Designing Local Properties of Constructional Elements by Local Use of Ageing Effects in Multiphase Steels

2010 ◽  
Vol 638-642 ◽  
pp. 3062-3067 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehdi Asadi ◽  
Heinz Palkowski
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Local Heat ◽  
Processing Parameters ◽  
Strengthening Effect ◽  
Complex Phase ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Local Properties ◽  
Local Use ◽  
Multiphase Steels

The investigations deal with processes leading to local effects of strengthening in multiphase steels, being characterized by good formability, continuous yielding, high strength and a strong bake hardening and ageing effect. Dual phase and complex phase steels are under investigation to examine the effect of thermo-mechanical processing parameters on local ageing ability and its use for designed properties. For this purpose local heat treatment by laser are studied, as well as stability of local ageing on the adjusted strength. A remarkable increase of the hardness in the heat treated zone was observed. Stability of the local strengthening effect could be confirmed. Partial heat treatment of multiphase steels by laser can open a new field of application for the local use of the strengthening effect to influence only relevant areas, thus giving potential for energy saving.

scholarly journals Use of the Aging Effect to Change the Local Properties of Structure Components

2010 ◽  
Vol 137 ◽  
pp. 35-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehdi Asadi ◽  
Nicole Schulze ◽  
Heinz Palkowski
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Aging Treatment ◽  
Heat Treating ◽  
Local Heat ◽  
Local Deformation ◽  
Strengthening Effect ◽  
Subsequent Aging ◽  
Local Heat Treatment ◽  
Local Properties

This research deals with processes leading to local strengthening effects in Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS). Dual phase (DP), retained austenite (RA) - both hot and cold rolled - and complex phase (CP) steels have been investigated to examine the effect of thermal and mechanical processing parameters on local properties. For this purpose, a method has been investigated to achieve local strengthening, namely local deformation and local heat treatment. Samples were locally deformed by bending and embossing processes. A local deformation with defined pre-strains leads to enhanced hardness and strengthening. A subsequent aging treatment leads to a further increase in mechanical properties. Local heat treatment was applied using a laser and an electron beam. Following local heat treatment with selected parameters, the microstructure of the surface and the cross section as well as the mechanical properties were evaluated by light optical, scanning as well as transmission electron microscopy, hardness measurement, tensile testing and thermal modelling. It can be stated that with partial heat treatment, local high strengthening can be produced. At lower heat treating temperatures, this effect could be attributed to bake hardening. With increased heat treating temperature, the initial microstructure near the surface is affected. A model can be improved, which defines the correlation between the influencing parameters and the local properties. The influence of over-aging in locally strengthen regions has been studied. For this investigation, parameters are stable to locally adjust the strengthening effect. Partial strengthening of AHSS by local deformation or local heat treatment can open up new fields of applications for locally using the strengthening effect to only influence relevant areas of interest, thus providing the potential for saving energy and designing the component’s behaviour.

scholarly journals Numerical and experimental investigations for distortion-reduced laser heat treatment of aluminum

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolaos Rigas ◽  
Marion Merklein
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Material Flow ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Local Heat ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Local Softening ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Automated Handling

AbstractIn the field of mobility, increased safety and emission requirements lead to steadily rising demands on materials used and their performance. Over the last decades, 5000 and 6000 series aluminum alloys have become more and more attractive as lightweight material due to their beneficial weight to strength ratio. The 7000 series offers extended lightweight potential due to its high strength. Until now, this class of alloys has not been widely used in mass production due to its limited corrosion resistance and poor forming behavior. By using so-called Tailor Heat Treated Blanks, it is possible to set increased forming limits of previously locally heat treated components. The reason for the enhanced formability is the local softening, with the resulting improved material flow and the reduced critical forming stresses of the sheet metal before the forming operation. Despite these advantages, the use of previously heat treated materials has been very limited so far. For example, the distortion that occurs during local heat treatment reduces geometrical accuracy and thus automated handling. Therefore, the focus of this thesis is the investigation of tailored heat treatment strategies, permitting a distortion-reduced local short-term heat treatment. For this purpose, the distortion behavior is represented and quantified both numerically and experimentally. The generated knowledge is then transferred to a large volume component and characterized.

