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Numerical simulation of steel quenching

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The algorithm and computer program are completed to simulate the quenching of complex cylinders, cones, spheres, etc. Numerical simulation of steel quenching is a complex problem, dealing with estimation of microstructure and hardness distribution, and also dealing with evaluation of residual stresses and distortions after quenching. The nonlinear finite volume method has been used in numerical simulation. By the established computer program, mechanical properties and residual stresses and strains distributions in the quenched specimen can be given at every moment of quenching.

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  1. Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Vukovarska 58, HR5100, Rijeka, Croatia

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Smoljan, B. Numerical simulation of steel quenching. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 11, 75–79 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-002-0011-5

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