Title: Effect of cryogenic treatment on non-ferrous materials: a review

Authors: V.K. Parikh; A.D. Badgujar; Mohamed Rafik Noor Mohamed Qureshi

Addresses: School of Engineering and Technology, Navrachana University, Vadodara 391410, Gujarat, India ' School of Engineering and Technology, Navrachana University, Vadodara 391410, Gujarat, India ' Industrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia

Abstract: Enhancement of material properties has become an important factor in cost-cutting. To improve performance, materials are subjected to several processes such as heat treatment, peening, coating, and many more. Cryogenic treatment, or sub-zero heat treatment, is one such treatment that has made a substantial contribution to the improvement of several properties such as hardness, tensile strength, fatigue strength, wear rate, and corrosion rate of ferrous and non-ferrous materials. The present article focuses on the effect of cryogenic treatment on non-ferrous materials. The article discusses the variation in microstructure and mechanical properties of non-ferrous materials when subjected to cryogenic treatment. Furthermore, the effects of the soaking period, soaking temperature, number of cryogenic cycles, and other process parameters related to cryogenic treatment have been considered for discussion.

Keywords: cryogenic treatment; heat treatment; non-ferrous material; mechanical properties; microstructure.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMATEI.2024.138603

International Journal of Materials Engineering Innovation, 2024 Vol.15 No.2, pp.113 - 134

Received: 22 Jul 2022
Accepted: 03 Oct 2022
Published online: 15 May 2024 *

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