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| ArticleName | Innovative hot-stamped laser welded blank solutions |
| ArticleAuthor | A. Pic, D. Duque Múnera, L. Cretteur, F. Schmidt, F. Pinard. |
| Abstract | For the last few years, the use of Press-Hardened Steels (PHS) for the body-in-white (BIW) structure has been booming. The reason: highly complex parts can be drawn without spring-back problems; significant weight reduction can be achieved thanks to the use of tailored blanks made of boron steels while offering significant crash safety improvements. A new steel grade for the most demanding crash zones made it possible to significantly expand the application area of press-hardened tailored blanks. |
| keywords | press-hardened steels, weight reduction, tailored blanks, boron steels, laser welding. |
| References | 1. Prasad, P.; Belwafe, J. E.: Vehicle crash characteristics and occupant protection, American Iron and Steel Institute, Michigan, USA, 2004. 2. Comette, D.; Cugy, P.; Hildenhrand, A.; Bouzekri, M.; Lovato, G.: Ultra High Strength FeMn TWIP steels for automotive safety parts, Society of Automotive Engineers, 2005. 3. ULSAB Body shows real-world safety on two continents, www autosteel org/articles/1998_ulsab_safety.htm 4. Ebert, F.: Proc 6th Internat. Car Body Benchmarking Platform. EuroCarBody 2004, Automotive Circle International Conference. 5. Duque, D.; Pinard, F.; Lacassin, L.: Very and ultra high strength steels based tailored welded blanks: a step further towards crash characteristics improvement, Society of Automotive Engineers, 2006 6. Hein, P.; Kefferstem, R.: Hot stamping of coated-PHS part and process analysis based on numerical simulation. IFU Conference, Mai 2006, Stuttgart. |
| Language of full-text | russian |
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