Horn A, Merklein M (2020)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2020
Book Volume: 3
Pages Range: 43-54
Journal Issue: 1
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlmm.2019.09.002
One of the major challenges in modern car body construction is the reduction of component weight while still maintaining passenger safety. In terms of these requirements, the substitution of conventional steel grades by ultra-high strength materials is the most promising approach. Hot stamping of these steels has developed to a state of the art process for manufacturing safety-relevant car body parts such as B-pillars or front bumpers. By locally adjusting the mechanical properties, for example, increasing the ductility, passive safety can be further improved. For this purpose, the hot stamping process is adapted in different ways. Varying from these established methods, tailored carburization is an alternative approach for manufacturing functional optimized components by combining hot stamping with prior local carburization. Within this work, the potential of local carburization is analyzed by a fundamental investigation of the influence of the process parameters on the mechanical properties as well as the transition zones between carburized and non-carburized areas. Besides the mechanical properties, the heat transfer between carburized sheets and tools is studied. The process suitability is validated by a demonstrator.
APA:
Horn, A., & Merklein, M. (2020). Functional optimization of hot-stamped components by local carburization. International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture, 3(1), 43-54. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlmm.2019.09.002
MLA:
Horn, Alexander, and Marion Merklein. "Functional optimization of hot-stamped components by local carburization." International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture 3.1 (2020): 43-54.
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