Abrasive wear of ferricarbonic alloys during frictional heating

Frictional heating is analyzed to check the wear resistance of major structural components of undoped ferricarbonic alloys during abrasive wear. It is established that the wear resistance of austenite drops twofold once the temperature leaps to 130°C. The wear resistance of other structural components (ferrite, perlite, and martensite) diminishes in heating less intensively, but the wear resistance of unstable austenite is at the maximum level at any temperature within the studied range (up to 290°C).