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Transformation plasticity and kinetic during bainite transformation on a 22MnB5 steel grade
Author(s) -
Schicchi D. S.,
Hunkel M.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
materialwissenschaft und werkstofftechnik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.285
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1521-4052
pISSN - 0933-5137
DOI - 10.1002/mawe.201600611
Subject(s) - bainite , plasticity , austenite , metallurgy , hardening (computing) , ultimate tensile strength , materials science , high strength steel , composite material , microstructure , layer (electronics)
The use of press hardening components has widely increased in the last decades in the automotive industry due to the possibility to obtain high strength parts with ductile zones for energy absorption. Conventional and partial press hardening are used depending on the needed properties of the final components. Quenching, and thus phase transformation, are performed within the tool under an applied load, making plausible to assume for the transformation plasticity effect to play a main role, leading to a minimized spring‐back effect. The influence of stresses, especially larger than austenite yield strength (high stresses), and pre‐strain on the bainite transformation kinetics are discussed for a 22MnB5 steel grade. Experimental evidence of the strong nonlinearity of the transformation plasticity of bainite regarding the applied stresses and differences between tensile and compression cases are here introduced.