Procedimiento para la realización de carburización de aceros mediante el proceso oaw.

Abstract

In this work, the study of the effects in the use of carburizing flames of the oxyacetylene process used in welding, on the surface of a metallic material, is carried out, hoping to achieve an effect similar to carburizing or cementation, for which cylindrical SAE 1018 steel specimens are used, which are subjected to a variable flame, depending on the time and composition in order to obtain an evident increase in the surface hardness of the material, later a metallographic study is carried out in order to determine if there is diffusion of carbon in the attacked surface, in addition to a simplified study of costs to contrast the process with traditional methods. The results show that the hardness increases between 12 and 23 percent depending on the exposure time, which was relatively short in relation to traditional carburization processes, with evident differences in terms of costs, it can also be shown that there is diffusion of carbon in the surface, verifying that it is a cementation process, with potential application in industrial processes.