I'm planning to implement controlled cooling method for forged parts instead of normalizing process. I need to know how to design metallic box and implementation method.
Kindly share your valuable feedbacks.
Regards,
Vignesh
It's hard to give specific advice without knowing any details of your technology, but one thing can be said right away:
For slow cooling after hot forging, it is necessary to place the parts either immediately in an oven or in a bed of heat-insulating material, such as vermiculite. In which steel box the vermiculite will be located is not so important, the main thing is that its layer around the part is thick enough (more than 100 mm).
Sir,
Thanks for your feedback. In this case what will be the recommended soaking time for cooling?
The exposure time in vermiculite depends on many factors: the material, the dimensions of the parts, their temperature, the number of parts in one box, etc. Usually the exposure is several hours.
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