Surface Morphology Analysis of Martensitic Stainless Steel after Different Treatments |
| M. Gwoździka, S. Kuleszab, M. Bramowiczc, Z. Bałagaa
aCzęstochowa University of Technology, Faculty of Production Engineering and Materials Technology, Institute of Materials Engineering, al. Armii Krajowej 19, 42-200 Częstochowa, Poland bUniversity of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Department of Relativistic Physics, Olsztyn, Poland cUniversity of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Department of Materials Technology and Machines, Olsztyn, Poland |
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| The paper presents research on fractal analysis of martensitic stainless steel used for the manufacturing of surgical instruments. Fractal analysis was performed on samples subjected to sequential processes: heat treatment, surface treatment, and sterilization. According to scanning electron microscopy images, the surface treatments end up in highly anisotropic surface texture composed of a bunch of straight, narrow ridges. Closer examination reveals that the ridges are actually chains of nearly identical spherical grains. |
DOI:10.12693/APhysPolA.135.157 topics: X39Cr13, SEM, fractal analysis, surface treatment |