scholarly journals Tribological Behavior of Laser Textured Hot Stamping Dies

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andre Shihomatsu ◽  
Sergio Tonini Button ◽  
Iris Bento da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Surface Topography ◽  
High Pressures ◽  
Hot Stamping ◽  
High Strength Steels ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Textured Surface ◽  
Laser Texturing ◽  
Stamping Dies ◽  
Before And After

Hot stamping of high strength steels has been continuously developed in the automotive industry to improve mechanical properties and surface quality of stamped components. One of the main challenges faced by researchers and technicians is to improve stamping dies lifetime by reducing the wear caused by high pressures and temperatures present during the process. This paper analyzes the laser texturing of hot stamping dies and discusses how different surfaces textures influence the lubrication and wear mechanisms. To this purpose, experimental tests and numerical simulation were carried out to define the die region to be texturized and to characterize the textured surface topography before and after hot stamping tests with a 3D surface profilometer and scanning electron microscopy. Results showed that laser texturing influences the lubrication at the interface die-hot sheet and improves die lifetime. In this work, the best texture presented dimples with the highest diameter, depth, and spacing, with the surface topography and dimples morphology practically preserved after the hot stamping tests.

scholarly journals Forming a Flanged Hole When Quenching Press-Hardened Steel for Mechanical Fastening

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 721
Author(s):  
Yongjun Jeon ◽  
Hyunseok Choi ◽  
Dongearn Kim
Keyword(s):  
Hot Stamping ◽  
High Strength Steels ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Expansion Ratio ◽  
Hardened Steel ◽  
Continuous Increase ◽  
Pilot Hole ◽  
Experimental Apparatus ◽  
Mechanical Fastening ◽  
Hole Flanging

The recent stringent regulations on vehicle safety and reducing CO2 emissions have led to a continuous increase in the application of press-hardened steel (PHS) in automobiles. Similar to other high-strength steels, assembling PHS components using the common welding techniques employed in automotive production lines is significantly difficult because of the surface coating layers and the additives within. This difficulty in post-processing, attributed to its high strength, also limits the mechanical fastening of PHS components. Therefore, this study aims to develop a process for forming a structure enabling mechanical fastening by sequentially applying piercing and hole-flanging operations during the hot stamping process. Our experimental apparatus was designed to perform the hole-flanging operation after the piercing operation within a single stroke at a specific temperature during the quenching process of PHS. At high temperatures of 440 °C or higher, the hole-flanging process was conducted in a direction opposite to that of the piercing operation for creating the pilot hole. An extruded collar with a height of 8.0 mm and a diameter of 17.5 mm was achieved, which is hole expansion ratio(HER) of 82.5%.

scholarly journals Experimental Investigation on the Effect of Shot Peening and Deep Rolling on the Fatigue Response of High Strength Fasteners

Metals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1093 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reggiani
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Shot Peening ◽  
High Strength Steels ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Deep Rolling ◽  
Beneficial Impact ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Fatigue Life Enhancement

Shot-peening and deep rolling are mechanical surface treatments that are commonly applied to enhance the fatigue performances of components, owing to their capacity to generate compressive residual stresses and induce work hardening. However, literature is still poor of published data concerning the application of these treatments to high strength steels fasteners, although these represent a class of components among the most widespread. In the present work, the impact of deep rolling and shot-peening performed in the underhead radius of two set of fasteners made of 36NiCrMo and 42CrMoV for fatigue life enhancement has been investigated. The experimental tests consisted of six combinations of shot-peening and deep rolling, including the non-treated state. Two test campaigns have been sequentially carried out with different process parameters and treatment sequences. The results always showed a beneficial impact of the deep rolling on fatigue, especially for the 42CrMoV steel. Conversely, the effect of the shot-peening strongly depended on the selected set of parameters, alternatively leading to an improvement or a worsening of the fatigue life in relation to the level of induced surface roughness.

Characterization of Heat Transfer Coefficients of Tool Materials and Tool Coatings for Hot Stamping of Boron-Manganese Steels

2010 ◽  
Vol 438 ◽  
pp. 81-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Wieland ◽  
Marion Merklein
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Hot Stamping ◽  
High Strength Steels ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Tool Steels ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Coated Tool

One characteristic of hot stamping of ultra high strength steels is the high wear rate of the used tools which leads to shorter tool life. Coatings improving wear resistance can increase the lifetime of the used tools but process relevant data such as the heat transfer capability of coated tool steels are missing. Within this paper the heat transfer capabilities of coated tool steels for the hot stamping processes are determined. Therefore different coating systems based on AlCrN are applied on the tool steels and the pressure dependent heat transfer coefficient is determined using process relevant conditions. As semi-finished blank the hot stamping steel 22MnB5 with an aluminum-silicon pre-coating is used. With respect to a finite element analysis of the forming operation of the hot stamping process the heat transfer coefficient represents an important input data for the process layout.

scholarly journals Application of DIC Method in the Analysis of Stress Concentration and Plastic Zone Development Problems

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 3460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paweł J. Romanowicz ◽  
Bogdan Szybiński ◽  
Mateusz Wygoda
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Stress Concentration ◽  
High Strength Steels ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Material Behavior ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Stress Concentrations ◽  
Element Analysis

The paper presents the assessment of the possibility and reliability of the digital image correlation (DIC) system for engineering and scientific purposes. The studies were performed with the use of samples made of the three different materials—mild S235JR + N steel, microalloyed fine-grain S355MC steel, and high strength 41Cr4 steel subjected to different heat-treatment. The DIC studies were focused on determinations of dangerous zones with large stress concentrations, plastic deformation growth, and prediction of the failure zone. Experimental tests were carried out for samples with different notches (circular, square, and triangular openings). With the use of the DIC system and microstructure analyses, the influence of different factors (laser cutting, heat treatment, material type, notch shape, and manufacturing quality) on the material behavior were studied. For all studied cases, the stress concentration factors (SCF) were estimated with the use of the analytical formulation and the finite element analysis. It was observed that the theoretical models for calculations of the influence of the typical notches may result in not proper values of SCFs. Finally, the selected results of the total strain distributions were compared with FEM results, and good agreement was observed. All these allow the authors to conclude that the application of DIC with a common digital camera can be effectively applied for the analysis of the evolution of plastic zones and the damage detection for mild high-strength steels, as well as those normalized and quenched and tempered at higher temperatures.

FE Simulation Models for Hot Stamping an Automobile Component with Tailor-Welded High-Strength Steels

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 1709-1721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bingtao Tang ◽  
Qiaoling Wang ◽  
Zhaohui Wei ◽  
Xianju Meng ◽  
Zhengjun Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Fe Simulation ◽  
Hot Stamping ◽  
High Strength Steels ◽  
Simulation Models ◽  
High Strength
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