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An integral computer model/program AusEvol Pro was developed to describe the
evolution of steel microstructure during thermomechanical processing (hot rolling, forging),
as well as subsequent heat treatment (normalization, tempering), and to evaluate the final
mechanical properties (yield stress, tensile stress, elongation), hardness and impact toughness.
The program implements a set of physically based models that allow quantitative description
of all significant processes of steel structure formation with account of the effects of chemical
composition both during thermomechanical processing and heat treatment. Calculations of the
final mechanical properties are carried out using the developed models that take into account
all physically meaningful contributions. The models created are verified both on the extensive
database of our own experimental studies and on reliable data from literature for steels of
various chemical compositions.
Keywords: heat treatment, mechanical property, microstructure, modeling, steel, thermomechanical processing |
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