Quenching is essentially bringing heat out of a part in a controlled way. There is a palette of different media to achieve this; from high pressure gas quenching over high convection (rapid) quenching to fluidized bed quenching to name some examples. The research focuses on how to optimize the quench process for achieving the best possible properties and performance. Here residual stresses and dimensional stability are highly important. Research covers both simulation and experiment.
Current and pending projects & other activities
High pressure gas quenching.
Quenching of Al-alloys; stress mitigation for dimensional stability.
High convection quenching (or rapid quenching).
Martensite formation during quenching; role of quenching speed.
Replacing salt-bath quenching with clean fluidized bed quenching.
Isothermal processing using fluidized bed (e.g. austempering and martempering)
