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MULTI FREQUENCY INDUCTION HARDENING PROCESS INDUSTRIALISATION USING HIGH POWER SOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Obiettivo

The BE "Multifinding" Project that ended in June 97 demonstrated the technical feasibility of double layer induction hardening applied to critical and complex components like gears. Automotive spur and helical gears hardened by using induction pulsed high frequency power sources in a double frequency double layer process exhibit equivalent service life properties as those obtained using case hardening processes.
Target of the present project is to validate the process developed in "Multifinding" and demonstrate its technical and economical feasibility on large scale. This will be achieved by optimising and improving the several technologies involved: power source and control system redesign, hardening process simulation, inductor design, basic material composition and machinability. For the power source the most promising technology will be selected among those presently available: Electronic Tubes, MOS-FET Transistor, IGBT Transistor. The selected technology will be a new high power source delivering power pulses (> 1000 kW) for short durations (<0.25 sec) with precision and reliability. Extensive work on basic material composition will be carried out in order to improve machinability and in each step of the manufacturing process by working in several directions, notably steel microstructure, hardness, inclusion content and alloying elements to improve machining performance and optimise microstructure before induction heating. Results of this work will be used to test, on a large scale (1000 pieces) and according to industrial certification procedures, representative automotive components in order to validate: - the multi frequency induction process reproducibility in terms of energy precision and quality. - the high power induction source reliability for obtaining constant process parameters in large series and types of components. - the machinability, forgeability and metallurgical performances of an improved machinable steel grade specific for double layer induction treatment. - the consistency of production quality by characterisation of parts for service properties and for high precision. - the compatibility of the new process with new flexible machining systems.
The developed power source will be a pilot machine with the same capabilities in terms of power as an industrial machine. Test results will be used as input for a technical economical analysis. Output data will be used for a comparison between the induction hardening process and current case hardening. Moreover they will supply arguments to end users to take decision for the integration of the Multifrequency hardening process into manufacturing lines of mechanical components taking advantage of just in time production shorter manufacturing steps and lower production cut cost.

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Saet SpA
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Via Torino 213
10040 Leini Torino
Italia

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