Pouyan Pirouznia

KTH Royal Institute of Technology | KTH · Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)

A non-uniform temperature across the width of martensitic stainless-steel strips is considered to be one of the main reasons why the strip exhibits un-flatness defects during the hardening process. Therefore, the effect of the gas inlet position in this process, on the temperature distribution of the steel strip was investigated numerically. Furthe...

The dimension quality of the strip within the hardening process is an essential parameter, which great attention needs to be paid. The flatness of the final product is influenced by the temperature distribution of the strip, specifically across the width direction. Therefore, based on physical theories, a numerical model was established. The temper...

Due to the increasing demands on higher qualities of thin martensitic steel strips, a great attention needs to be paid to the dimension quality of the finished product within the hardening line. The temperature distribution within the strip during the process influences the flatness of the finished product. Therefore, a FEM model was developed base...

The martempering process produces thin martensitic stainless steel strips and is widely used for production of valve- and spring steel. Industrial trials were conducted in collaboration with Böhler Uddeholm Precision Strip, Munkfors, Sweden. These trials suggested that the quenching step is critical to control, in order to reduce uneven temperature...

For many materials and components like in high speed trains and airplanes fatigue failures occur in the range of over 107 load cycles which is called the high cycle fatigue range. A modern version of the springs was invented which are applied in a certain application. Ultrasonic fatigue testing (20 kHz machine) was conducted for evaluating the stee...