TY - CONF A1 - Kislov, S. A1 - Kislov, V. A1 - Ostrovsky, P. A1 - Woydt, Mathias T1 - Localized hardening and structuring of steel by a simple process N2 - Hardness is known as a property to fight agalnst adhesive wear and abrasion. Structuring is a modern path to enhanced hydrodynamic lubrication and Support deficient lubrication. The present paper illuminates a novel, simple and robust process to harden ferritic, perlitic or austenitic steels and/or to Implement a texturing to the contact zone, both as localized and “cold” treatments. These process steps guarantee dimensional stability. An integral Processing Step is the incorporation of substances and minerals into the surfaces, which substantially reduces friction and further increases wear resistance. This process transforms the structure of the subsurface Region from a pre-existing metallurgical structure into a new structure, preferably a martensitic one. These transformations of the pre-existing steels were confirmed by means of TEM and nano-indentation. For example, the plastic hardness of an X12Cr13 is increased from 2,530 MPa to 6,300 MPa. The resulting tribological effects will be shown for sliding and slip-rolling tribosystems. T2 - 53. Tribologie-Fachtagung - Reibung, Schmierung und Verschleiß CY - Göttingen, Germany DA - 24.09.2012 PY - 2012 SN - 978-3-00-039201-6 VL - II SP - 49/1 EP - 49/8 CY - Aachen AN - OPUS4-26641 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -