Work Hardening of Hypereutectoid and Eutectoid Steels during Drawing.

On the Optimum Die Shape in Rod Drawing Process Considering Work-Hardening Effect of Material

The assessment of the influence of the work-hardening of material on the optimum die profile and drawing force  in rod drawing process is the main objective of the present paper. The upper bound solution, based on the assumption of perfect plasticity, has been extended to consider the work-hardening of the material during the rod drawing process through curved dies. Analytical results of drawin...

Dilatometric analysis of cementite dissolution in hypereutectoid steels containing Cr

Cementite dissolution in hypereutectoid steels containing Cr is analyzed using dilatometry combined with the consideration of the carbon content in the austenite. The results suggest that the austenite transformed from the mixture of ferrite and cementite can be approximated to have a carbon content corresponding to equilibrium with ferrite. The overall dissolution behavior of cementite is desc...

An Investigation Into the Effects of Friction and Anisotropy Coefficients and Work Hardening Exponent on Deep Drawing With FEM

Large strains, anisotropy of mechanical properties of materials and Coulomb friction in contact regions are some properties in the analysis of deep drawing process. In this research, the effects of different parameters such as anisotropy coefficient, work hardening exponent and friction coefficient on deep drawing process of drawing quality steel are studied. For this purpose, the finite elemen...

Duplex Hardening of Steels for Aeroengine Bearings

Duplex hardening is a process in which conventional heat-treatments such as secondary or case hardening are followed up by surface nitriding to achieve exceptional properties, particularly in the context of aeroengine bearings. Hardness values in excess of 1 000 HV can in principle be achieved, and although the hardness decreases as a function of depth below the surface, some level of enhanceme...

Secondary Hardening in High Speed Steels