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

Author:

Siva N. Lingamanaik and Bernard K. Chen

Date Published:

September 2013

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2013.04.039

Journal/Conference:

Computational Materials Science Volume 77

Pages:

153-160

Summary:

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.

How was DANTE Used?:

DANTE was used with ABAQUS to model the quenching process of railway wheels and predict the residual stress and volume fractions.

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