INFLUENTIAL PARAMETERS ON THE INDUCTIVE QUENCHING TECHNOLOGY FOR LARGE BEARING RINGS

1 MUNTEANU Daniel
Co-authors:
1 BEDO Tibor 1 POP Mihai Alin 1 MILOSAN Ioan 1 GABOR Camelia 1 GHIUTA Ioana 1 MUNTEANU Sorin 1 CRISTEA Dan
Institution:
1 Transilvania University of Brasov, Department of Materials Science, 29 Eroilor Blvd., 500036, Brasov, Romania, EU, danielmunteanu@unitbv.ro
Conference:
27th International Conference on Metallurgy and Materials, Hotel Voronez I, Brno, Czech Republic, EU, May 23rd - 25th 2018
Proceedings:
Proceedings 27th International Conference on Metallurgy and Materials
Pages:
795-800
ISBN:
978-80-87294-84-0
ISSN:
2694-9296
Published:
24th October 2018
Proceedings of the conference were published in Web of Science and Scopus.
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Abstract

Induction quenching can be used for hardening the outer surface of large parts, achieving superior mechanical properties, with the advantage that heating is not required to the whole part. Induction heating is a complex combination of electromagnetic, heat transfer, and metallurgical phenomena involving factors such as: current, voltage, frequency, applied power, scanning speed, heating period, and many more. The influence of some of these factors on the material properties will be shown for an induction-quenched steel large bearing ring (50CrMo4). It was observed that increasing the induction heating working frequency results in a decrease in the quenched depth in the sample, but also in an increase in sample surface temperature. It was possible to obtain the same desired thickness of the hardened layer using different combinations of power and frequency density. For example, when it would be necessary to obtain a hardened shallow superficial layer, the same result could be obtained with a lower frequency than the optimum in combination with a higher power density applied for a shorter time. On the other hand, if a thicker layer is desired, with an existing system using a higher frequency than the optimum value, the use of a lower power density in combination with a higher heating time would be beneficial. Choosing the optimal parameters is critical, in terms of lower number of defects, such as cracks and uneven depths for the hardened material.

Keywords: induction quenching, steel, bearings,

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