Research & Publications Featuring DANTE

Modeling heat treatment of steel parts

B.L. Ferguson, Z. Li, and A.M. Freborg

This article discusses how how to optimize a way to derive the transformation kinetics parameters from dilatometry experiments.

November 2005

Understanding the distinction between quenching and carburizing quenching stress field: Evolution mechanism of quenching stress field influenced by carbon content in low-carbon alloy steel

Huaming Liu, Jinyuan Tang, Chenwei Liu, Yashuai Liu, Weizhe Jiang, and Beier Sun

This study developed and validated a finite element model to simulate stress evolution during carburizing and quenching of 12Cr2Ni4A alloy steel, a material commonly used in aerospace gears.

08/15/2024

Microstructural and thermo-mechanical analysis of quench cracking during the production of bainitic–martensitic railway wheels

Siva Naidoo Lingamanaik and Bernard K. Chen

This article is an investigation into the quench cracking of a rail wheel during production using a thermo-mechanical finite-element (FE) model.

May 2014

A new finite element model for Mn-Si-Cr bainitic/martensitic product quenching process: Simulation and experimental validation

Yu Tian, Zhunli Tan, Huijun Li, Bo Gao, Jiaqi Zhu, and Yanru Liu, and Min Zhang

This article explores a proposed finite-element model (FEM) that simulates temperature distribution of the bainite/martensite multiphase material during water-air alternating surface quenching.

August 2021

The effects of carburising and quenching process on the formation of residual stresses in automotive gears

Siva N. Lingamanaik and Bernard K. Chen

This articles examines the how the carburizing and quenching process effects the formation of residual stress on gears

September 2012

Modeling of Powder Metallurgy Processes

Howard Kuhn

This article discusses the introduction of modeling and the application of modeling into powder metallurgy (PM) which is the process of using metal powder and its densification for the development of final materials.

2010

Modeling of Quenching, Residual-Stress Formation, and Quench Cracking

Ronald A. Wallis

This article discusses various studies on modeling used for modeling cooling rates, heat-transfer coefficients, and residual stress including the requirements for modeling and applications.

2010

Intensive Quenching of Steel Parts

Michael A. Aronov, Nikolai I. Kobasko, Joseph A. Powell, and George E. Totten

This article talks about an alternative hardening process known as intensive quenching, which involves extremely high cooling rates within the martensite phase temperature range.

2013

Prediction of residual stresses in low carbon bainitic–martensitic railway wheels using heat transfer coefficients derived from quenching experiments

Siva N. Lingamanaik and Bernard K. Chen

This article discusses the optimization of quenching for recently developed low carbon bainitic-martensitic steel railway wheels to prevent cracking due to fatigue. Finite-element modeling was used to explore different processes to determine the optimal quenching conditions.

September 2013

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