• Intensive Quenching Technology for Heat Treating and Forging IndustriesFinal Report 

  This report summarizes the work on the application and the commercialization of the intensive quenching (IQ) process for tool products that has been done under both the EMTEC and DOE projects from November 2001 till August 2005.

• Effects of a Solution Anneal Quench Delay on Mechanical Properties of Aluminum 2219-T6 

  The goal of the present study is to quantify the effects of the time delay between the solution anneal heat treatment step and the water quenching heat treatment step in precipitation hardening (age hardening) of Al-2219 components.

• The Effect of Induction Hardening 

  In this study, two industrially common alloys, SAE 1541 and SAE 4140, were selected and laboratory-processed to produce starting materials with microstructures containing constituents representative of a wide variety of common materials available for

• Heat Treating Optimization of Forged Ti-6Al-4V Components 

  The objective of the study was to understand how slight variations in the heat treating process affect the mechanical properties of forged fittings

• Effect of Heating Rate and Prior Microstructure 

  The objective of the present study is to provide correlations to estimate the yield strength and tensile strength of steel based upon a bulk hardness measurement.

• Induction Hardening of Microalloyed Medium-Carbon Steel 

  This work seeks to determine the results of processing microalloyed steel with cold work and induction hardening.

• Effect of Prior Microstructure Scale and Heating Rate 

  Analysis of the stresses withstood by forging dies can lead to a better understanding of forging-die failures.

• MODELING THE INFLUENCE OF INCLUSIONS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF FORGED PRODUCTS 

  This paper presents a computational approach to examine the role of manufacturing defects and their evolution on product life.

• The Induction Hardening Response and Fatigue Properties of Ferrite and Pearlite Banded 4145 Steel 

  The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a novel experiment designed to systematically evaluate the fatigue properties of induction hardened banded materials as a function of band orientation, prior microstructure, and induction hardeni

• A Microstructural Analysis of Rapid Austenite Formation in Induction Hardened Steels 

  It is the goal of this study to determine the impact of rapid heating cycle parameters on the product microstructure.

• Improving the Reliability of Eddy Current Testing as a Means of Induction Hardening Quality Control 

  The goal of this project was to relate Eddy Current (EC) test output to case depth and surface hardness.

• Effects of Induction Hardening and Prior Cold Work on a Microalloyed Medium Carbon Steel 

  The purpose of this paper is to examine benefits associated with the use of induction hardened microalloyed steel, with and without cold work.

• The Effect of Intermediate Precipitation Treatments 

  This investigation studied the effect of an intermediate heat treatment.

• Prevention of Quench Cracking in Large Section Sizes 

  As the forging industry has grown so has the size of its products. Difficulties arise with the processing of these larger cross sections due to non-equilibrium conditions.

• Martensitic Microstructures in Heat Treated Steels 

  The purpose of this paper is to review the microstructure and properties of low-temperature tempered martensitic steels, emphasizing the importance of carbon content.

• The Effect of Prior Microstructure on the Fatigue of Induction Hardened AISI-1050 Steel 

  The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between various starting microstructures and the effectiveness of induction hardening.

• The Evolution of Microstructure and Precipitate Dispersions During 

  In this investigation the evolution of austenite and subsequent transformation product microstructures in a 0.22% V modified 1045 steel is evaluated as a function of austenitizing temperature