Understanding effects of welding on strength and formability is critical to support wider
application of advanced high strength steels in automotive components. In this study, High …

Continuing pressure to reduce mass and cost of vehicles is driving the development of new
high strength steel products with improved combinations of strength and formability …

In this study, effects of resistance spot welding parameters on weld performance,
metallurgical features and formation of imperfections in DP600 spot welds were …

In finite element analysis of sheet metal forming the use of combined isotropic-kinematic
hardening models is advisable to improve stamping simulation and springback prediction …

The issue of improving car crash energy management and maintaining cost and weight
reduction are the driving forces behind the growing use of advanced high strength steels …

Advanced high strength steels (AHSS), such as dual phase (DP) and transformation induced
plasticity (TRIP) steels, have been increasingly used in automotive industry. One of the …

Traditionally, high-strength low-alloy (HSLA) steel is used for automotive vehicle weight
reduction in the North American automotive industry. Dual phase (DP) high strength steel …

Over the past six years the worldwide steel industry has collaborated on four Ultra Light
Steel Auto Body (ULSAB) related projects. The most ambitious project, the ULSAB-AVC …