SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 2012
STP152120120010

Use of Vegetable Oils and Animal Oils as Steel Quenchants: A Historical Review—1850-2010

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Vegetable oils and animal oils have been used as quenchants for metals for thousands of years; however, it hasn't been until relatively recently that their cooling properties have been studied in a thorough, quantitative manner. This review will focus on the published data relating to the use of triglycerides from various animal and vegetable sources to quench-harden steels. Particular focus will be on the traditional selection and use of different vegetable and animal oils for steel hardening applications and the cooling time-temperature behavior of these fluids to characterize their quenching performance. This information has not been previously reviewed in this manner.

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Simencio-Otero, Rosa, L.
Dept. of Materials, Aeronautic and Automotive Engineering, Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos, São Carlos/SP, BR
Canale, Lauralice, C. F.
Dept. of Materials, Aeronautic and Automotive Engineering, Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos, São Carlos/SP, BR
Totten, George, E.
Portland State University, Portland, OR, US
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Developed by Committee: D02
Pages: 136–195
DOI: 10.1520/STP152120120010
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-9011-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-7507-5