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

• DOI: 10.1520/mpc20140039
• Publication Date: 2014-09-26T02:39:12Z
• Authors: C. Civera; B. Rivolta; R. L. Simencio-Otero; J. G. Lúcio; G. E. Totten; L. C. F. Canale
• Keywords: 0203 mechanical engineering; Materials Science and Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; 02 engineering and technology

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