Determination of the Heat Transfer Coefficient in the Isothermal Quenching Process of ADI Cast Iron Cooled with Water Mist
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https://doi.org/10.7494/jcme.2026.10.1.10-15Keywords:
austempered ductile iron, austempering, water mist, heat transfer coefficient, heat treatmentAbstract
Isothermal quenching of austempering cast iron (ADI) castings requires that, after austenitization the casting must be rapidly cooled to the temperature of isothermal austenite decomposition. The cooling rate throughout the entire volume of the heat-treated product must be high enough to prevent pearlitic transformation. At the same time, the temperature of the cooled surface must not decrease below the martensitic transformation start temperature Ms. The cooling rate of the casting surface is determined by factors such as the temperature difference between the surface of the cooled casting and the cooling medium, the thermal conductivity of cast iron, the heat transfer coefficient, and the wall thickness of the treated casting. In the case of cooling with water mist, the heat transfer coefficient depends on the temperature of the cooled surface. To control the cooling process of castings using water mist, information about this relationship for the temperature range of 200–800°C is needed. Available scientific publications on this subject contain contradictory data.
Therefore, a measuring station was built with the ability to set the temperature of the cooled surface. The station includes a measuring system that allows the measurement of the heat flux flowing from the heating element into the environment. The result of the research is the measurement of the relationship between the temperature of the cooled surface and the heat transfer coefficient. The values obtained will be used in the future to build a numerical model of ADI castings heat treatment. This work may contribute to the future replacement of salt baths (currently used for fast cooling and austempering) with water mist spraying. In this case, the low-temperature operation of austenite decomposition can be performed without the use of salt a bath.
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