Providing a comprehensive overview of hot stamping (also known as ‘press hardening’), this book examines all essential aspects of this innovative metal forming method, and explores its various uses. It investigates hot stamping from both technological and business perspectives, and outlines potential future developments. Individual chapters explore topics such as the history of hot stamping, the state of the art, materials and processes employed, and how hot stamping is currently being used in the automotive industry to create ultra-high-strength steel components. Drawing on experience and expertise gathered from academia and industry worldwide, the book offers an accessible resource for a broad readership including students, researchers, vehicle manufacturers and metal forming companies.

Current research fields in science and technology were presented and discussed at the EKC2008, informing about the interests and directions of the scientists and engineers in EU countries and Korea. The Conference has emerged from the idea of bringing together EU and Korea to get to know each other better, especially in fields of science and technology. The focus of the conference is put on the topics: Computational Fluid Dynamics; Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering; Information and Communications Technology; Life and Natural Sciences; Energy and Environmental Technology.

This book summarizes the advanced manufacturing technology of original innovations in hot stamping of lightweight car body. A detailed description of the technical system and basic knowledge of sheet metal forming is given, which helps readers quickly understand the relevant knowledge in the field. Emphasis has been placed on the independently developed hot stamping process and equipment, which help describe the theoretical and experimental research on key problems involving stress field, thermal field and phase transformation field in hot stamping process. Also, a description of the formability at elevated temperature and the numerical simulation algorithms for high strength steel hot stamping is given in combination with the experiments. Finally, the book presents some application cases of hot stamping technology such as the lightweight car body design using hot stamping components and gradient hardness components, and the cooling design of the stamping tool. This book is intended for researchers, engineers and graduate students in vehicle engineering, mechanical engineering, especially in the field of advanced manufacturing technology. The book also provides a useful reference for other new technology related temperature and phase transformation, such as aluminum-magnesium alloy hot stamping.

