Insight into the Induction Hardening Behavior of a New 0.40% C Microalloyed Steel: Effects of Initial Microstructure and Thermal Cycles

Vahid Javaheri, Satish Kolli, Bjørnar Grande +1

The induction hardening behavior of a new, hot-rolled 0.4 wt.% carbon steel with the two different starting microstructures of upper and lower bainite has been simulated using a Gl…