Carburization

The Carburization interface provides a way to model the heat treatment process of carburization. The process involves placing a component in a carbon rich environment, at an elevated temperature. Over time, carbon is transferred into the surface of the component, and then progresses to the interior via diffusion. You can specify the carbon potential (the carbon concentration of the surrounding environment) as a function of time, to emulate a particular process. Or, you can use a simplified boost-diffuse carburization cycle that is provided by the interface. You can model the mass transfer of carbon into the surface of the component in different ways. You can prescribe the carbon concentration at the surface, or use a convective, thermally activated carbon mass transfer. Additionally, you can model selective carburization by prescribing zero carbon flux in certain regions of the component surface.