Cost-Effective Gear Steel Processing
Project Description
Simplifies heat treatment exploration for gear steels. Students test two standardized processes (e.g., quenching vs. austempering) on pre-alloyed steel, evaluating hardness and cost.
Supervisor
ZHANG, Tianlong
Quota
2
Course type
UROP1100
Applicant's Roles
Apply heat treatments with supervision
Conduct hardness/jominy end-quench tests
Calculate cost per kg for each process
Conduct hardness/jominy end-quench tests
Calculate cost per kg for each process
Applicant's Learning Objectives
Execute basic heat treatment cycles
Evaluate hardenability gradients
Analyze cost-performance tradeoffs
Deliverable: Process comparison flowchart for gear manufacturing
Evaluate hardenability gradients
Analyze cost-performance tradeoffs
Deliverable: Process comparison flowchart for gear manufacturing
Complexity of the project
Moderate