Vegetable Oils as Quenchants for Steels: Residual Stresses and Dimensional Changes

Authors

Carlotta Civera, Politecnico di Milano
B. Rivolta, Politecnico di MilanoFollow
Rosa L. Simencio-Otero, Universidade de São PauloFollow
J. G. Lúcio, Universidade de São Paulo
George E. Totten, Portland State UniversityFollow
Lauralice C.F. Canale, Universidade de São PauloFollow

Published In

Materials Performance and Characterization

Document Type

Citation

Publication Date

2014

Abstract

The development of non-toxic, biodegradable vegetable oils as alternatives to petroleum derived quenchants and their influence on residual stresses and dimensional changes of AISI 4140 and AISI H13 modified C-ring steel test specimens is discussed. The C-ring test specimens were quenched in 6 different vegetable oil blends based on soybean oil and the results were compared to 2 different commercially available petroleum oil quenchants. Residual stresses were determined by X-ray analysis on cylindrical test specimens after quenching. Some measurements were also performed using the hole-drilling method to confirm the results obtained using X-ray analysis.

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https://doi.org/10.1520/MPC20140039

DOI

10.1520/MPC20140039

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http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/20954

Citation Details

Civera, C., Rivolta, B., Simencio-Otero, R. L., Lúcio, J. G., Totten, G. E., and Canale, L. C., "Vegetable Oils as Quenchants for Steels: Residual Stresses and Dimensional Changes," Materials Performance and Characterization, Vol. 3, No. 4, 2014, pp. 306-325.