Calculated hardenability for improved consistency of properties in heat treatable engineering steels |
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Authors: | W T Cook P F Morris L Woollard |
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Affiliation: | (1) British Steel PLC, Swinden Technology Centre, Mooregate, 560 3AR Rotherham, England |
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Abstract: | Hardenability is one of the most important parameters controlling the heat treated properties of engineering steels. It affects
the consistency of response for microstructure, hardness, strength, toughness, and dimensional change (distortion). This study
illustrates that a major benefit of controlling hardenability is improving the consistency of dimensional distortion resulting
from heat treatment. To facilitate the supply of steels to hardenability limits, especially restricted hardenability, a new
technique was developed for the prediction of Jominy hardenability from chemical composition. The technique, termed the “Database
Method,” uses measured Jominy hardenability and chemical composition data, contained in a database, to calculate the hardenability
for a query composition. Using up to ten known steels, selected from the database with compositions closely matching that
of the query steel, a small adjustment is made to the measured hardenability of each known steel allowing for the small difference
in composition between the query and chosen steel. The final calculated result for the query steel is taken as the average
of the various estimates. The basis of the Database Method is explained, and the advantages are illustrated for selecting
engineering grades. |
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Keywords: | Distortion control Hardenability calculation Ideal critical diameter Steel |
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