Research & Publications Featuring DANTE
Mechanical and Microstructural Characterization of Pack Carburized AISI 1018 Steel with Post-heat Treatment
Mohd Faheem, Arjun Bisaria, Saurabh Dewangan, & Anmol Bhatia
This study examines the effects of pack carburizing, a type of case-hardening heat treatment, and other heat treatment processes on the microstructure and behavior of AISI 1080 mild steel.
04/13/2026
A study on the kinetics of non-isothermal martensitic transformation considering strain relaxation and thermo-mechanical coupling
Huaming Liu, Jinyuan Tang, and Tingting Jiang
This study uses simulation to investigate microstructural evolution and kinetic parameters for quenching simulation to better and more accurately model phase transformations in high-strength alloy steels.
02/01/2026
Machine Learning-Driven Prediction of Microstructural Evolution and Mechanical Properties in Heat-Treated Steels Using Gradient Boosting
Saurabh Tiwari, Khushbu Dash, Seongjun Heo, Nokeun Park, and Nagireddy Gari Subba Reddy
In this study, gradient boosting models were created to predict microstructural phase fractions and mechanical properties in order to optimize heat treatment processes through machine learning.
01/15/2026
The Relevance of the Standard Jominy Test for Rapid/Intensive Quenching
Gopal Nadkarni, Nafi Bhuiyan, Saikishan Suryanarayanan, and Ryan Souders
This article discusses the relevance of the Jominy End-Quench Test, which was foundational in estimating hardenability and comparing materials, after the development of other types of quench tests over the last two decades.
10/21/2025
Achieving Uniform Tempering Temperature using Simultaneous Induction Heating and Water Spray for Steel Tubes
Zhichao (Charlie) Li, B. Lynn Ferguson, Stefan Habean, Edward Lee, and Jason Meyer
In this article, the hardening process for AISI 4140 steel tubes is designed and simulated using a commercial finite element heat treatment simulation software to better optimize the processes including induction heating, spray quenching, and tempering.
10/21/2025
Thermo-mechanical modelling of residual stresses induced by martensitic phase transformation and cooling during quenching of railway wheels
Siva N. Lingamanaik, Bernard K. Chen
This articles studies the formation of residual stress in low carbon bainitic-martensitic rail wheels using a commercially available finite-element (FE) model to promote the development of compressive residual stress in the rail wheels.
04/22/2011
A novel method for predicting carburizing and quenching deformation of the gear with the mandrel based on carburizing expansion strain and dynamic thermal boundary conditions of quenching
Huaming Liu, Xing Hu, Jinyuan Tang, Yuhui He, Wen Shao, Beier Sun, and Pengkai Zhu
This article is a study into attempting to predict deformation during the carburizing quenching heat treatment process using a multi-field model with the material properties of 8620RH.
10/30/2024
On the formulation of the kinematics and thermodynamics for polycrystalline materials undergoing phase transformation
Adetokunbo A. Adedoyin, Koffi Enakoutsa, and Douglas J. Bammann
This study attempts to create a material model based on several existing frameworks to move toward a more overall consistent modeling approach for quenching, welding, and/or heat treatment.
December 2019
FEA model for predicting the response of powder metallurgy steel components to heat treatment
Virendra S. Warke, Richard D. Sisson Jr., and Makhlouf M. Makhlouf
In this study and discussion on predicting the response of powder metallurgy steels to heat treatment, FL-4065 PM alloy was modeled to predict dimensional change, distortion, and residual stress.
08/25/2009
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