Dual-Phase (DP) steels, part of the group of Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS), are used by car manufactures due to its large strength to weight ratio. The high strength of the DP steel does have a negative impact on the formability during sheet metal forming and stretch forming, e.g. fractures often appear in shear cut edges during forming of blanks made of DP steel.   The main objective with this thesis is to develop a new punch for Volvo Cars that concentrates the strain to the sheared edges of a test specimen made from different types of DP steel. This is done to be able to measure and obtain maximum fracture strain during stretch forming tests in a press. The newly developed test method is called CTEST (Concentrated Trim Edge Strain Test).   The tests are performed with DP steel specimens with three different qualities of the shear cut edges; fine cut, medium cut and worn cut. DP steels tested are DP600GI, DP600UC and DP800GI from three different suppliers. 10 different types of DP steels are tested in this study with different thickness. Thickness of specimens tested are 1 mm, 1.1 mm, 1.5 mm and 2 mm and all specimens tested have a lengthwise (RD) rolling direction.   The quality of the sheared cut edge has a great impact to the formability and maximum fracture strain of the specimen. A specimen with a fine cut endures higher fracture strain than medium cut and a worn cut for all types of DP steel with different thickness. A 1 mm thick specimen endures a lower fracture strain than 1.5 mm and 2 mm specimen for all cut qualities.   Further, the impact of the orientation of the burr zone of a shear cut edge is studied. With the burr zone facing upwards from the CTEST punch the formability of the specimens is decreased compared to a burr zone facing downwards, especially for a worn cut specimen with micro cracks and imperfections in the edge surface.   ARAMIS Digital Image Correlation (DIC) system is used to analyze the specimen edges during press experiments. The ARAMIS results unveil that several small fractures appear in the sheared edges of a specimen just before the specimens split into two pieces. This phenomenon was seen for specimen with worn and medium shear cut qualities.   Finite Element (FE) simulations of the CTEST is performed in AutoForm to determine maximum values of the true strain for the three different cut qualities. The simulation in AutoForm does show a slightly higher value of the force and press depth than the value from the press test before maximum fracture strain in reached. The small fractures seen in ARAMIS just before the specimen split into two pieces cannot be seen in the simulation in AutoForm.

Submitted by Marcelo Soares Amorim null (marcelo.amorim@anac.gov.br) on 2016-04-18T20:56:24Z No. of bitstreams: 1 MSA.pdf: 55664014 bytes, checksum: 32a3e8c76677251f96eaeb9c6694cd92 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Juliano Benedito Ferreira (julianoferreira@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2016-04-20T19:48:01Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 amorim_ms_me_guara.pdf: 55664014 bytes, checksum: 32a3e8c76677251f96eaeb9c6694cd92 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-20T19:48:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 amorim_ms_me_guara.pdf: 55664014 bytes, checksum: 32a3e8c76677251f96eaeb9c6694cd92 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-22 / Os aços avançados de alta resistência são de importância na indústria moderna da mobilidade. Na indústria automobilística, por exemplo, é previsto que o uso destes materiais cresça de maneira acentuada nos próximos anos. Algumas características destes materiais podem ser melhoradas por meio de tratamento térmico, seja ele em toda a extensão do produto ou em partes específicas para as quais se deseja um dado comportamento mecânico. Neste trabalho se propôs a investigação inicial do efeito de um tratamento térmico local por radiação laser, uma forma controlada de adição de energia, nas propriedades mecânicas e na microestrutura de dois destes materiais. Os materiais estudados foram os aços dual phase (DP 600) e o transformed induced plasticity (TRIP 750), e a contribuição pretendida aqui foi prover informações sobre a interação entre a radiação laser e os materiais de estudo, dentro de determinados parâmetros de processamento térmico. Para a caracterização dos materiais, conforme recebidos e após os tratamentos térmicos a laser propostos, foram realizados ensaios metalográficos, de difratometria de raios-X, de dureza e de tração. Verificou-se que, para a faixa de parâmetros de processo experimentada, houve mudanças significativas nas características dos materiais estudados, notadamente um aumento na dureza superficial, alcançando valores correspondentes ao dobro dos relativos aos materiais sem tratamento, nos limites de escoamento, com aumentos de até 15% com relação ao material-base, e de resistência, com aumentos até cerca de 30% com relação ao material-base. Por outro lado, verificou-se uma diminuição no alongamento específico dos materiais, quando submetidos a ensaios de tração, de até 80% com relação aos materiais sem tratamento térmico. / The advanced high strength steels are of importance in modern mobility industry. In the automotive industry, for example, it is anticipated that the use of such materials will be increased in the near future. Some characteristics of these materials can be improved through heat treatments, considering the entire mass of the product or in specific regions of a part, for which it is necessary a particular mechanical behavior. This work focused on the initial investigation of a local heat treatment by laser radiation, a controlled form of energy addition, in the mechanical properties and microstructure of two of these materials. The studied materials are the dual phase steel (DP 600) and the transformed induced plasticity steel (TRIP 750), and the desired contribution here was to provide information about the interaction between the laser radiation and the studied materials for a given range of thermal processing parameters. To characterize the materials as received and after proposed laser heat treatments, metallographic evaluation, X-ray diffraction, and hardness and tensile tests were performed. It was found that, for the range of process parameters investigated, there were significant changes in the characteristics of the materials, notably an increase in surface hardness, reaching values corresponding to twice of those for materials without treatment, in the yield limits, with increases of up to 15% with respect to the base material, and strength limits, with increases up to about 30% with respect to the base material. On the other hand, there was a decrease in the elongation of materials, when subjected to tensile tests, up to 80% in comparison to materials without heat treatment.

