ASM International presents the latest volume in the ASM Handbook series on heat treatment. Volume 4F is a practical guide to quenching, its implementation, and its effects on the microstructure and properties of cast irons and steels.
As a comprehensive update of the best-selling title Handbook of Quenchants and Quenching Technology (ASM International, 1993), ASM Handbook, Volume 4F: Quenchants and Quenching Technology reviews the metallurgy of irons and steels and the changes that occur in response to controlled heating and cooling. It explains how cooling curve data is acquired and used in the development of quenching processes and the selection of quenchants. The book describes the wetting and heat transfer characteristics of industrial quenchants, including polymer and salt solutions, nanofluids, and petroleum, vegetable, and animal oils, and presents examples of the microstructures and properties achieved in different quenching media.
Volume 4F discusses the design of quenching systems with emphasis on the method of agitation. It explains how to evaluate initial designs, assess manufacturing feasibility, and determine the root cause of quench-induced failures. It covers a wide range of quenching processes, including induction, spray, gas, pulsed, and intensive quenching, and addresses related issues such as residual stress, distortion, and cracking in different types of components. It also discusses the use of computational fluid dynamics and other modeling tools.
Volume 4F follows Volume 4A, Steel Heat Treating Fundamentals and Processes; Volume 4B, Steel Heat Treating Technologies; Volume 4C, Induction Heating and Heat Treatment; Volume 4D, Heat Treating of Irons and Steels; and Volume 4E, Heat Treating of Nonferrous Alloys.
Part I : Introduction to Quenchants and Quenching Technology
Chapter 1 : Metallurgical Fundamentals of Quenching
Chapter 2 : Hardenability of Steels and Cast Irons
Part II : Quenching Processes and Quenchants
Chapter 3 : Heat Transfer during Quenching Processes
Chapter 4 : Cooling Curve Analysis
Chapter 5 : Acoustical Characterization
Chapter 6 : Flow Visualization in Quenching
Chapter 7 : Salt Solutions as Quenchants
Chapter 8 : Petroleum Oil Quenchants
Chapter 9 : Polymer Quenchants
Chapter 10 : Vegetable and Animal Oil Quenchants
Chapter 11 : Nanofluid Quench Media for Industrial Heat Treatment
Part III : Quenching Technology
Chapter 12 : Quench System Design
Chapter 13 : Agitator and Fluid Mixing Fundamentals for Quench Tank Applications
Chapter 14 : Advanced Industrial Quench System Design - Fluid Dynamics Analysis
Chapter 15 : Martempering and Austempering
Chapter 16 : Intensive Quenching Processes
Chapter 17 : Induction Quenching
Chapter 18 : Spray Quenching
Chapter 19 : Gas Quenching Fundamentals
Chapter 20 : Other Quenchants and Quenching Processes
Part IV : Modeling and Analysis
Chapter 21 : Residual Stress
Chapter 22 : Quenching and Distortion
Chapter 23 : Industrial Applications of Analytics and Modeling for Carburizing and Quenching Processes
Chapter 24 : Steel Heat Treatment Failures due to Quenching
Part V : Reference Information
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