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Study of the Impact of Quenching Process Parameters in High Dimension Rings of Steel AISI 4140

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2012

C. Márquez ,
E. Martínez ,
J. Cárdenas ,
O. Saldívar ,
J. Rodríguez ,
F. Fernández  and
A. Pérez
C. Márquez
Affiliation:
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, FIME, Ave. Universidad s/n, Cd. Universitaria, San Nicolás de los Garza, N.L. 66450 México. Frisa Forjados, S.A. de C.V. P.O. Box 1273, Monterrey, N.L. 64000 México. Email: if.carlosmarquez@gmail.com
E. Martínez
Affiliation:
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, FIME, Ave. Universidad s/n, Cd. Universitaria, San Nicolás de los Garza, N.L. 66450 México. Frisa Forjados, S.A. de C.V. P.O. Box 1273, Monterrey, N.L. 64000 México. Email: if.carlosmarquez@gmail.com
J. Cárdenas
Affiliation:
Frisa Forjados, S.A. de C.V. P.O. Box 1273, Monterrey, N.L. 64000 México. Email: if.carlosmarquez@gmail.com
O. Saldívar
Affiliation:
Frisa Forjados, S.A. de C.V. P.O. Box 1273, Monterrey, N.L. 64000 México. Email: if.carlosmarquez@gmail.com
J. Rodríguez
Affiliation:
Frisa Forjados, S.A. de C.V. P.O. Box 1273, Monterrey, N.L. 64000 México. Email: if.carlosmarquez@gmail.com
F. Fernández
Affiliation:
Frisa Forjados, S.A. de C.V. P.O. Box 1273, Monterrey, N.L. 64000 México. Email: if.carlosmarquez@gmail.com
A. Pérez
Affiliation:
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, FIME, Ave. Universidad s/n, Cd. Universitaria, San Nicolás de los Garza, N.L. 66450 México.
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Abstract

Manufacturing of high dimension steel rings impose several technological challenges. The lack of understanding of the principles and practices of quenching can result in inadequate hardness, excessive distortion or scrapping of costly machined components. This paper presents the results of an analytical study of the parameters of the quenching operation, among them the fluid dynamics of the agitation in the quenching media. Velocity components of the fluid were measured using an anemometer inside the quenching tank. Uniformity of agitation is compared with a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation. The CFD results revealed the impact of quench tank design, configuration and operation of impellers.

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SimulationFluidThermal conductivityForgingMetal
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1372: Symposium S3 – Structural and Chemical Characterization of Metal Alloys and Compounds—2011 , 2012 , imrc-1372-s3-63
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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