Case Studies

DANTE Heat Treatment Software Case Studies – Real-World Applications in Carburizing, Quenching & Stress Analysis

Discover how DANTE heat treatment software has been applied to solve real-world steel heat treatment challenges. These case studies highlight DANTE’s advanced capabilities in improving processes such as carburizing, oil quench, high-pressure gas quench, water quench, induction hardening, tempering, and stress relief.

From reducing distortion and residual stresses to optimizing thermal cycles, phase transformations, and material properties, these examples demonstrate the value of accurate, physics-based modeling in industrial heat treatment applications.

Sort through some of our more popular topics by clicking the links below:

  1. Gas/Low Pressure Carburization
  2. Oil Quench/High Pressure Gas Quench/Water Quench/Etc.
  3. Induction Hardening
  4. Distortion Analysis
  5. Stress Analysis

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Axle Shaft Induction Scan Hardening Download PDF
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06/15/2016 Truck axle shaft, Induction scan hardening, Spray quench, Scanning inductor, Quench rate sensitivity, Stress formation, Distortion, and AISI 1541, 1040, 4140
Distortion Analysis of Landing Gear Download PDF
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06/15/2016 Landing gear, Distortion analysis, Oil quench, 300M, Bow distortion, and Immersion quench
Distortion Minimization of a Press Quenched Bevel Gear - Using DANTE for Troubleshooting and Press Quench Process Design Download PDF
06/15/2016 Press quenched bevel gear, AISI 9310, Carburization, Press quench tooling, Press quench plug design, Bevel tooth distortion, and Bore distortion
Heat Treatment Process Development for Gears Using Computer Modeling Download PDF
06/15/2016 Gear heat treatment process development, Computer modeling, Loading model, Low pressure carburization (lpc), High pressure gas quenching (hpgq), and Thermal/stress modeling
Immersion Quenching of Long Components - Using DANTE and ANSYS to evaluate the effects of simulating the immersion process for long components Download PDF
06/15/2016 Immersion quenching, AISI 9310, Bow distortion, and Immersion rate
Improving Gear Tooth Bending Fatigue Life Download PDF
06/15/2016 Gear tooth bending fatigue life, Pyrowear 53, Intensive water quenching, Oil quenching, helicopter transmission, and Spur gear
Induction Hardening of Welded Tube Shaft Download PDF
06/15/2016 Induction hardening, 4130/10B37 welded tube shaft, and In-process stress mechanisms
Low Pressure Carburization Process Improvement for a Ring Gear Controlling Carbide Formation during LPC Download PDF
06/15/2016 Low pressure carburization (lpc), Vacuum carburization, Controlling carbide formation, Ferrium C64, LECO burn test, Carbon profile, LPC process redesign, and Primary carbide formation
Oil Hole Crack of Crankshaft During Induction Hardening Download PDF
06/15/2016 Crankshaft oil hole crack and Induction hardening
Quench and Temper of Steel Rolling Mill Roll Download PDF
06/15/2016 Steel rolling mill roll, Quench hardening, Temper, Surface compressive stresses, and Differential hardening
Scanning Induction Hardening of Steel Coupler Download PDF
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06/15/2016 Scanning induction hardening, AISI 4340 steel coupler, Crack possibility, Process redesign, Preheating, and Internal stress
Understanding Process Sensitivities in Press Quenching Download PDF
06/15/2016 Press quench process sensitivities, AISI 52100 bearing ring, and Quench cracking
Using DANTE during Product Design - Correcting Bevel Gear Distortion from Heat Treat Download PDF
06/15/2016 Bevel gear distortion, Carburization, oil quench hardening, Process change, and Induction heating
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