Stecal: a powerful tool for improving the student engagementin the design and development of low-alloys steelsfor high performance applications

• Rivero Fuente, Pedro J. ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Navarra

     Universidad de Navarra

     Pamplona, España

     
• Localización: Ikaskuntza-irakaskuntza akademikoaren eremu berriak arakatzen / Universidad del País Vasco - Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (aut.), 2019, ISBN 978-84-1319-033-4, págs. 1136-1139
• Idioma: inglés
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  • In this work, it is presented the use of a specific software known as SteCal 3.0 (Microsoft Windowsbasedapplication) which is successfully employed as a didactic and instructional method for future studentsin Engineering Degrees (mostly Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Design Engineering and IndustrialTechnologies Engineering, among others). First of all, it is important to remark that steel is one ofthe most important metallic materials in our society which can be widely used in a high variety of differentsectors such as automotive, construction, structural, packaging or manufacturing, among others. Oneof the main reasons of this great multifunctionality is associated to its intrinsic properties such as a highmechanical resistance and hardness combined with a high toughness and easy formability. According tothis, SteCal is very useful software for comparing the properties of several steels with different chemicalcomposition, which can help to suggest the most appropriate composition for a specific application. As afunction of the input experimental parameters (varying alloying elements), this program can help to thestudents a better comprehension on diverse metallurgical aspects obtainable with low-alloy steels such asthermal behaviour (austenizing temperature, eutectoid reaction, normalizing, quenching, tempering) aswell as important concepts related to the resultant mechanical properties (martensitic structure, susceptibilityto quench-cracking, hardness, Jominy End-Quench hardenability). Due to this, two different typesof steel with different chemical composition are evaluated according to the designation from the AmericanIron and Steel Institute (AISI) such as AISI 1330 and AISI 4147, respectively. Finally, a better studentengagement has been observed along all these years of implementation of this didactic software becausethe future students in Engineering Degrees can deep about theoretical and important concepts with theaim of designing steels with specific properties of high technological interest.