About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2026 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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High Performance Steels
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| Presentation Title |
Induction-Coupled Thermomagnetic Processing: Enhanced Materials Properties and Process Efficiency in Steel |
| Author(s) |
Michael S. Kesler, Yang Yang, Mark Meisel, Justin Jennings, Harrison Kim, Kangcheng Lin, Michael Thompson, Ramon Padin-Monroig, Michele Manuel, Michael Tonks |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Michael S. Kesler |
| Abstract Scope |
The heat-treat sector accounts for a significant fraction of the US process energy and waste heat, with steels making up the majority. Opportunities for innovation and efficiency are found in heating mechanisms where the materials are directly heated rather than rely on thermal transport or radiant heat. Induction heat treatments are standardized for the rapid processing of high-performance steel and, while efficiencies are significantly improved over conventional furnaces, throughput is low due to the batch processing with the latter. The addition of high magnetic fields to the induction heat-treat process has resulted in significant process efficiency and mechanical property improvements by altering the thermodynamics and kinetics. Here, this transformative technology, induction-coupled thermomagnetic processing (ITMP), is being developed by a team of institutions and industries and demonstrated at scale in a commercial prototype. The impact on processed components will be discussed in terms of microstructural changes, mechanical properties, and process efficiency. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Process Technology, Iron and Steel, Mechanical Properties |