Quenching and Partitioning of Plate Steel: Thermal Gradients and Microstructure Development During Quenching
(Room 202A)
08 May 17
11:30 AM
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12:00 PM
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New Developments & Detailed Microstructural Characterization of AHSS
Quenching and partitioning (Q&P) steels are currently produced only in sheet form. Few studies have considered Q&P of plate products. This work explores the applicability of the Q&P process to plate steel, considering through-thickness thermal profiles and associated microstructural gradients for different plate thicknesses. A one-dimensional numerical model developed in Matlab was used to simulate temperature evolution in a flat plate. Simulated cooling and heating media were selected to represent a wide range of potential industrial processes. Through-thickness microstructures associated with the 1D thermal gradients are considered in the context of alloying and Q&P process design.