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Orientador: Fernando de Azevedo Silva / Resumo: Os aços avançados de alta resistência são de importância na indústria moderna da mobilidade. Na indústria automobilística, por exemplo, é previsto que o uso destes materiais cresça de maneira acentuada nos próximos anos. Algumas características destes materiais podem ser melhoradas por meio de tratamento térmico, seja ele em toda a extensão do produto ou em partes específicas para as quais se deseja um dado comportamento mecânico. Neste trabalho se propôs a investigação inicial do efeito de um tratamento térmico local por radiação laser, uma forma controlada de adição de energia, nas propriedades mecânicas e na microestrutura de dois destes materiais. Os materiais estudados foram os aços dual phase (DP 600) e o transformed induced plasticity (TRIP 750), e a contribuição pretendida aqui foi prover informações sobre a interação entre a radiação laser e os materiais de estudo, dentro de determinados parâmetros de processamento térmico. Para a caracterização dos materiais, conforme recebidos e após os tratamentos térmicos a laser propostos, foram realizados ensaios metalográficos, de difratometria de raios-X, de dureza e de tração. Verificou-se que, para a faixa de parâmetros de processo experimentada, houve mudanças significativas nas características dos materiais estudados, notadamente um aumento na dureza superficial, alcançando valores correspondentes ao dobro dos relativos aos materiais sem tratamento, nos limites de escoamento, com aumentos de até 15% com relação ao materia... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The advanced high strength steels are of importance in modern mobility industry. In the automotive industry, for example, it is anticipated that the use of such materials will be increased in the near future. Some characteristics of these materials can be improved through heat treatments, considering the entire mass of the product or in specific regions of a part, for which it is necessary a particular mechanical behavior. This work focused on the initial investigation of a local heat treatment by laser radiation, a controlled form of energy addition, in the mechanical properties and microstructure of two of these materials. The studied materials are the dual phase steel (DP 600) and the transformed induced plasticity steel (TRIP 750), and the desired contribution here was to provide information about the interaction between the laser radiation and the studied materials for a given range of thermal processing parameters. To characterize the materials as received and after proposed laser heat treatments, metallographic evaluation, X-ray diffraction, and hardness and tensile tests were performed. It was found that, for the range of process parameters investigated, there were significant changes in the characteristics of the materials, notably an increase in surface hardness, reaching values corresponding to twice of those for materials without treatment, in the yield limits, with increases of up to 15% with respect to the base material, and strength limits, with increases up to... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

