Induction hardening of gear wheels of steel 41Cr4

Issue title: Special Issue on the 18th International Symposium on Electromagnetic Fields in Mechatronics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Guest editors: Sławomir Wiak, Paolo Di Barba and Krzysztof Komeza

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Barglik, Jerzy^* | Smagór, Adrian | Smalcerz, Albert

Affiliations: Silesian University of Technology, 40-019 Katowice, Poland

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Jerzy Barglik, Silesian University of Technology, 40-019 Katowice, Poland. E-mail: jerzy.barglik@polsl.pl.

Abstract: Mathematical modeling of coupled non-linear electromagnetic, thermal and hardness fields is a sufficient tool supporting designing of various kinds of induction hardening technologies. The paper deals with the modeling of two kinds of the induction hardening of gear wheels made of 41Cr4 steel. Flux 3D for coupled electromagnetic and thermal fields computation and own procedures for hardness distribution were applied. Reasonable accordance between calculations and measurements was achieved.

Keywords: Mathematical modeling, induction hardening, coupled problem, austenitization

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-2295

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 57, no. S1, pp. 3-12, 2018