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Kinetics of Precipitation in a Complex Hot‐work Tool Steel
Author(s) -
Sonderegger B.,
Kozeschnik E.,
Leitner H.,
Clemens H.,
Svoboda J.,
Fischer F. D.,
Staron P.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
steel research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.603
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1869-344X
pISSN - 1611-3683
DOI - 10.1002/srin.200900069
Subject(s) - component (thermodynamics) , work (physics) , precipitation , materials science , complex system , phase (matter) , thermal , experimental data , computer science , biological system , mechanical engineering , thermodynamics , engineering , chemistry , artificial intelligence , mathematics , physics , statistics , organic chemistry , meteorology , biology
Recently, a novel model has been developed for simulation of the evolution of spherical precipitates in multi‐component, multi‐phase systems. Contrary to classical approaches, the kinetic model scales linearly with the complexity of the system and it is, thus, particularly suitable for complex industrial applications. In the present paper, features and capabilities of the new approach are demonstrated on the example of the heat treatment and thermal ageing of an industrial tool steel. The model predictions are compared to comprehensive experimental data. Model performance, predictive capabilities and limitations are discussed.