The DANTE Tempering Model accounts for both low and high temperature tempering processes, capturing the evolution of martensite into tempered martensite as a function of time and temperature; simulating carbide precipitation and coarsening for hardness and strength
Tempering is governed by time and temperature. The DANTE tempering model includes:
In addition to strength evolution, the carbon dependent tempering model captures material volume change during tempering—an important factor in residual stress redistribution and tempering crack risk. Allowing for analysis on residual stress change, tempering cracks, and carbide size distribution.
Hardness in DANTE is calculated using a mixture law based on the calculated volume fraction of phases.
The hardness model accounts for:
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