Over many decades, significant efforts have been made to improve the strength-elongation
product of advanced high strength steels (AHSSs) by creating tailored multi-phase …

Steel production accounts for approximately 8% of all global CO2 emissions, with the
primary steelmaking route using iron ores contributing approximately 80% of those …

Understanding the micromechanical consequences of transformation-induced plasticity
(TRIP)-assisted steels is challenging, due to the presence of multiple phase constituents and …

Undesirable fracture resistance has led to critical safety concerns in ultra-high strength
quenching and partitioning (Q&P) steels. The present work proposes a new heat treatment …

Numerous high-performance steels with various compositions and mechanical properties
were developed to enable a safe and light-weight automotive body-in-white (BIW). However …

Tensile and bending properties are two critical attributes of press hardened steels (PHSs) for
automotive body structural components. However, the research on these properties of PHSs …

This study aims to simultaneously improve the strength and ductility of a medium carbon low-
alloy steel via Cu addition and the partitioning treatment. The obtained microstructure was …

The development of lightweight and durable materials for car body panels and load-bearing
elements in the automotive industry results from the constant desire to reduce fuel …

Steel treated by quenching and partitioning exhibits an excellent combination of strength
and ductility by taking advantage of the transformation-induced plasticity effect of retained …

Obtaining a desired quantity of retained austenite (RA) in press-hardened steels (PHSs) with
a martensitic matrix is of great interest for the performance of safety critical components in …