@inproceedings{e8ec44b589634546b5ac5239549c8fed,
title = "Mathematical model of the microstructural response of a medium-carbon, low-alloy steel quenched in a fluidized bed",
abstract = "Fluidized bed technology has emerged as an attractive alternative to conventional quenching media. To provide with analytical tools to aid in further developing this process, a mathematical model to predict the microstructural response of a medium-carbon, low-alloy steel (AISI 4140) quenched in a fluidized bed has been developed and validated. The numerical solution was implemented using the finite-element method. Several probes were quenched in a laboratory-scale fluidized bed reactor under various cooling conditions. The thermal responses at two radial positions within the probe were monitored during the quench to: 1) estimate the thermal boundary condition, and 2) validate the mathematical model. After the quench the probes were prepared for metallographic analysis and the as-quenched hardness was measured. The results of this characterization were used to further validate the mathematical model. A good agreement was observed between measured and model-predicted thermal response, phase distribution and hardness. Copyright",
keywords = "4140 steel, Fluidized bed, Mathematical model",
author = "Hern{\'a}ndez-Morales, {J. B.} and Due{\~n}as-P{\'e}rez, {A. M.} and M. D{\'i}az-Cruz and R. Yates",
year = "2007",
language = "Ingl{\'e}s",
isbn = "9781604239300",
series = "ASM International - 24th Heat Treating Society Conference 2007, Driving the Engines of Change in Manufacturing",
publisher = "ASM International",
pages = "231--238",
booktitle = "ASM International - 24th Heat Treating Society Conference 2007, Driving the Engines of Change in Manufacturing",
address = "Estados Unidos",
note = "24th ASM International Heat Treating Conference and Exposition ; Conference date: 17-09-2007 Through 19-09-2007",
}