FEM simulation of temperature field in steel plate during quenching process

There is a dramatic temperature change in steel plate during quenching process,and the temperature difference in thickness direction increases with the increase of the thickness,which may easily induce the unevenly distributed microstructure in plate.The commercial software ANSYS was used to simulate the temperature field in steel plate during the quenching process.The temperature gradient and cooling rate were calculated.A good theoretical reference was provided to establish the reasonable quenching process schedule for the homogenous microstructure and properties in plate.