The growing demand for lightweighting and safety in the automotive sector has led to the development of Advanced High-Strength Steels, also known as AHSS steels.
New concepts of AHSS steels are currently being developed which provide a balance of notably improved mechanical properties in comparison with existing AHSS steels, which enables high strength components to be cold formed.
They are 3rd generation AHSS steels, designed to offer high strength and ductility without the high cost and the manufacturing and union problems associated with the previous generation.
- We will reveal the evolution of AHSS steels from DP, TRIP or 1st generation steels and 2nd generation TWIP steels to the 3rd generation AHSS steels, highlighting their physical metallurgy and mechanical properties.
- We will describe today's most promising strategies to develop 3rd generation AHSS steels, focusing on Quenching & Partitioning (Q&P) steels.
- We will present the current main research lines which address the needs of the automotive sector.
- We will show how Q&P steels can be used in other sectors, such as machine-tooling, agriculture and mining, thanks to their excellent wear resistance properties.
- We will explain in general terms the advantages of Q&P steels over common quenching and tempering steels.
CONTENT
- Introduction
- Evolution of AHSS steels
- Strategies for the design of 3rd generation steels: Carbide-free bainitic steels, medium Mn steels, Quenching & Partitioning steels
- Quenching & Partitioning: new fields of application and new challenges
SPEAKER
- Maribel Arribas-Graduate in Chemical Sciences from the UPV/EHU and PhD in Materials from the University of Navarra.
TARGET AUDIENCE
- All companies in the value chain of AHSS steels: steel companies, development and production managers or end companies, where they are applied and used.
- Forging, stamping, treatment companies and/or manufacturers of components and capital goods.
- R&D managers and heads, quality managers, product engineers, laboratory heads, etc.