Year
2021
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering
Abstract
This study comprises a comprehensive investigation of the microstructural development in industrially produced high-carbon steel. A combination of numerical, analytical, and experimental techniques was employed. A wide range of heat treatment procedures was studied: isothermal transformation (TT), continuous cooling (CCT) and quench-and partitioning (Q&P) heat treatments.
An ABAQUS finite-element model was used to simulate the industrial manufacturing route subject to the industrial operational conditions of a two-step quenching heat treatment. The findings provided new insights, which would be helpful in developing finite element analysis and simulations of different heat treatments on an industrial scale.
Recommended Citation
Babasafari, Zeinab, Phase Transformation and Microstructural Development in High Carbon Steel Following Quenching and Partitioning Heat Treatment, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wollongong, 2021. https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses1/1123
FoR codes (2008)
0912 MATERIALS ENGINEERING, 0913 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, 0914 RESOURCES ENGINEERING AND EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY, 0915 INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING
Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Wollongong.