Analytical, numerical and experimental investigation of the distortion behavior of steel shafts during through‐hardening

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Maradit, Betül Pelin

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Distortion (undesired dimension and shape changes) is one of the most important problems of through hardened steel components. During quenching, anisotropic dimensional changes are inevitable due to classical plasticity and transformation induced plasticity. Moreover; various distortion potential carriers are brought into material during production chain. This study consists of analytical, numerical and experimental investigations of quench distortion. In numerical and analytical part, sensitivity analysis of the quenching model, and dimensional analysis of distortion were conducted by utilizing experimentally verified simulations. In sensitivity analysis, effect of uncertainties in input data on simulation results were determined, whereas; in dimensional analysis, the influence of various dimensionless numbers that govern quench distortion were investigated. Throughout the study, gas-nozzle-field quenching of SAE52100 long shafts were simulated. Simulations were performed by commercial finite element analysis software, SYSWELD®. Conceptual results indicate that the most important material properties and dimensionless numbers are the ones that govern volume change. Moreover, those that determine plasticity of austenite significantly affect isotropy of the dimensional changes. When unimportant dimensionless numbers are eliminated, there remain 14 dimensionless combinations that govern the problem. In experimental part of the study; effect of microstructure on distortion behavior of SAE52100 long cylinders with various diameters was investigated. In addition to gas-nozzle-field quenching, salt bath and high speed quenching experiments were performed. In regards to experimental findings, there is a correlation between distortions of long cylinders and machining position with respect to billet.

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Steel, Structural., Metallurgy.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/20096

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Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Thesis

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B. P. Maradit, “Analytical, numerical and experimental investigation of the distortion behavior of steel shafts during through‐hardening,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2010.