ASTM D6200-01(2012)
(Test Method)Standard Test Method for Determination of Cooling Characteristics of Quench Oils by Cooling Curve Analysis
Standard Test Method for Determination of Cooling Characteristics of Quench Oils by Cooling Curve Analysis
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This test method provides a cooling time versus temperature pathway which is directly proportional to physical properties such as the hardness obtainable upon quenching of a metal. The results obtained by this test may be used as a guide in heat treating oil selection or comparison of quench severities of different heat treating oils, new or used.
SCOPE
1.1 This test method describes the equipment and the procedure for evaluation of a quenching oil's quenching characteristics by cooling rate determination.
1.2 This test is designed to evaluate quenching oils in a non-agitated system. There is no correlation between these test results and the results obtained in agitated systems.
1.3 The values in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values in parentheses are provided for information only.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation: D6200 − 01 (Reapproved 2012)
Standard Test Method for
Determination of Cooling Characteristics of Quench Oils by
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Cooling Curve Analysis
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6200; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3. Terminology
1.1 This test method describes the equipment and the 3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
procedure for evaluation of a quenching oil’s quenching
3.1.1 cooling curve, n—the cooling curve is a graphical
characteristics by cooling rate determination.
representation of the cooling time (t) - temperature (T) re-
sponse of the probe (see 7.3).An example is illustrated in Part
1.2 This test is designed to evaluate quenching oils in a
Bof Fig. 1.
non-agitated system. There is no correlation between these test
results and the results obtained in agitated systems.
3.1.2 cooling curve analysis, n—the process of quantifying
the cooling characteristics of a heat treating oil based on the
1.3 The values in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.
temperature versus time profile obtained by cooling a pre-
The values in parentheses are provided for information only.
heated metal probe assembly (see Fig. 2) under standard
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
conditions.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.1.3 cooling rate curve, n—The cooling rate curve is
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- obtained by calculating the first derivative (dT/dt)ofthe
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
cooling time - temperature curve. An example is illustrated in
Part B of Fig. 1.
2. Referenced Documents
3.1.4 heat treating oil, n—a hydrocarbon containing
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
product, often derived from petroleum base stock, that is used
D1744 Test Method for Determination of Water in Liquid
to mediate heat transfer between heated metal, such as austen-
Petroleum Products by Karl Fischer Reagent
itized steel, to control the microstructure that is formed upon
E220 Test Method for Calibration of Thermocouples By
cooling and also control distortion and minimize cracking
Comparison Techniques
which may accompany the cooling process.
E230 Specification and Temperature-Electromotive Force
(EMF) Tables for Standardized Thermocouples 3.1.5 quench severity, n—the ability of a quenching medium
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2.2 SAE Standards:
to extract heat from a hot metal.
AMS 5665 NickelAlloy Corrosion and Heat Resistant Bars,
Forgings and Rings
4. Summary of Test Method
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2.3 Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS):
4.1 Determine the nickel alloy probe assembly’s cooling
JIS K 2242 - 1980 Heat Treating Oil
time versus temperature after placing the assembly in a furnace
JIS K 6753 - 1977 Di-2-ethylhexyl Phthalate
and heating to 850°C (1562°F) and then quenching in a heat
treating oil.The temperature inside the probe assembly and the
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 on
cooling times are recorded at selected time intervals to estab-
Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of
Subcommittee D02.L0.06 on Non-Lubricating Process Fluids. lish a cooling temperature versus time curve. The resulting
Current edition approved April 15, 2012. Published May 2012. Originally
cooling curve may be used to evaluate quench severity (see
approved in 1997. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as D6200–01(2007).
Note 1).
DOI: 10.1520/D6200-01R12.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
NOTE 1—For production testing, the furnace temperature of 815 to
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
857°C (1500 to 1575°F) may be used.
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website.
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Available from Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), 400 Commonwealth
Dr., Warrendale, PA 15096-0001, http://www.sae.org.
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Available from Japanese Standards Organization (JSA), 4-1-24 Akasaka Boyer, H. E. and Cary, P. R., Quenching and Distortion Control, ASM
Minato-Ku, Tokyo, 107-8440, Japan, http://www.jsa.or.ja. International, Materials Park, OH, 1988, p. 162.
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FIG. 1 Typical Temperature/Time and Temperature/Cooling Rate Plots For Test Probe Cooled in a Quenching Oil
FIG. 2 Probe Details and Genera
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