplated specimens had similar yield strengths and tensile strengths to those of the substrate AISI 1045 steel, but elongation decreased significantly. High cycle fatigue results confirmed that the fatigue limit (~10 7 cycles to fatigue failure) of the substrate steel was 600 MPa, and the fatigue limit decreased significantly to 500 MPa (13.1 μm thickness) and 325 MPa (53.9 μm thickness) as the Cr electroplating layers were formed. This study also observed fracture surfaces of tensile and high cycle fatigue fractured specimens, and the deformation mechanisms of the Cr electroplated steel were suggested in connection with microstructures.

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This study investigated the effect of T6 heat treatment on the microstructure and scratch wear behavior of hypoeutectic Al-12wt.%Si alloy manufactured by extrusion. Microstructural observation identified spherical eutectic Si phases before and after the heat treatment of alloys (F, T6). Phase analysis confirmed Al matrix and Si phase as well as Al 2 Cu and Al 3 Ni, Mg 2 Si in both alloys. In particular, Al 2 Cu was finer and more evenly distributed in T6 alloy. This resulted in Vickers hardness of T6 alloy that was 2.3 times greater compared to F alloy. The scratch wear test was conducted using constant load scratch test (CLST) mode and multi-pass scratch test (MPST) mode. The scratch coefficient and worn out volume obtained by such were used to evaluate wear properties before and after heat treatment. In the case of T6 alloy, its scratch coefficient was lower than F alloy in all load ranges. After 15 repeated tests to measure worn out volume, F alloy and T6 alloy measured 1.2×10 -1 mm 3 and 7.8×10 -2 mm 3 , respectively. In other words, the wear resistance of T6 alloy were confirmed to be better than those of F alloy. In addition, this study attempted to identify the microstructural factors that contribute to the better scratch wear resistance of T6 alloy and wear mechanism from surface and cross-section observations after the wear tests.