Nanoquenchants for industrial heat treatment
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2008
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The present work outlines the possibility of using nanofluids for industrial heat treatment. Development of nanoquenchants having (i) high quench severity for enhancement of heat transfer for thick sections with low quench sensitivity and (ii) low cooling severity for thin sections with high quench sensitivity would be extremely useful to the heat treating community. The temperature dependent heat transfer coefficient and the wettability of the medium are the two important parameters that can be used to characterize a nanoquenchant to assess its suitability for industrial heat treatment. © 2007 ASM International.
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Heat transfer coefficient, Industrial heat treatment, Nanoquenchant, Quench severity, Heat transfer, Industrial heating, Quenching, Wetting, Nanofluidics
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Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 2008, 17, 1, pp. 101-103