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Gas quenching of CARBURIZED PINION GEAR Prediction of Carbon profile Determination of Heat Transfer Coefficients Prediction of Quenched residual Stress State, Metallurgical Phase distribution & Hardness Profile Prediction of distortion Upwind Technology Inc. 6660 Cobb Drive Sterling heights, MI 48033 586-977-1967
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Gas quenching of CARBURIZED PINION GEAR

• Prediction of Carbon profile• Determination of Heat Transfer Coefficients• Prediction of Quenched residual Stress State, Metallurgical Phase

distribution & Hardness Profile• Prediction of distortion

Upwind Technology Inc.6660 Cobb DriveSterling heights, MI 48033586-977-1967

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Top zone surface

Middle zone surface

Bottom zone surface

Total number of nodes = 22440

Total number of elements = 19890

The single tooth is divided into three zones. Different heat transfer coefficients are applied on individual zones.

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Top zone surface

Middle zone surface

Bottom zone surface

The ambient temperature vs. time was taken from experiments

Temperature vs. time from thermocouples for each zone were used as the baseline for fitting

Because gas quenching was performed, a constant heat transfer coefficient value was assumed for each zone. Iteration to determine appropriate heat transfer values for the three zones was automated using an optimization methodology.

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Fitted Heat Transfer Coefficients

Agreement between measured and predicted temperature-time is acceptable for these heat transfer coefficient values.

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Predicted Minimum Principal Stress

Unit (mpa)

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AUSTENITE FERRITE

U BAINITE

L BAINITE MARTENSITE

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Hardness Distribution

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Radial distortion contour plot using the local cylindrical coordinate system

Radial displacement, 0.0213 mm

Radial displacement, 0.121 mm