Martensitic transformation significantly increases the strength of low-carbon steels, while it is
usually at expense of the formability and ductility. In order to further improve the mechanical …

In this review, effects of initial microstructure before intercritical annealing and processing
routes of dual phase (DP) high strength steels are discussed. Prior-applied deformation …

Optimization of the microstructure and its effect on the strength and ductility of the steel is
one of the main aspects of the researcher's effort toward production of advanced structural …

The strengthening and ductilization of steels are of great importance to weight reduction of
vehicles. In this work, the strength–ductility synergy of dual-phase (DP) steels was obtained …

In the present work, martensitic stainless steel (MSS) coatings with niobium (Nb) contents of
0–1.0 wt%, combining high strength and ductility with improved corrosion resistance, have …

The non-fusion weld-brazing process has attracted considerable attention in the automotive
industry due to its lower susceptibility to welding-related defects and high capability to join …

To clarify the direction of microstructure design for improving stretch-flangeability,
relationships of stretch-flangeability to microstructure and mechanical properties of ultra …

Ultrafine lamellar-structured (UFLS) martensite microstructure was fabricated by heavily
warm rolling (HWR) of a metastable austenite steel with 93% deformation reduction and …

Ultrafine-grained dual phase (DP) steels with different Nb contents (0.00, 0.06 and 0.12
wt%) were produced by cold-rolling followed by intercritical annealing of ferrite/martensite …

Traditional cold-rolling dual-phase steel (CR sheet), limited by poor stretch-flangeability as
indicated by the hole expansion rate (HER), faces challenges in manufacturing complex …