Journal Published Online: 15 December 2017
Volume 6, Issue 1

A Universal Correlation for the Calculation of Heating and Cooling Time of Any Steel

CODEN: MPCACD

Abstract

In this paper, a universal correlation is proposed for calculating heating and cooling times of any steel part during its hardening. The equation contains Kondratjev form factor K, Kondratjev number Kn, average thermal diffusivity of a material, and a function depending on how N times core temperature of a steel part differs from its initial temperature. It is shown that these parameters are enough to calculate recipes when heating and cooling the steel parts of any configuration. A tendency of thermal equilibrium establishment is considered, which depends on size and configuration of objects, thermal diffusivity of a material, and the condition of cooling (heating) characterized by Kondratjev number Kn. The proposed generalized equation provides engineers with extremely simple and understandable parameters for calculating heating (cooling) soak time of any objects. According to the proposed equation, the time of thermal equilibrium establishment is directly proportional to Kondrtajev form factor K, inversely proportional to thermal diffusivity of material and Kondratjev number Kn, and depends on accuracy of the thermal equilibrium measurement.

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Kobasko, Nikolai I.
IQ Technologies Inc, Akron, OH Intensive Technologies Ltd, Kyiv, Ukraine
Pages: 15
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Stock #: MPC20170034
ISSN: 2379-1365
DOI: 10.1520/MPC20170034