scholarly journals Process Signature for Laser Hardening

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 465
Author(s):  
Friedhelm Frerichs ◽  
Yang Lu ◽  
Thomas Lübben ◽  
Tim Radel
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Phase Transformation ◽  
Heating Time ◽  
Temperature Gradients ◽  
Laser Hardening ◽  
Thermal Loads ◽  
Zero Crossing ◽  
Residual Stress State ◽  
Stress Curve ◽  
Process Signature

During many manufacturing processes for surface treatment of steel components heat will be exchanged between the environment and the workpiece. The heat exchange commonly leads to temperature gradients within the surface near area of the workpiece, which involve mechanical strains inside the material. If the corresponding stresses exceed locally the yield strength of the material residual stresses can remain after the process. If the temperature increase is high enough additionally phase transformation to austenite occurs and may lead further on due to a fast cooling to the very hard phase martensite. This investigation focuses on the correlation between concrete thermal loads such as temperature and temperature gradients and resulting modifications such as changes of the residual stress, the microstructure, and the hardness respectively. Within this consideration the thermal loads are the causes of the modifications and will be called internal material loads. The correlations between the generated internal material loads and the material modifications will be called Process Signature. The idea is that Process Signatures provide the possibility to engineer the workpiece surface layer and its functional properties in a knowledge-based way. This contribution presents some Process Signature components for a thermally dominated process with phase transformation: laser hardening. The target quantities of the modifications are the change of the residual stress state at the surface and the position of the 1st zero-crossing of the residual stress curve. Based on Finite Element simulations the internal thermal loadings during laser hardening are considered. The investigations identify for the considered target quantities the maximal temperature, the maximal temperature gradient, and the heating time as important parameters of the thermal loads.

scholarly journals Influence of Preaging Temperature on the Indentation Strength of 3Y-TZP Aged in Ambient Atmosphere

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 2767
Author(s):  
Ki-Won Jeong ◽  
Jung-Suk Han ◽  
Gi-Uk Yang ◽  
Dae-Joon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Phase Transformation ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Compressive Residual Stress ◽  
Yttria Stabilized Zirconia ◽  
Ambient Atmosphere ◽  
Aged Specimen ◽  
Stabilized Zirconia ◽  
M Phase ◽  
The Relationship

Yttria-stabilized zirconia (3Y-TZP) containing 0.25% Al2O3, which is resistant to low temperature degradation (LTD), was aged for 10 h at 130–220 °C in air. The aged specimens were subsequently indented at loads ranging from 9.8 to 490 N using a Vickers indenter. The influence of preaging temperature on the biaxial strength of the specimens was investigated to elucidate the relationship between the extent of LTD and the strength of zirconia restorations that underwent LTD. The indented strength of the specimens increased as the preaging temperature was increased higher than 160 °C, which was accompanied by extensive t-ZrO2 (t) to m-ZrO2 (m) and c-ZrO2 (c) to r-ZrO2 (r) phase transformations. The influence of preaging temperature on the indented strength was rationalized by the residual stresses raised by the t→m transformation and the reversal of tensile residual stress on the aged specimen surface due to the indentation. The results suggested that the longevity of restorations would not be deteriorated if the aged restorations retain compressive residual stress on the surface, which corresponds to the extent of t→m phase transformation less than 52% in ambient environment.

scholarly journals Influence of Steel Grain Size on Residual Stress in Grinding Processing

2010 ◽  
Vol 638-642 ◽  
pp. 2389-2394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masahide Gotoh ◽  
Katsuhiro Seki ◽  
M. Shozu ◽  
Hajime Hirose ◽  
Toshihiko Sasaki
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Residual Stress ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Stress State ◽  
Mechanical Grinding ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Residual Stress State ◽  
Analysis Methods ◽  
Average Grain Size ◽  
Fine Grained Steels

The fine-grained rolling steels NFG600 and the conventional usual rolling steels SM490 were processed by sand paper polishing and mechanical grinding to compare the residual stress generated after processing. The average grain size of NFG600 and SM490 is 3 μm and 15μm respectively. Therefore improvement of mechanical properties for such fine-grained steels is expected, it is important to understand the residual stress state of new fine-grained materials with processing. In this study, multi axial stresses of two kinds of specimens after polishing and grinding were measured by three kinds of analysis methods including cos-ψ method. As a result, as for σ33, the stress of NFG was compression, though that of SM490 was tension.

