In this study, experimental and numerical analyses are conducted to investigate sheared
edges after trimming three automotive sheet metals including TRIP steel, hot-stamped (HS) …

A meso-scale modeling approach is used to relate the local microstructural strength and
fracture resistance to the macro-scale failure response of spot welds in hot-stamped ultra …

In this work, the effects of various process input parameters in the sheared edge
characteristics are studied during shear-cutting of DP980 sheet material. A virtual …

Hot-stamped tailor-welded blanks (TWBs) comprised of steel sheets with different chemical
compositions are of interest within the automotive sector to enhance the crash performance …

The failure of resistance spot welds in ultra-high-strength press-hardened steels often
occurs due to martensite tempering in the heat-affected zone. In the present work, however …

A novel experimental method, dubbed the “Mode I Caiman test”, is introduced to
characterize spot weld failure and propagation within spot weld groups. The test …

Emerging grades of press-hardening steels such as Ductibor® 1000-AS are now
commercially available for use within tailor-welded blanks (TWBs) to enhance ductility and …

Failure of resistance spot welds in computer-aided engineering models is based upon
criteria that incorporate test data obtained in various loading conditions including different …

Background In-situ spot weld failure analysis under complex loading conditions is
significantly restricted by the enclosed space around the weld nugget. Failure can be only …

To promote the use of newhigh-strengthmaterials in the automotive industry, the evaluation
of crashworthiness is essential, both in terms of finite element (FE) analysis aswell as …