Publications

Browse some of our published papers showcasing the DANTE heat treatment software. These papers cover topics such as analyzing, optimizing, and developing heat treatment processes such as carburizing, quenching, stress, and distortion analysis. Some other topics include material data development, fatigue analysis, and other advanced topics, providing insight into the world of heat treatment simulation.

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
  6. Cracking/Failure

Name Of Publication PDF Date of Publication Author of Publication Tags Processes Other topics
Bending Fatigue Strength Improvement of Carburized Gears Download PDF 05/09/2006 A. M. Freborg, B. L. Ferguson, Z. Li, D. X. Schwam, and B. J. Smith bending fatigue strength, carburized aerospace gears, Pyrowear 53, residual stress measurement/validation, model validation, physical characterization, bending fatigue performance, loading model, hardness profile measurement, and single tooth bending fatigue carburizing, oil quench, intensive quench, deep freeze, and temper
Enhanced Surface Residual Compression of Carburized Steel Parts Using Laser Peening Process with Preload Download PDF 06/09/2014 Zhichao (Charlie) Li and B. Lynn Ferguson surface residual stress, X-ray diffraction residual stress measurement, carburized AISI 9310 steel, Johnson-Cook, four-point bending fatigue test, residual stress model validation, laser peening model, and fatigue loading model gas carburization, oil quench hardening, and laser peening
Experiment and Simulation of Heat Treatment Results of C-Ring Test Specimen Download PDF 01/01/2006 Zhichao Li, B. Lynn Ferguson, Xichen Sun, and Peter Bauerle Carburized AISI 8620 steel, C-Ring test specimen, model validation, residual stress measurement, carbon profile prediction, hardness profile prediction, residual stress prediction, carbon profile measurement, hardness profile measurement, and phase transformation prediction gas carburization and oil quench
Modeling the Effect of Carburization and Quenching on the Development of Residual Stresses and Bending Fatigue Resistance of Steel Gears Download PDF 07/24/2012 Zhichao Li, Andrew M. Freborg, Bruce D. Hansen, and T.S. Srivatsan bending fatigue, carburized Pyrowear 53 gear, residual stress, process modeling, single tooth bending load model, and dynamic contact stress analysis vacuum (low-pressure) carburization, oil quench hardening, cryogenic treatment/deep freeze, and double temper
Residual Stress and Bending Fatigue Strength in Carburized and Quench Hardened Pyrowear 53 Steel Gears Download PDF 04/18/2016 B. Lynn Ferguson, Andrew M. Freborg, and Zhichao Li residual stress, bending fatigue strength, carburized Pyrowear 53 steel gears, bending fatigue test, residual stress measurement, model validation, and loading model vacuum (low-pressure) carburization, subcritical anneal, oil quench, intensive quench, deep freeze, and double temper
Probe Design to Characterize Heat Transfer during Quenching Process Download PDF 09/09/2012 B. Lynn Ferguson, Andrew Freborg, and Zhichao Li heat transfer coefficient, heat transfer characterization, process characterization, and equipment characterization water quenching quench probe
Name Of Publication PDF Date of Publication Author of Publication Tags Processes Other topics