Hot sheet metal forming strategies for high‐strength aluminum alloys: A review—fundamentals and applications

E Scharifi, VA Yardley, U Weidig… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In the past decade, aluminum alloys have become important structural materials in the
automotive industry, thanks to their low density, high strength, high fracture toughness, and …

[HTML][HTML] An advanced post-necking analysis methodology for elasto-plastic material models identification

M Beltramo, M Scapin, L Peroni - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
The tensile test is widely used for identifying the material plastic flow curve: this is a
fundamental step in the design and in material behavior analysis. However, during these …

Influence of hot deformation on the precipitation hardening of high-strength aluminum aa7075 during thermo-mechanical processing

E Scharifi, D Shoshmina, S Biegler, U Weidig… - Metals, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this work was to investigate the effect of hot deformation on the aging behavior of
precipitation-hardenable aluminum alloy AA7075 within a novel thermo-mechanical forming …

Analysis of Transition Zone on a Hot‐Stamped Part with Tailored Tool Tempering Approach by Numerical and Physical Simulation

ME Palmieri, P Posa, A Angelastro… - steel research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The tailored tool tempering press hardening process (TTTPH), where the cooling rate is
controlled by dividing the tools into heated and cooled zones, allows the manufacture of …

Experimental Investigation of Hot Forming of Zn‐Coated Hot‐Stamping Steel

W Ma, X Li, X Zheng, D Xu, Y Zhang… - steel research …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
An investigation on the thermal property, fracture mechanism of substrate and coating layer,
liquid‐metal embrittlement (LME) crack, coating layer morphology, microstructure, and …

Functionally Graded AA7075 Components Produced via Hot Stamping: A Novel Process Design Inspired from Analysis of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties

E Bütev Öcal, SV Sajadifar, EPK Sellner… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, functionally graded AA7075 components manufactured via hot stamping are
investigated by focusing on the effect of different process variables on localized …

Crack generation, propagation mechanism and thermal property of Zn-coated hot stamping steel

X Li, G Zhu, W Ma, R Shao, Y Zhang… - Journal of Central South …, 2024 - Springer
In this study, the Gleeble tests and hot stamping of practical part of Zn-coated hot stamping
steel were conducted. Based on the analysis of thermal properties, a material model was …

Effect of initial microstructure on microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of 0.12 C martensitic steels during quenching and tempering

Y Wang, Z Hou, H Yang, J Zhao, Z Chang… - Journal of Iron and Steel …, 2024 - Springer
The microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of a Fe–0.12 C–0.2 Si–1.6 Mn–0.3
Cr–0.0025 B (wt.%) steel with different initial microstructures, ie, hot rolled (HR) and cold …

Effect of Heat Treatment on the Formability of Zn‐Coated Hot Stamping Steel

X Li, W Ma, X Zheng, R Shao… - steel research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, the effect of heat treatment with die quenching on Zn‐coated hot stamping steel is
analyzed. Heating temperatures are 850, 880, 900, and 930° C, and soaking times are 4 …

Influence of Process Parameters on the Formability of Zn‐Coated Hot Stamping Steel

W Ma, X Li, Q Rong, L Yin, X Zheng… - steel research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, the effect of process parameters on the formability of Zn‐coated stamping steel is
analyzed, including heating temperature, soaking time, forming temperature, deformation …