The solar hardening of steels: Experiments and predictions

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 103-121

  Yang, Y ^a   Torrance, A A ^a   Rodriguez, J ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b PLATAFORMA SOLAR DE ALMERÍA CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTENITE; CARBON STEEL; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HARDENING; HARDNESS; HEAT TREATING FURNACES; MARTENSITE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

SOLAR HARDENING;

STEEL HEAT TREATMENT;

EID: 0030124581     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0927-0248(95)00070-4     Document Type: Article

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