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Z-14

Citation: Z-14. M. Zoernack, “New Advancements of Cold Forming TRB® AHSS,” Presented at 2021 Great Designs in Steel, Sponsored by…

Press Requirements

Characteristics of Servo Presses Advantages of Servo Presses Press Force and Press Energy Forming Process Simulation Setting Draw Beads with…

Welcome to the All New AHSS Application Guidelines!

The leading source for technical best practices on the forming and joining of Advanced High-Strength Steels (AHSS) for vehicle manufacture…

Hole Expansion Testing

The term local formability describes when part and process design, in addition to sheet metal properties like strength and elongation,…

Springback

Origins of Springback Types of Springback Case Study in Springback Prediction Key Points   Decades ago, the major concern in…

Elastic Modulus

Elastic Modulus (Young’s Modulus) When a punch initially contacts a sheet metal blank, the forces produced move the sheet metal…

A-76

Citation: A-76.  E. Atzema, M. Borsutzki, M. Braun, S. Brockmann, M. Bulter, B. Carlsson, P. Larour, and A. Richter, “A…

K-45

Citation: K-45.  T. Kondo, “The highest strength (1.5GPa) steel application for cold stamping parts” presented at Materials in Car Body…

Dual Phase

Dual Phase (DP) steels have a microstructure consisting of a ferritic matrix with martensitic islands as a hard second phase,…

Transformation Induced Plasticity (TRIP)

Metallurgy Transformation Induced Plasticity Effect topofpage Metallurgy The microstructure of Transformation Induced Plasticity (TRIP) steels contains a matrix of ferrite,…