About Residual Stress State of Castings: The Case of HPDC Parts and Possible Advantages through Semi-Solid Processes

2022 ◽  
Vol 327 ◽  
pp. 272-278
Author(s):  
Elisa Fracchia ◽  
Federico Simone Gobber ◽  
Claudio Mus ◽  
Yuji Kobayashi ◽  
Mario Rosso
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Stress State ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Casting Process ◽  
Ray Method ◽  
Premature Failure ◽  
Thin Walls ◽  
Residual Stress State ◽  
Semi Solid ◽  
Pressure Die Casting

Nowadays, one of the most crucial focus in the aluminium-foundry sector is the production of high-quality castings. Mainly, High-Pressure Die Casting (HPDC) is broadly adopted, since by this process is possible to realize aluminium castings with thin walls and high specific mechanical properties. On the other hand, this casting process may cause tensile states into the castings, namely residual stresses. Residual stresses may strongly affect the life of the product causing premature failure of the casting. Various methods can assess these tensile states, but the non-destructive X-Ray method is the most commonly adopted. Namely, in this work, the residual stress analysis has been performed through Sinto-Pulstec μ-X360s. Detailed measurements have been done on powertrain components realized in aluminium alloy EN AC 46000 through HPDC processes to understand and prevent dangerous residual stress state into the aluminium castings. Furthermore, a comparison with stresses induced by Rheocasting processes is underway. In fact, it is well known that Semi-Solid metal forming combines the advantages of casting and forging, solving safety and environmental problems and possibly even the residual stress state can be positively affected.

Capability of martensitic low transformation temperature welding consumables for increasing the fatigue strength of high strength steel joints

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (9) ◽  
pp. 891-900
Author(s):  
Jonas Hensel ◽  
Arne Kromm ◽  
Thomas Nitschke-Pagel ◽  
Jonny Dixneit ◽  
Klaus Dilger
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Phase Transformation ◽  
Fatigue Strength ◽  
High Strength Steel ◽  
Transformation Temperature ◽  
Fatigue Cracks ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Filler Material ◽  
Phase Transformation Temperature ◽  
Filler Materials

Abstract The use of low transformation temperature (LTT) filler materials represents a smart approach for increasing the fatigue strength of welded high strength steel structures apart from the usual procedures of post weld treatment. The main mechanism is based on the effect of the low start temperature of martensite formation on the stress already present during welding. Thus, compressive residual stress formed due to constrained volume expansion in connection with phase transformation become highly effective. Furthermore, the weld metal has a high hardness that can delay the formation of fatigue cracks but also leads to low toughness. Fundamental investigations on the weldability of an LTT filler material are presented in this work, including the characterization of the weld microstructure, its hardness, phase transformation temperature and mechanical properties. Special attention was applied to avoid imperfections in order to ensure a high weld quality for subsequent fatigue testing. Fatigue tests were conducted on the welded joints of the base materials S355J2 and S960QL using conventional filler materials as a comparison to the LTT filler. Butt joints were used with a variation in the weld type (DY-weld and V-weld). In addition, a component-like specimen (longitudinal stiffener) was investigated where the LTT filler material was applied as an additional layer. The joints were characterized with respect to residual stress, its stability during cyclic loading and microstructure. The results show that the application of LTT consumables leads to a significant increase in fatigue strength when basic design guidelines are followed. This enables a benefit from the lightweight design potential of high-strength steel grades.

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