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.

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Name Of Publication	PDF	Date of Publication	Author of Publication	Tags	Processes	Other topics
Modeling the Effect of Chemistry Changes on Phase Transformation Timing, Hardness, and Distortion in Carburized 8620 Gear Steel	Download PDF	09/14/2021	Jason Meyer, Stefan Habean, Dan Londrico, and Justin Sims	Heat treatment and Steel metallurgy	LPC and Low pressure carburization	Quench cracking
Minimizing Distortion During HPGQ Processes	Download PDF	01/01/2018	Zhichao Li and B. Lynn Ferguson	HPGQ and Distortion	High Pressure Gas Quench
Causes of Distortion during HPGQ Process of Steel Parts (pdf)	Download PDF	10/19/2019	Justin Sims, Zhichao Li, and B. Lynn Ferguson	Distortion, High Pressure Gas Quench, and Steel
Assessing Heat Treatment Distortion Sensitivity	Download PDF	09/17/2007	Andrew Freborg, Zhichao Li, and Lynn Ferguson	Distortion sensitivity and Process sensitivity	Carburization, Austenitizing, Intensive quench, Oil quench, and Deep freeze
Press Quench Process Design for a Bevel Gear using Computer Modeling	Download PDF	04/18/2016	Zhichao Li, Andrew Freborg, and Lynn Ferguson	Press quench process design, 9310 Bevel gear, Die tooling, and Distortion control	Press quenching
Effect of Spray Quenching Rate on Distortion and Residual Stresses during Induction Hardening of a Full-Float Truck Axle	Download PDF	09/16/2013	Zhichao Li, Lynn Ferguson, Valentin Nemkov, Robert Goldstein, John Jackowski, and Greg Fett	AISI 1541 Truck axle, Spray quench rate, Distortion, and Residual stress	Induction hardening and Spray quenching
Sources of Distortion Study during Quench Hardening using Computer Modeling	Download PDF	10/24/2017	Zhichao Li, Lynn Ferguson, Justin Sims, and Tianyu Yu	Distortion, AISI 9310 bevel gear, and Modeling and simulation	Quench hardening
Sources of Heat Treatment Distortion and Approaches for Distortion Reduction during Quench Hardening Process	Download PDF	09/30/2024	Zhichao (Charlie) Li, B. Lynn Ferguson, Edward Lee, Stefan Habean, and Jason Meyer	Distortion, Modeling, Simulation, and Displacement	Quenching, Furnace Heating, Stepped Heating, LPC, and Low Pressure Carburization
Name Of Publication	PDF	Date of Publication	Author of Publication	Tags	Processes	Other topics