Abstract
The influence of gun barrel erosion has been proposed, but the research on the wear behavior of gun steel during the initial extrusion phase remains limited. This study employed an experimental approach to investigate the wear of 30CrNi2MoVA gun steel after untreated (25 °C) and thermal cycling treatments (400 °C and 800 °C) under both air and simulated seawater environments. In the air environment, abrasive wear and adhesive wear mechanisms were prominently observed. In the simulated seawater, abrasive wear mechanism was predominant. In both environments, the surface morphology and wear profiles of the untreated samples were similar, exhibiting a negative interaction phenomenon. After thermal cycling treatment, the corrosion wear resistance of 30CrNi2MoVA steel were significantly reduced. Among them, the material performance is the lowest at 800 °C. Therefore, this study provides theoretical and experimental evidence for improving the friction and wear performance of gun barrel rifling during the bullet extrusion process.
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