Optimization of the Case Depth of a Cylinder Made With 4340 Steel by a Control of the Laser Heat Treatment Parameters

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachid Fakir ◽  
Noureddine Barka ◽  
Jean Brousseau
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Numerical Model ◽  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Laser Power ◽  
Case Depth ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Laser Heat Treatment ◽  
Laser Heat ◽  
4340 Steel ◽  
Cylindrical Workpiece

This paper presents a numerical model able to control the temperature distribution along a 4340 steel cylinder heat-treated with Nd: YAG laser. The numerical model developed using the numerical finite element method, was based on a study of surface temperature variation and the adjustment of this temperature by a control of the heat treatment laser power. The proposed analytical approach was built gradually by (i) the development of a numerical model of laser heat treatment of the cylindrical workpiece, (ii) an analysis of the results of simulations and experimental tests, (iii) development of a laser power adjustment approach, and (iv) proposal of a laser power control predictor using neural networks. This approach was made possible by highlighting the influence of the fixed (non-variable) parameters of the laser heat treatment on the case depth, and has shown that it is possible by controlling the laser parameters to homogenize the distribution of the maximum temperature reached on the surface for a uniform case depth. The feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed approach leads to a reliable and accurate model able to guarantee a uniform surface temperature and a regular case depth for a cylindrical workpiece of a length of 50-mm and with a diameter of between 16-mm and 22-mm.

Servo-Control Applied to the Parameters of the Laser Hardening Process for a Regular Case Depth of 4340 Steel Cylindrical Specimen

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachid Fakir ◽  
Noureddine Barka ◽  
Jean Brousseau
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Numerical Model ◽  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Laser Power ◽  
Case Depth ◽  
Laser Heat Treatment ◽  
Regular Case ◽  
Laser Heat ◽  
4340 Steel ◽  
Cylindrical Workpiece

This paper presents a numerical model able to control the temperature distribution along a 4340 steel cylinder heat-treated with laser. The numerical model developed using the numerical finite element method (FEM) was based on a study of surface temperature variation and the adjustment of this temperature by a control of the heat treatment laser power. The proposed analytical approach was built gradually by (i) the development of a numerical model of laser heat treatment of the cylindrical workpiece, (ii) an analysis of the results of simulations and experimental tests, (iii) development of a laser power adjustment approach, and (iv) proposal of a laser power control predictor using neural networks. This approach was made possible by highlighting the influence of the fixed (nonvariable) parameters of the laser heat treatment on the case depth and has shown that it is possible by controlling the laser parameters to homogenize the distribution of the maximum temperature reached on the surface for a uniform case depth. The feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed approach lead to a reliable and accurate model able to guarantee a uniform surface temperature and a regular case depth for a cylindrical workpiece of a length of 50 mm and with a diameter of between 16 and 22 mm.

Controlled surface temperature laser heat treatment

1985 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. DE PASCALE ◽  
C. ESPOSITO ◽  
M. LEPORE
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Laser Heat Treatment ◽  
Laser Heat

Optimization of Local Laser Heat Treatment Process Using a Simple FE-Model

2013 ◽  
Vol 762 ◽  
pp. 360-367
Author(s):  
Antti Järvenpää ◽  
T. Kiuru ◽  
Antti Määttä ◽  
Matias Jaskari ◽  
Kari Mäntyjärvi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Process Parameters ◽  
Treatment Process ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Heat Treatment Process ◽  
Laser Heat Treatment ◽  
Laser Heat ◽  
Heat Treated

Local laser heat treatment is an efficient method to manufacture tailored heat-treated steel strips. It can be applied to soften narrow zones of the strip in order to improve its formability on desired areas. However, the properties achieved are dependent on several process parameters. An objective is to develop a predictive model to optimize the heat treatment parameters instead of using experimental trials. In the present study, a finite element model was applied to predict the maximum temperature and heating and cooling rates, as well as the heat distribution along the heat treated area. To develop the model and to test its feasibility, experiments were performed, in which process parameters were varied to study their effects on temperature distribution in a 6 mm thick abrasion resistant steel grade. Scanning of a laser beam was used to optimize the width and depth of the heat-affected zone.In practice, local laser heat treatment process parameters have to be optimized with care for successful results. The most important task is to minimize the temperature gradient between the surfaces and to keep the peak temperatures close to the austenitizing temperature. The results indicate that a simple model can be used to predict the outcome of the heat treatment, so that finite element modeling can be adopted as a suitable tool for design of local heat treatments, allowing more advanced treatments and applications with complex geometries.

Laser Heat Treatment of Cast Irons—Optimization of Process Variables: Part I

1985 ◽  
Vol 107 (3) ◽  
pp. 200-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. K. Mathur ◽  
P. A. Molian
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Gray Iron ◽  
Case Depth ◽  
Laser Heat Treatment ◽  
Process Variables ◽  
Cast Irons ◽  
Maximum Coverage ◽  
Laser Heat ◽  
Ring Mode ◽  
Better Than

A 1.2 kw CO2-CW laser operating in ring and Gaussian beam modes was used to surface harden gray and ductile cast irons. The microstructure, case depth, hardness, surface integrity, and distortion were studied as functions of process variables (i.e., laser power, focusing optics, beam size, scan rate and thickness of the specimen). The results indicate that the ring mode is preferred over Gaussian whereas ductile iron response to laser heat treatment is better than gray iron. The maximum case depth achieved with minimum melting was 0.38 mm, and the maximum coverage rate obtained was 322.58 mm2/s.

Sub-millisecond post exposure bake of chemically amplified resists by CO 2 laser heat treatment

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Byungki Jung ◽  
Jing Sha ◽  
Florencia Paredes ◽  
Christopher K. Ober ◽  
Michael O. Thompson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Laser Heat Treatment ◽  
Post Exposure ◽  
Chemically Amplified ◽  
Laser Heat ◽  
Post Exposure Bake ◽  
Chemically Amplified Resists

The preparation and performance of grain size gradient TWIP steel fabricated by laser heat treatment

2019 ◽  
Vol 743 ◽  
pp. 294-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kun Wang ◽  
Aiping Wei ◽  
Zimu Shi ◽  
Xizhang Chen ◽  
Jixing Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Twip Steel ◽  
Laser Heat Treatment ◽  
Laser Heat ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Size Gradient
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