LOCAL USE OF BAKE HARDENING IN MULTIPHASE STEELS FOR IMPROVED PROPERTIES IN STRUCTURES AND JOINTS

2008 ◽  
Vol 07 (02) ◽  
pp. 283-285
Author(s):  
HEINZ PALKOWSKI ◽  
ANNA BRUECK
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Automobile Industry ◽  
Steel Structure ◽  
Local Heat ◽  
Processing Parameters ◽  
Local Deformation ◽  
Strength Increase ◽  
Bake Hardening ◽  
Local Heat Treatment ◽  
Multiphase Steels

This paper investigates processes leading to local bake hardening (BH) effects in multiphase steels. The influence of the deformation path and of the temperature and duration of thermal treatments on strengthening in multiphase steels, in regard to both local and bulk properties of steel structure are investigated. Bake hardening is the ability of a metal, to harden during an annealing after forming, for example during the paint baking process in the automobile industry, delivering a post-forming strength increase of the final component. Multiphase steels such as dual phase (DP) and complex phase (CP) steels are investigated to examine the effect of thermo mechanical processing parameters on the local bake hardening ability of hot rolled DP and CP steels. For this purpose two methods of achieving local BH (local deformation and local heat treatment) are studied. The influence of a local deformation through bending on the work hardening, and bake hardening effects is examined. By locally limited laser treatment on cold-rolled material local BH can be reached through local heat treatment. Furthermore, the ageing stability of the gain in strength is examined.

Manufacturing of Parts in Ultra High Strength Steel Using Local Heat Treatment

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bjo¨rn Carlsson ◽  
Domenico Russo ◽  
Jesu´s Arin˜o Oliver
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Local Heat ◽  
Side Impact ◽  
Risk Of Fracture ◽  
Tailor Welded Blanks ◽  
Local Heat Treatment ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Ultra High Strength Steel

In this paper the manufacturing of a side impact beam, with the aid of local heat treatment, is described. The beam has two areas where the risk of fracture is high. Two zones of the blank, corresponding to these areas, are therefore heat treated before stamping to reduce the risk of fracture. The material is a martensitic steel with a virgin tensile strength of 1200 MPa. The heat treatment is made by laser to an approximate temperature of 850° Celsius. This heat treatment reduces the strength of the material to a tensile strength of approximately 650 MPa after cooling. The formability is increased accordingly. The method of local heat treatment with the objective to increase formability in selected areas can be seen as an alternative to the use of conventional tailor welded blanks.

Optimization of the Heat Treatment Layout and Blank Outline of THTB

2013 ◽  
Vol 554-557 ◽  
pp. 2465-2471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Lechner ◽  
Andreas Kuppert ◽  
Hinnerk Hagenah ◽  
Marion Merklein
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Local Heat ◽  
Forming Limit ◽  
Forming Process ◽  
Cold Forming ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Generic Term ◽  
Definition Of

Tailored heat treated blanks (THTB) is the generic term for an innovative approach to enhance the formability of blanks made out of high strength steel or aluminum alloys. Key idea of the technology is the adaption of the mechanical properties by a local heat treatment. Based on the new property distribution, the material flow during the forming operation can be improved and the forming limit can be enhanced. In comparison to conventional temperature assisted approaches the forming is performed at room temperature and therefore all advantages of a cold forming process can be used. Most challenging within the application is the definition of the heat treatment layout. Up to now the layout is dimensioned in a time-consuming trial and error procedure. In this paper a new approach for the automatic optimization of the heat treatment layout and the blank outline is presented.

Application of Tailored Heat Treated Blanks under Quasi Series Conditions

2007 ◽  
Vol 344 ◽  
pp. 383-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marion Merklein ◽  
Uwe Vogt
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Local Heat ◽  
Strength Distribution ◽  
Process Window ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Forming Process ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Impact

Tailored Heat Treated Blanks (THTB) are blanks that exhibit locally different strength specifically optimized for the succeeding forming process. The strength distribution is set by a local, short-term heat treatment modifying the mechanical properties of the material. Hence, THTB allow enhancing forming limits significantly leading to shorter and more robust manufacture process chains. In order to qualify the use of THTB under quasi series conditions, the interdependencies of the blank’s local heat treatment and the entire process chain of the car body manufacture have to be analyzed. In this respect, the impact of a short-term heat treatment on the mechanical properties of AA6181PX, a commonly used aluminum alloy in today’s car bodies, was studied. Also the influence of a short-term heat treatment on the coil lubricant, usually already applied by the material supplier, was given a closer look. Based on these experiments process restrictions for the application of THTB in an industrial automotive environment were derived and a process window for the THTB design was set up. In conclusion, strategies were defined how to enhance the found process boundaries leading to a more robust process window.

