Application Palm Kernel Shell Charcoal In Steel Carburizing Process

Mohd Faizal, Ghazali (2012) Application Palm Kernel Shell Charcoal In Steel Carburizing Process. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Some of new material produce, the several mechanical properties are often is not good where unexpected material occurred during the production. May be the composition is not enough to achieved hardened of that component. Impact of this situation, structural component especially strength and hardening of the material is relatively low. Besides that, it can malleable and very cheap to acceptable for production of mechanical component. Chemical composition can increase and changed in microstructure with through carburizing process. Carburizing is one of heat treatment method where it can improve the mechanical and physical properties of material. Thus, using the supplement material such as organic waste used as raw material as carbon through carburizing process as an additional material to combination another component especially steel. Raw material is palm kernel shell is made through a pyrolysis process and produce charcoal. In the experimental is conducted, with an estimated 21 samples from solid cylinder low carbon steel used for preparation towards carburizing process. The carburizing was conducted with variation of time and temperature to study effect of physical and mechanical properties of steel and also do comparison between before and after carburizing process. Besides that, microstructure testing using XRD and SEM can be analyze where characterization can obtained and knowing new surface of microstructure and also it can be analyze mechanical properties especially for hardness of material using by Rockwell hardness tester. Thus, the chemical compositions are known where the change for carbon content on the specimen. However, palm kernel shell is possibility to become a high potential raw material for use in the carburizing where palm kernel shell has like a same characteristics than current carbon. Therefore, renewable product such as organic waste, it give impact to assist growth in green technology and enhance its contribution to the economy.

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