The QTSteel is the software for the 2D-FEM simulation of the Heat Treatment of carbon and alloy steels in terms of microstructure and mechanical properties.

Standard scope of the software:

• carbon and structural steels with amount of C 0.1 % – 0.6 % and with the total sum of alloying additions up to 10 % (upper limits: Mn 2 %, Si 1.8 %, Cr 4.5 %, Ni 3.5 %, Mo 2.5 %, V 0.4 %, B 0.004 %)

The QTSteel Software inputs:

• steel properties (chemistry, grain size of austenity, austenitizing temperature, soak time),
• quench conditions (dimensions, initial temperature and cooling conditions),
• tempering conditions (tempering temperature and time, user specified tempering regime).

The QTSteel Software provides the following information:

• CCT-diagrams of steel based on chemical composition with the possibility to modify particular CCT-curves,
• cooling curves of standard 2D-bodies (rounded and rectangular bars, cylinders, tubes, rings) for specified cooling conditions and depth below the surface (The Database of Quenchants is available),
• microstructure of the steel (shares of ferrite, pearlite, bainite and martensite),
• mechanical properties of steel (hardness, yield stress, ultimate tensile strength) after quenching and subsequent tempering.

Demo version of QTSteel Software to download:

• QTSteel Software (Czech language)
• QTSteel Software (English language)

References:

• TŘINECKÉ ŽELEZÁRNY, Třinec, Czechia

• VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czechia

• Material and Metallurgy Research, Ostrava, Czechia

• MSV Metal a. s., Studénka, Czechia

• Technical University of Liberec, Liberec, Czechia

• University of Defence, Brno, Czechia

• ČVUT – Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czechia

• Železiarne Podbrezová, Podbrezová, Slovakia

• SACHS Slovakia, Trnava, Slovakia

• Sauer Danfoss, Slovakia

• ConverTeam, Berlin, Germany

• SMS group, Manufacturing Center Hilchenbach, Germany

• SMS Demag, Düsseldorf, Germany

• Politechnika Śląska, Katowice, Poland

• Politechnika Czestochowska, Czestochowa, Poland

• Warszaian University, Warszawa, Poland

• MetalTech Services, Consett, Great Britain

• Anson, Gateshead, Great Britain

• Asil Celic, Turkey

• Suzou Douson Drilling & Production, China

• Sogefi Italy SpA, S. Antonino di Sua, Italy

• Advanced Technology Valve SpA, Colico, Italy

• InterPipe Ukraine, Dnepr, Ukraine

• Ovako Imatra Oy Ab, Imatra, Finland

• Finnveden Powertrain AB, Alvesta, Sweden

• IVF, Molndal, Sweden