A Study of the Influence of Local Heat Treatment on the Structure of Welded Titanium Pipelines

2021 ◽  
Vol 410 ◽  
pp. 37-41
Author(s):  
Natalia A. Astafeva ◽  
Andrey A. Balanovskiy ◽  
Anna A. Pershina
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Titanium Alloys ◽  
Welded Joints ◽  
Treatment Method ◽  
Local Heat ◽  
Optical Metallography ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Weld Structure ◽  
Heat Treatment Method

The article analyzes the results of a study of the influence of zonal heat treatment on the structure of welded joints of pipeline elements made of titanium alloys Ti-3.5Al-1.5Mn. In the manufacture of such structures, the TIG welding method is used to join pipe elements, after which the heat treatment method can be used to relieve residual stresses. The experiments have confirmed the effectiveness of zonal heat treatment preceded by welding. It was revealed that for welded joints made of titanium alloys, heat treatment can stabilize the structure. In experiments conducted by the method of optical metallography, the structure of heat treated and untreated welded joints was investigated. The influence of heat treatment on the weld structure and heat-affected zone was identified.

Mechanical Behaviour of Gas Nitrided Ti6Al4V Bars Produced by Selective Laser Melting

2016 ◽  
Vol 704 ◽  
pp. 225-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Franz ◽  
Aamir Mukhtar ◽  
Warwick Downing ◽  
Graeme Smith ◽  
Ben Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Nitrided Layer ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Compound Layer ◽  
Processing Parameters ◽  
Heat Treatments ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Gas Nitriding ◽  
Heat Treated

Gas atomized Ti-6Al-4V (Ti64) alloy powder was used to prepare distinct designed geometries with different properties by selective laser melting (SLM). Several heat treatments were investigated to find suitable processing parameters to strengthen (specially to harden) these parts for different applications. The results showed significant differences between tabulated results for heat treated billet Ti64 and SLM produced Ti64 parts, while certain mechanical properties of SLM Ti64 parts could be improved by different heat treatments using different processing parameters. Most heat treatments performed followed the trends of a reduction in tensile strength while improving ductility compared with untreated SLM Ti64 parts.Gas nitriding [GN] (diffusion-based thermo-chemical treatment) has been combined with a selected heat treatment for interstitial hardening. Heat treatment was performed below β-transus temperature using minimum flow of nitrogen gas with a controlled low pressure. The surface of the SLM produced Ti64 parts after gas nitriding showed TiN and Ti2N phases (“compound layer”, XRD analysis) and α (N) – Ti diffusion zones as well as high values of micro-hardness as compared to untreated SLM produced Ti64 parts. The microhardness profiles on cross section of the gas nitrided SLM produced samples gave information about the i) microhardness behaviour of the material, and ii) thickness of the nitrided layer, which was investigated using energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and x-ray elemental analysis. Tensile properties of the gas nitrided Ti64 bars produced by SLM under different conditions were also reported.

Comparison of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Additively Manufactured and Conventional Maraging Steel

2020 ◽  
Vol 405 ◽  
pp. 133-138
Author(s):  
Ludmila Kučerová ◽  
Andrea Jandová ◽  
Ivana Zetková
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Maraging Steel ◽  
Precipitation Hardening ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Hardness Measurement ◽  
Nickel Steel ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Good Material ◽  
Iron Nickel

Maraging steel is an iron-nickel steel alloy, which achieves very good material properties like high toughness, hardness, good weldability, high strength and dimensional stability during heat treatment. In this work, maraging steel 18Ni-300 was manufactured by selective laser melting. It is a method of additive manufacturing (AM) technology, which produces prototypes and functional parts. Sample of additively manufactured and conventional steel with the same chemical composition were tested after in three different states – heat treated (as-built/as-received), solution annealed and precipitation hardened. Resulting microstructures were analysed by light and scanning electron microscopy and mechanical properties were obtained by hardness measurement and tensile test. Cellular martensitic microstructures were observed in additively manufactured samples and conventional maraging steel consisted of lath martensitic microstructures. Very similar mechanical properties were obtained for both steels after the application of the same heat treatment. Ultimate tensile strengths reached 839 – 900 MPa for samples without heat treatment and heat treated by solution annealing, the samples after precipitation hardening had tensile strengths of 1577 – 1711 MPa.

Laser Assisted Cold Bending of High Strength Steels

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erica Liverani ◽  
Alessandro Ascari ◽  
Alessandro Fortunato ◽  
Adrian Lutey
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
High Strength Steels ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Processing Parameters ◽  
Cold Forming ◽  
Steel Sheets ◽  
Phase Lead ◽  
Cold Bending ◽  
Bending Process ◽  
Definition Of

This paper presents the feasibility of an innovative application of laser-assisted bending process. The high strength steel sheets bending, carried out after a laser heat treatment, is studied. Several strategies aimed at obtaining a ductile structure along the bending line, suitable for cold forming, are investigated. The influence of laser processing parameters on the microstructure, hardness and strength of the sheets are discussed and analyzed. In order to predict the temperature and ensure the repeatability and reliability of the process, a model for heat treatment simulation is developed. The study of the experimental data and the integration with the simulation of the heating phase lead to the definition of specific process parameters suitable for achieving a crack-free cold bending of high strength steels.

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