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In the pipe manufacturing and pipe processing industry, the demand for cost-effective pipes with high strength and good ductility is increasing. In the present study, the inductive longitudinal welding process was combined with a Quenching and Partitioning (Q&P) treatment to manufacture pipes with enhanced mechanical properties. The aim of the Q&P process is to establish a martensitic structure with increased retained austenite content. This allows for the beneficial use of both phases: the strength of martensite as well as the ductility of retained austenite. A 42SiCr steel, developed for Q&P processes, was joined at the longitudinal seam by a high-frequency induction (HFI) welding process and was subsequently heat-treated. The applied heat treatments included normalizing, austenitizing, quenching, and two Q&P strategies (Q&P-A/Q&P-B) with distinct quenching (Tq = 200/150 °C) and partitioning temperatures (Tp = 300/250 °C). Investigations of the microstructures revealed that Q&P tubes exhibit increased amounts of retained austenite in the martensitic matrix. Differences between the weld junction and the base material occurred, especially regarding the morphology of the martensite; the martensite found in the weld junction is finer and corresponds more to the lath-type morphology, compared to the base material in the circumference. In all zones of the welded tube circumference, retained austenite has been found in similar distributions. The mechanical testing of the individual tubes demonstrated that the Q&P treatments offer increased strength compared to all other states and significantly improved ductility compared to the quenched condition. Therefore, the approach of Q&P treatment of HFI-welded tubes represents a route for the mass production of high-strength tubular products with improved ductility.

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Orientador: Prof. Dr. Gerson Luiz Mantovani / Coorientador: Prof. Dr. Renato Altobelli Antunes / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal do ABC, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nanociências e Materiais Avançados, Santo André, 2018. / Recentemente, a indústria automotiva tem acelerado os esforços para melhorar a economia de combustível dos automóveis. Os aços de alta resistência possibilitam a redução de peso, garantindo a segurança e desempenho. A Microestrutura, propriedades mecânicas e comportamento de corrosão de juntas soldadas de dois aços de alta resistência (LNE500 e AHSS900) foram estudados. Os aportes térmicos utilizados foram de 0,72, 0,70, 0,47 e 0,31 kJ/mm utilizando soldagem a arco elétrico. A microestrutura da junta soldada foi analisada por microscopia eletrônica de transmissão, microscopia eletrônica de varredura, microscopia óptica e difração de raios X. Os resultados confirmam a influência do aporte térmico na microestrutura, fases cristalinas, tamanho de grão, precipitados e suas distribuições. O perfil de dureza (Vickers) revelou uma região de amolecimento localizado na zona afetada pelo calor (ZAC) com grãos finos para as juntas soldadas do metal de base AHSS900. Os resultados do teste de tração revelaram uma variação significativa do escoamento e da resistência à tração entre o metal de base e as amostras soldadas, com a última apresentando ductilidade e resistência reduzidas. O comportamento de corrosão foi estudado utilizando impedância eletroquímica, polarização potenciodinâmica e técnica de varredura por eletrodo vibracional (SVET). A combinação dessas técnicas indicou onde e como a corrosão aconteceu. ZAC e metal de base atuaram como ânodo e o cordão de solda atuou como cátodo. SVET revelou que a corrosão iniciou no cordão de solda e se espalhou pela superfície da junta soldada. A grande quantidade de locais ativos (óxidos) e o alto teor de Si no cordão de solda podem ter sido responsáveis pelo início da corrosão nessa região. As imagens de microscopia confocal mostraram que a ZAC e o metal de base corroeram mais rápido do que o cordão de solda. / Recently, automotive producers have been accelerating efforts to significantly improve vehicle fuel economy. High-strength steels have been proven to achieve weight reduction while meeting vehicle safety and performance requirements. The microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion behaviour of gas metal arc welded joints of two high strength steels (LNE500 and AHSS900) have been studied. The welded joints were obtained using heat input of 0.72, 0.70, 0.47 and 0.31 kJ/mm. The microstructure was investigated by transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The results confirm the influence of heat input on the microstructure, crystalline phases, grain size, precipitates size and distribution. Vickers microhardness test revealed a softening region in the fine-grained heat affected zone (FGHAZ) for the AHSS900 welded joints. The tensile test results revealed a significant variation in the magnitude of yield and tensile strength between the base metal and welded samples, with the latter exhibiting reduced ductility and strength. Corrosion behaviour was studied using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, potentiodynamic polarisation and scanning vibrating electrode technique (SVET). The combination of these techniques indicated that HAZ and BM acted as the anode and weld metal (WM) acted as the cathode of the galvanic couple. SVET showed that corrosion started in the WM and, then, it spread to the whole joint. The high amount of active sites (oxide inclusions) and the high Si content in the WM may be responsible for corrosion initiation. HAZ/BM corroded faster than WM, producing a depth difference, which was detected by confocal laser scanning microscope.

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