A Critical Review on Quenching and Partitioning on Commercial Steels

Authors

  • Govind Sai Kumar  Mechanical Engineering Department , Vidya Jyothi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
  • Birudala Raga Harshith Reddy  Mechanical Engineering Department , Vidya Jyothi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
  • M Bharath Kumar  Mechanical Engineering Department , Vidya Jyothi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
  • Pittala Vishal  Mechanical Engineering Department , Vidya Jyothi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Keywords:

Commercial Steels, BCC, FCC, BCT, TRIP, AHSS, AC3

Abstract

To increase the ductility and hardness we mainly focus in our experiment to convert BCC structure into FCC from BCT structure and avoid formation of BCC structure after cooling which is called as formability. Here atoms are in BCC structure when we austempered energy is absorbed by carbon atom and bonds with another matrix and forms FCC structure. While quenching carbon atoms are constrained so they form BCT structure which increases its hardness. Where partitioning plays an important role in creating a smooth surface which is time dependent and temperature also,In partitioning constrained carbon atoms will get some heat due reheating and some part will escape from BCT to FCC so we get what we needed i.e. part hardness and part softness. Since it is so easy and simple to make this process is used in automobile industries to reduce the weight of car bodies for good flexibility and to absorb a good amount of shock loads.

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2017-04-30

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Govind Sai Kumar, Birudala Raga Harshith Reddy, M Bharath Kumar, Pittala Vishal, " A Critical Review on Quenching and Partitioning on Commercial Steels, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 3, Issue 2, pp.553-556, March-April-2017.