Corner Strengthening by Local Thickening and Ausforming Using Planar Compression in Hot Stamping of Ultra-High Strength Steel Parts

Hot-stamped products are widely used for the body-in-white of an automobile as they are lightweight and improve crashworthiness. A hot-stamping process using planar compression was developed to strengthen corners of ultra-high strength parts by local thickening and hardening. In this process, the co...

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Published in:Metals
Main Authors: Tomoyoshi Maeno, Ken-ichiro Mori, Hiroki Homma, Ali Talebi-Anaraki, Ryohei Ikeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/11/12/1977