Bend Testing
Tensile testing cannot be used to determine bendability, since these are different failure modes. Failure in bending is like other…
Edge Stretching Tests
topofpage Hole Tension Test Edge Tension Test Side Bending Test Half-Specimen Dome Test (HSDT) Edge Flange Test The ISO…
Improvement by Metallurgical Approaches
The Hole Expansion test (HET) quantifies the edge stretching capability of a sheet metal grade having a specific edge condition.…
Hybrid Laser-Arc Welding (HLAW) Pore Formation and Prevention
This is a summary of a paper by M. Mazar Atabaki, et al, entitled, "Pore formation and its mitigation during…
M-66
Citation: M-66. M. Mazar Atabaki, J. Ma, W. Liu, R. Kovacevic, "Pore formation and its mitigation during hybrid laser/arc welding…
GMAW of Dissimilar AHSS Sheets
This is a summary of a paper of the same title, authored by K. Májlinger, E. Kalácska, and P. Russo…
M-65
Citation: M-65. K. Májlinger, E. Kalácska, P. Russo Spena, “Gas metal arc welding of dissimilar AHSS sheets”, Materials & Design,…
Press Hardened Steels
Introduction PHS Grades with Tensile Strength Approximately 1500 MPa Grades with Higher Ductility PHS Grades Over 1500 MPa Other Steels…