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| Analytical Methods and Tools in Transmission Systems
Wednesday 15 September 2004 - Solihull
SFTC to Give DEFORM-HT Presentation at IMechE Conference
The wide-ranging use of process modeling in industry has been instrumental in the improvement of cost, quality and delivery for nearly two decades. DEFORM-HT is a finite element method based process modeling system, which is capable of analyzing metallurgical and mechanical property evolution during heat treatment process. Modeling heat treatment process helps to predict residual stresses and resulting heat-treat distortion and microstructural evolution.
SFTC will present a paper entitled 'Heat Treat Process Modeling Techniques and Applications' at the IMechE conference 'Analytical Methods and Tools in Transmission Systems' on 15th September in Solihull, details of the event can be found at www.imeche.org.uk/conferencesandevents.
Examples of DEFORM capabilities will be presented, along with the case studies that highlight applications covering heat treat distortion, quench cracking analysis, carburization, phase transformation and hardness predictions. Examples of inverse heat transfer method implementation and successful application of optimization techniques in addressing heat treat process design issues will be presented.
About DEFORM-HT
DEFORM-HT is a module of the DEFORM System capable of simulating a wide range of heat treatment cycles. Numerous critical service components are manufactured using forging, heat treatment and machining. It enables material scientists and engineers to study the thermal, metallurgical and mechanical behavior during these complex processes. One strength of DEFORM-HT is the ability to predict microstructure, grain size, residual stress, distortion and fracture resulting from a range of processes including:
- hardening - tempering - annealing
- carburizing - solution treating - aging
DEFORM-HT can be used to predict crack formation resulting from severe stresses encountered during quenching operations. It is possible to study distortion during quenching and subsequent machining operations in steel, superalloy, titanium and aluminum components. Material properties such as hardness can be analyzed for structural, oilfield and ordinance applications. The simulation of grain size and recrystallization during forming provides a competitive edge to the producers of aerospace billet and turbine disks. Case depth can be predicted during carburization and induction heating.
Developed by Scientific Forming Technologies Corporation (SFTC) and supported by Wilde FEA in the UK, DEFORM-HT is the latest addition to the DEFORM family of process simulation tools for the material forming, machining and heat treating industries. DEFORM has been widely used by manufacturers and researchers to analyze the manufacture of engineering components including turbine discs, gears, bearings, structural components, tools and crankshafts. SFTC, and Wilde FEA are dedicated to bringing state of the art process modeling technology to the metal forming industry, provides training workshops, frequent program updates, users group meetings and responsive technical support.
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