Effect of surfactant addition on TiO2nanofluid as quench medium in heat treatment process of S45C medium carbon steel

W. N. Putra, F. Muhammad, C. Ramadhani, I. Fahmy, S. Harjanto

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Abstract

Quenching is a rapid cooling process to obtain specific desirable material properties after soaking of a metal at a high temperature, above the recrystallization phase. The quench medium's choice depends on the hardenability of the metal alloy, the thickness of the component, the geometry of the component, and the hardness needed for the application. As a quench medium, nanofluid has been studied using several different fluids as the base. Furthermore, a surfactant is added to stabilize the suspended particle in the nanofluid. In this research, a laboratory-grade TiO2 powder was used as a nanoparticle with three different types of surfactants. Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM) and Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) measurements were carried out to determine the particle morphology and purity. Observation by FESEM and EDX confirmed that the particle size was around 20nm and free from metal impurities. TiO2 nanoparticle content in nanofluid quench mediums used for this research was 0.5% of the nanofluid's total volume. The amount surfactant added on each medium was 1% - 5% for each type of surfactant, i.e., Sodium Dodecyl Benzene Sulfonate (SDBS), Cetyl Trimethyl Ammonium Bromide (CTAB), and Poly Ethylene Glycol (PEG). These mediums were used to quench JIS S45C or AISI 1045 carbon steel samples, which annealed at 1000°C for 1 hour. The maximum hardness was reached at a 2% surfactant. The addition of 2% SDBS increased the hardness up to 59.6 HRC, while 2% of CTAB and PEG increased up to 58.9 HRC and 58.6 HRC, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Metallurgy and Engineering Materials
Subtitle of host publicationCharacterizations and Innovation
EditorsJaka Fajar Fatriansyah, Deni Ferdian, Wahyuaji Narottama Putra, Akhmad Herman Yuwono, Donanta Dhaneswara, Nofrijon Sofyan
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735444669
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 May 2023
EventInternational Meeting on Advances in Metallurgy and Materials 2020, i-MAMM 2020 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 16 Nov 202017 Nov 2020

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume2538
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

ConferenceInternational Meeting on Advances in Metallurgy and Materials 2020, i-MAMM 2020
CityVirtual, Online
Period16/11/2017/11/20

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