Research on Quenching Equipment of Rail Head

2010 ◽  
Vol 145 ◽  
pp. 313-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Kang ◽  
Yong Hong Wang ◽  
Di Wu ◽  
Xian Ming Zhao ◽  
Yong Ming Wang

As to current problem of straightness defects and uneven quenching thickness of rail head, heating device with several induction loops are used, and through a three step strategy to realize simultaneously heating to head and bottom of rail. In air jetting phase, spray nozzles are replaced by Al alloy plates(20mm thick) with holes, adjusting to cooling strengthen can be realized by changing cross-section of holes, cooling rate is 2~4°C/sec. After the air jetting phase, there is a waterfog jetting phase, which makes 200°C temperature gap between head and bottom of rail, to ensure quenched rail has good straightness after 48h natural aging.

1997 ◽  
Vol 3 (S2) ◽  
pp. 694-695
Author(s):  
H. Sieber ◽  
D.R. Allen ◽  
J. Perepezko

Although the thickness of splat quenched (SQ) foils is normally less then 100 μm the solidified microstructure is usually not homogenous, but rather is determined by a cooling rate dependent nucleation and growth behavior of the different phases. The cooling rate and thus the microstructure changes significantly with distance from the edge to the middle of the SQ foils. Rapidly quenched nickel-vanadium (Ni-V) foils consist of three phases formed during solidification, a Ni-fcc, a V-bcc and a intermetallic σ phase [1-3]. To interpret the microstructure evolution in detail, a special TEM cross section sample preparation was applied. The SQ foil was ground to 30 μm, glued on a copper grid and ion-milled parallel to the foils (Fig.1a). In Ni-49V SQ foils seven typical microstructure regions (see Fig. 1 b) could be identified and were analyzed in detail by TEM investigations in plan view and cross section geometries. Furthermore, three solidification pathways were identified.


1993 ◽  
Vol 322 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.-H. Hou ◽  
H.L. Fraser

AbstractThe effect of cooling rate on the tensile properties of specimens of the Nb-40Ti-15A1 alloy (in at.%) subjected to various heat treatments has been studied. This alloy has the B2 crystal structure and an order-disorder transition temperature between 1020°C and 1100°C. Two heat treatments have been carried out; the first one involves an 1100°C/1hr heat treatment followed by furnace cooling, air cooling or water quenching. The second type of heat treatment involves re-heating the furnace-cooled and water-quenched specimens at 400°C for 10 minutes or 900°C for 30 minutes, followed by either furnace cooling or water quenching. Tensile properties, SEM fractographs and microstructures of these specimens have been assessed. It is shown that specimens furnace-cooled from 1100°C have higher strength and less ductility than the water quenched ones. An observed microstructural feature associated with cooling rates is the difference in anti-phase domain (APD) size. Discussions are focused on possible cooling rate related phenomena that could affect the tensile properties. It is proposed that the degree of long range ordering, not the APD size, is the dominant factor for the observed cooling rate effect on the tensile properties.


2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 288-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.H. Zhao ◽  
X.Z. Liao ◽  
Y.T. Zhu ◽  
R.Z. Valiev

Highest strength for 7075 Al alloy was obtained by combining the equal-channel-angular pressing (ECAP) and natural aging processes. The tensile yield strength and ultimate strength of the ECAP processed and naturally aged sample were 103% and 35% higher, respectively, than those of the coarse-grained 7075 Al alloy counterpart. The enhanced strength resulted from high densities of Guinier–Preston (G-P) zones and dislocations. This study shows that severe plastic deformation has the potential to significantly enhance the mechanical properties of precipitate hardening 7000 series Al alloys.


2010 ◽  
Vol 638-642 ◽  
pp. 1579-1584 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.V. Nagasekhar ◽  
Carlos H. Cáceres ◽  
Mark Easton

Specimens of rectangular and circular cross section of a Mg-9Al binary alloy have been tensile tested and the cross section of undeformed specimens examined using scanning electron microscopy. The rectangular cross sections showed three scales in the cellular intermetallics network: coarse at the core, fine at the surface and very fine at the corners, whereas the circular ones showed only two, coarse at the core and fine at the surface. The specimens of rectangular cross section exhibited higher yield strength in comparison to the circular ones. Possible reasons for the observed increased strength of the rectangular sections are discussed.


2016 ◽  
Vol 879 ◽  
pp. 790-794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Xue Jiang ◽  
Hiromi Nagaumi ◽  
Shi Jie Guo ◽  
Chun Zou

An Al-Zn-Mg-Cu high strength alloy ingot produced by Direct-Chill casting was used in this study. The distribution of porosity in the cross section of the DC ingot was investigated by the precision density method (Archimeds’ principle), also X-ray microtomography technique was used to quantitatively analyze porosities in typical positions. The pattern in the cross section as well as in the thickness and width direction was obtained. The results show that: in the cross section of the ingot, porosity was increasing gradually from the surface to the center of the ingot; porosity shows an overall escalating trend from the surface to the center of the ingot both in thickness direction and in width direction; porosity was closely related to the cooling rate in the ingot; oxide inclusions have an effect on the formation of porosity to some extent.


2009 ◽  
Vol 618-619 ◽  
pp. 365-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heinrich Möller ◽  
Gonasagren Govender ◽  
Waldo Stumpf

The T5 heat treatment of semi-solid metal (SSM) processed alloy F357 was investigated by considering the effects of cooling rate and natural aging after casting, as well as artificial aging parameters on tensile properties. In addition, the tensile properties of SSM-HPDC F357 in different temper conditions (F, T4, T5 and T6) are compared. The Quality Index (QI) is used to compare the influence of different T5 heat treatment parameters and different temper conditions.


Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1485
Author(s):  
Martin Miškiv-Pavlík ◽  
Jozef Jurko

This paper describes the important significance of cutting-edge technology in the machining of polycrystalline diamond (PCD) cutting inserts by comparing the evaluation criteria. The LASER technology of cutting-edge machining is compared with grinding and electrical discharge machining (EDM) technologies. To evaluate the data from the experiments, the Grey Relational Analysis (GRA) method was used to optimize the input factors of turning to achieve the required output parameters, namely the deviation of roundness and chip cross-section. The input factors of cutting speed, feed rate, depth of cut and corner radius were applied in the experiment for three different levels (minimum, medium and maximum). The optimal input factors for turning of aluminum alloy (AW 5083) were determined for the factorial plan according to Grey Relational Grade based on the GRA method for the multi-criteria of the output parameters. The results were confirmed by a verification test according to the GRA method and optimal values of input factors were recommended for the machining of Al-alloy (AW 5083) products. This material is currently being developed by engineers for forming selected components for the automotive and railway industries, mainly to reduce weight and energy costs. The best values of the output parameters were obtained at a cutting speed of 870 m/min, feed rate of 0.1 mm/min, depth of cut of 0.5 mm and a corner radius of 1.2 mm.


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