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Mathematical model of the thermal processing of steel ingots: Part II. Stress model

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A mathematical model has been developed to predict the internal stresses generated in a steel ingot during thermal processing. The thermal history of the ingot has been predicted by a finite-element, heat-flow model, the subject of the first part of this two-part paper, which serves as input to the stress model. The stress model has been formulated for a two-dimensional transverse plane at mid-height of the ingot and is a transient, elasto-viscoplastic, finite-element analysis of the thermal stress field. Salient features of the model include the incorporation of time-temperature and temperature-dependent mechanical properties, and volume changes associated with nonequilibrium phase transformation. Model predictions demonstrate that the development of internal stresses in the ingot during thermal processing can be directly linked to the progress of the phase transformation front. Moreover, the low strain levels calculated indicate that metallurgical embrittlement must be very important to the formation of cracks in addition to the development of high tensile stresses.

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  1. the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois, 1206 West Green Street, 61801, Urbana, IL

    B. G. Thomas (Asistant Professor)

  2. The Centre for Metallurgical Process Engineering at the University of British Columbia, V6T 1W5, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    I. V. Samarasekera (Associate Professor) & J. K. Brimacombe (Stelco/NSERC Professor and Director)

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B. G. THOMAS, formerly a Graduate Student at the University of British Columbia

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Thomas, B.G., Samarasekera, I.V. & Brimacombe, J.K. Mathematical model of the thermal processing of steel ingots: Part II. Stress model. Metall Trans B 18, 131–147 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02658438

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