Research into Grinding Hardening of Microalloyed Non-quenched and Tempered Steel

Grinding hardening is a new technology of hardening steel piece surfaces with grinding heat generated in the grinding process instead of with a high or medium frequency induction heating method, which can effectively integrate grinding and surface hardening. Experimental studies were carried out on grinding hardening of non-quenched and tempered steel. Through grinding experiments with variable depths of cut and feeding rate, the variation in the depth of the hardening layer was studied and the microstructure of the hardening zone of the test pieces was subsequently analyzed. In the end, the hardening effect of non-quenched and tempered steel was compared with that of 40Cr steel, which revealed the superiority of non-quenched and tempered steel in grinding hardening technology.