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Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering

Advancing Thermomagnetic Processing from Science to System

The project integrates materials experiments, computational modeling, and commercial-scale system development to evaluate induction-coupled thermomagnetic processing.

Led by the University of Florida under DOE Award DE-EE0009131, the project investigates how induction heating combined with static magnetic fields can influence heat-treatment behavior, microstructure, material performance, and process efficiency. Experimental results provide data for validated computational tools, while system development translates these findings toward an industrially relevant processing platform.

Three Integrated Project Tasks
Experiments, computational modeling, and system development work together to move thermomagnetic processing from fundamental understanding toward industrial evaluation.
Field-Assisted Experiments
Compare field-assisted and zero-field processing, generate thermodynamic and kinetic data, and characterize resulting microstructures and material properties.
Computational Model Development
Develop and validate predictive tools for magnetic-field effects on thermodynamics, kinetics, phase transformations, microstructure evolution, and heat treatment.
Commercial-Scale System Development
Design, build, and evaluate an induction-coupled 2 T processing system while assessing process energy utilization and industrial feasibility.

A Multi-Institutional Project Team

The project brings together complementary expertise in materials science, high-field experimentation, multiscale modeling, heat-treatment simulation, and industrial system development.

Led by the University of Florida, the research team includes Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Virginia Tech, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and DANTE Solutions, with industrial partners and equipment suppliers supporting materials evaluation, system development, and manufacturing translation.

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Integrated Tasks

Experiments, modeling, and system development

2 T

Processing Field

Induction-coupled demonstration system

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Project Organizations

Universities, a national laboratory, and industry expertise

DOE-Supported Research

This project is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy under Award DE-EE0009131.

The project advances the scientific understanding, predictive tools, and processing infrastructure needed to evaluate induction-coupled thermomagnetic processing for industrial heat-treatment applications.

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