This proceedings brings together one hundred and ten selected papers presented at the 2nd International Conference on Advanced High Strength Steel and Press Hardening (ICHSU2015), which was held in Changsha, China, during October 15–18, 2015. To satisfy the increasingly urgent requirement of reducing the weight of vehicle structures and increasing passenger safety, ICHSU2015 provided an excellent international platform for researchers to share their knowledge and results in theory, methodology and applications of advanced high strength steel and press hardening technology. This conference aroused great interests and attentions from domestic and foreign researchers in hot stamping field. Experts in this field from Australia, China, Germany and Sweden, contributed to the collection of research results and developments. The papers cover almost all the current topics of advanced high strength steel and press hardening technology. Contents:Materials & Testing I:Recent Developments and Challenges in Hot Stamping of Boron Steel (J P Lin, F F Li and J Y Min)Research on Grain Growth Behavior of Boron Steel (L F Song, M T Ma and G Fang)The Evolution of Oxidation Scales on 22MnB5 Hot Press Forming Steel during Rapid Heating (S J Yao, W J Liu, W B Gao, Z W Zhang and Y L Ding)Resistance Spot Welding Test of 1300HF Hot Forming Steel (Y H Hu, Z J Huang, R Ge and J G Hu)The Development of Data Processing Software for Dynamic Tension of Materials (Y Zhao, M T Ma, X M Wan, Q S Jin, J P Zhang and G Fang)Materials & Testing II:Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Fe-18Mn-10Al-1.2C Steel (D Han, H Ding, Z H Cai, Z Q Wu and J Zhang)Research on Stamping Performanace of Dual Phase Steel in Tailor Welded Blanks (G C Liu, F Li, H C Zhu, C Wang, F X Xu and G Wang)Effect of Strain Path on the Dynamic Mechanical Properties of DP780 (Q J Zhao, G Fang, J P Zhang and Q S Jin)Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of DP Steel Sheets under Dynamic Loads (J P Zhang, G Fang, Q S Jin and M T Ma)Magnetic Barkhausen Noise Signal Characteristics of TRIP800 under Uniaxial Tension (Y Xu, B Zhu, Y L Wang, Y S Zhang and W Zhang)Modeling & Simulation:Metallo-Thermo-Mechanical Coupled Analysis of the Influence of Key Process Parameters on the Quality of Hot Stamping Component (W Zhang, Y G Liu, H R Gu, J C Jin, Y Zhang, J W Li and H B Wang)Finite Element Simulation for Hot Stamping of Automobile Pillar Inner Panel (F X Jin, Z Shen, Y Bian and Z P Zhong)Numerical Simulation on Cooling System of Hot Stamping Mold In B-Pillar (G J Chen, Y Zhang, W Shen, L J Qin, N Deng and X C Yao)Study on the Deflection Mechanicsm in Radial Ring Rolling (W X Hao, L H Song and C F Wang)Process Design:Tendency of Heat Treatment of Large Workpieces: Novel ATQ Technology (X W Zuo, N L Chen and Y H Rong)Research on High Strength Steel Hot Stamping Technology and Equipment (Y L Wang, B Zhu and Y S Zhang)Experiment and Simulation of Hot Stamping Tailor-Welded High Strength Steels (B T Tang, W Zheng and L L Huang)Development of Side Frame Beam with Hot Stamping Process (Q Yang, B Liu and Z T Zhu)Controlling Spring Back of High-Strength Steel Based on Shape Adjustable Bead (C Y Wang, X Y Zhang, C Dai, S Y Wang and F F Guo)Tribology & Tools:Tribology in Hot Stamping of Boron Steel Sheets (S Bruchi, A Ghiotti and F Medea)Understanding Wear Conditions during Hot Stamping (M P Pereira, A Abdollahpoor, B F Rolfe, P Zhang and C Wang)The Influence of Re Flow Ionitriding on Abrasion Resistance of H13 Mould Material (M T Ma, Z F Sun, X C Yao, W Shen and L F Song)Equipment:Advanced Design of Continuous Furnace for Hot Stamping Line (B Dvorak, J J Tawk and T Vit)New Trends of Laser Applications for Hot Forming Parts Manufacturing (J H Ji and P Wang)Robot-Based Automatic Dimension Inspection for Hot Stamping Parts (L Y Han, Z W Li, K Zhong, G M Zhan, Y J Huang, G Yang and M Zhou)Product Properties:The Application of Press Hardened Steel on Volvo XC90 Gen II (X M Wan, Y Zhao, Y Li and J Zhou)Optimization Design of Side Collision Performance in Whole Car Based on Advanced Hot StampingThe Exploring Research of A-Pillar Strength Tube Based on the Vehicle's Small Overlap Crashworthiness (B H Wang, T Q Fan, F Wang, Q J Zhao and Y Li)Performance Evaluation of Hot Pressed Front Bumper (J P Zhang, L F Song, G Y Wang, M T Ma)The Cold Bending Cracking Analysis of Hot Stamping Door Bumper (M T Ma, Y Zhao, H Z Lu, J Bian, A M Guo and Z F Dun)and other papers Readership: Researchers and Professionals in Advanced High Strength Steel and Press Hardening. Key Features:The proceedings collected together the latest late-breaking contributions funded by Chinese government research agencies in Material Science and Application, Mechanical EngineeringPrinted version of about 30 copies will be POD to meet the order form conference participants and authors alikeAdditional copies will be printed for marketing to include in their library package

The main objective of the book is to expose readers to the basics of sustainable material forming and joining technologies, and to discuss the relationship between conventional and sustainable processes. It also provides case studies for sustainable issues in material forming and joining processes, workouts for converting conventional processes to green processes, and highlights the importance of awareness on sustainable and green manufacturing through education. The book will include green and sustainability concepts in material forming like bulk forming and sheet forming emphasizing hot forming, materials development, lubrication, and minimizing defects. Key Features Conceptualizes green and sustainability issues towards efficient material forming and joining Addresses important aspects of sustainable manufacturing by forming operations Presents comparison between traditional and sustainable manufacturing processes Includes practical case studies from industry experts Discusses green and sustainability concepts in material forming like bulk forming and sheet forming emphasizing hot forming, materials development, lubrication, and minimizing defects

Examines the types, microstructures and attributes of AHSSAlso reviews the current and future applications, the benefits, trends and environmental and sustainability issues.