Steel Heat Treating Technologies
Nanofluids as Quenchants in Industrial Heat Treatment
-
Published:2014
Abstract
Nanofluids offer a completely different behavior of wetting kinetics and heat-removal characteristics, which are exploited in industrial heat treatment for quenching. This article provides information on the important thermophysical properties of nanofluids, namely, thermal conductivity, viscosity, specific heat, density, and surface tension. It reviews wetting and boiling heat-transfer characteristics of nanofluids as quenchants and highlights the importance of using nanofluids as effective quench media for the hardening process during heat treatment. The article describes the effect of nanoparticle addition on the microstructure, mechanical properties of components, wetting kinetics, and kinematics.
Sign in
ASM members
Member Sign InK. Narayan Prabhu, G. Ramesh, Nanofluids as Quenchants in Industrial Heat Treatment, Steel Heat Treating Technologies, Vol 4B, ASM Handbook, Edited By Jon L. Dossett, George E. Totten, ASM International, 2014, p 324–336, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.hb.v04b.a0005933
Download citation file:
Close
ASM INTERNATIONAL
FALL / WINTER 2020 CATALOG
View the new, upcoming, and best-selling resources in ASM Handbooks, technical books, and databases in the Fall / Winter 2020 Catalog.