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Heat Treatment 141<br />

Sudden cooling of <strong>to</strong>ol steel provides thermal stresses due <strong>to</strong> uneven cooling. It provides<br />

unequal specific volume of austenite <strong>and</strong> its decomposition product. The structural<br />

transformations are progressing at different rates in outer layers <strong>and</strong> central portion of the<br />

article. When martensitic transformation takes place in the central portion of the article, due<br />

<strong>to</strong> tension stress produces cracks. The harness depends upon essentially on the cooling rate.<br />

The effect of cooling on austenite transformation is given in Fig. 8.11.<br />

Austenite ( γ-Fe)<br />

above 723°C<br />

Water<br />

quench<br />

Oil<br />

quench<br />

Air cool<br />

Furnace<br />

cool<br />

8.13 TTT CURVE<br />

Martensite<br />

Very fine<br />

pearlite<br />

Fine<br />

pearlite<br />

Coarse<br />

pearlite<br />

Fig. 8.11 Effects of coooling of austenite transformation<br />

The hardness depends upon the structure of materials. The different structure through<br />

transformation can be obtained using different cooling rates. The effects of cooling of austenite<br />

(steel above 723°C) transformation are depicted in Fig. 8.11. It can be nicely represented in<br />

a temperature, time <strong>and</strong> transformation (TTT) curve. It is also known as C or S or Bain’s<br />

curve. Fig 8.12 shows TTT diagram for hypo eutec<strong>to</strong>id steel.<br />

Temperature °C<br />

900<br />

800<br />

723<br />

700<br />

600<br />

500<br />

400<br />

300<br />

Nose<br />

Stable<br />

Austenite<br />

Fine<br />

Pearlite<br />

Troostite<br />

(Upper Bainite)<br />

Transformation<br />

starts<br />

A 1<br />

Coarse<br />

Pearlite<br />

Transformation Ends<br />

Accicular Troostite<br />

(Lower Bainite)<br />

Ms<br />

200<br />

100<br />

M 50<br />

M 80<br />

Martensite<br />

20°C<br />

M f<br />

0<br />

10 1 10 2 10 3 10 4 10 5 10 6<br />

Time (Sec.)<br />

Fig. 8.12 TTT diagram for hypo eutec<strong>to</strong>id steel

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