EMWORKS EMAG models the electromagnetic heating phase of the induction-hardening process within a coupled Transient Magnetic and thermal study. The thermal solver handles transient heat transfer, including convective boundary conditions that can represent the quenching medium applied to the workpiece surface after the heating phase. By modeling the heating and subsequent cooling stages within a single transient simulation, EMWORKS EMAG provides the temperature-time history needed to evaluate whether the workpiece reaches the required austenitizing temperature and experiences the desired thermal cycle before and during quenching.
For detailed prediction of metallurgical phase transformations, martensite formation, hardness, and transformation-induced stresses during quenching, the thermal results can be transferred to or coupled with specialized metallurgical or material-process simulation software.
