A transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) steel was applied to test its mechanical properties in quenching and partitioning (Q&P) process. A series of Q&P experiments followed by tensile tests, Charpy impact ...A transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) steel was applied to test its mechanical properties in quenching and partitioning (Q&P) process. A series of Q&P experiments followed by tensile tests, Charpy impact tests, fracture morphology analyses and microstructure observations were conducted. The experimental results showed that the Q&P treatment could increase the mechanical properties of TRIP steel evidently. The strength of tested TRIP780 after Q&P process reaches more than 1500 MPa with elongation of 17.8%, which is obviously greater than that of 22MnB5 after hot stamping. The microstructure observations indicate that the good combination of high strength and plasticity of TRIP steel after Q&P process is attributed to the multi-phase microstructure of hard martensite matrix and soft retained austenite.展开更多
The effects of forming temperature on the formability and product properties of hot-stamping boron steel B1500HS were investigated. Based on the fractional cooling strategy, boron steel sheets were heated to achieve f...The effects of forming temperature on the formability and product properties of hot-stamping boron steel B1500HS were investigated. Based on the fractional cooling strategy, boron steel sheets were heated to achieve full austenitization before they were removed from the furnace and cooled to the forming temperature using different cooling methods. Subsequently,they were simultaneously press-formed and quenched inside the tool until the martensitic transformation was finished. A series of thermal tensile tests were conducted to study the effects of forming temperatures on the stamping performance indices, including elongation, yield ratio, and hardening exponent. Then, the mechanical properties and microstructures of the hot-stamped products were characterized. Finally, an irregular part was formed using different fractional cooling strategies, while its formability and springback phenomena were discussed. The results show that using a fast-cooling method to reach 650 °C as the forming temperature optimizes the formability of the tested B1500HS boron steel. The best mechanical properties and smallest springback values were achieved using this optimal strategy.展开更多
Hot stamping has been widely used in car industry to produce safety components. Most existing re- searches focused on the stamping and quenching process, but less on the mechanical properties of stamped parts. The fra...Hot stamping has been widely used in car industry to produce safety components. Most existing re- searches focused on the stamping and quenching process, but less on the mechanical properties of stamped parts. The fracture behaviors of hot stamped boron steel B1500HS have been studied, and other four commonly used sheet metals with different strengths, including Q235, TRIP780, QP980 and MS1300, were also introduced for comparison. Both uniaxial tests and mechanical trimming tests were performed, and the fracture surfaces under different stress states were observed and discussed. The SEM observations showed that the fracture models are closely related to the stress states, i. e., the tensile surfaces have ductile rupture characters while the trimming surfaces have brittle rupture characters. Compared with other steels, the quenched boron steel has smaller dimple size accompa- nied by shear planes in the tensile surface, and has smaller burnish zone in the trimming surface, and its cutting surface with ＇S＇ like shape is also very different with others. Furthermore, two fitted em pirical models were derived to describe the quantitative correlations between the average dimple diam- eter and the steel strength and between the percentage of burnish zone and the steel strength.展开更多
基金The authors would like to acknowledge the support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant Nos. 51775336, U1564203Shanghai Pujiang Program under Grant No. 17PJD019.
文摘A transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) steel was applied to test its mechanical properties in quenching and partitioning (Q&P) process. A series of Q&P experiments followed by tensile tests, Charpy impact tests, fracture morphology analyses and microstructure observations were conducted. The experimental results showed that the Q&P treatment could increase the mechanical properties of TRIP steel evidently. The strength of tested TRIP780 after Q&P process reaches more than 1500 MPa with elongation of 17.8%, which is obviously greater than that of 22MnB5 after hot stamping. The microstructure observations indicate that the good combination of high strength and plasticity of TRIP steel after Q&P process is attributed to the multi-phase microstructure of hard martensite matrix and soft retained austenite.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grants 51775336 and U1564203the Shanghai Pujiang Program under Grant No. 17PJD019
文摘The effects of forming temperature on the formability and product properties of hot-stamping boron steel B1500HS were investigated. Based on the fractional cooling strategy, boron steel sheets were heated to achieve full austenitization before they were removed from the furnace and cooled to the forming temperature using different cooling methods. Subsequently,they were simultaneously press-formed and quenched inside the tool until the martensitic transformation was finished. A series of thermal tensile tests were conducted to study the effects of forming temperatures on the stamping performance indices, including elongation, yield ratio, and hardening exponent. Then, the mechanical properties and microstructures of the hot-stamped products were characterized. Finally, an irregular part was formed using different fractional cooling strategies, while its formability and springback phenomena were discussed. The results show that using a fast-cooling method to reach 650 °C as the forming temperature optimizes the formability of the tested B1500HS boron steel. The best mechanical properties and smallest springback values were achieved using this optimal strategy.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51105247and U1564203)
文摘Hot stamping has been widely used in car industry to produce safety components. Most existing re- searches focused on the stamping and quenching process, but less on the mechanical properties of stamped parts. The fracture behaviors of hot stamped boron steel B1500HS have been studied, and other four commonly used sheet metals with different strengths, including Q235, TRIP780, QP980 and MS1300, were also introduced for comparison. Both uniaxial tests and mechanical trimming tests were performed, and the fracture surfaces under different stress states were observed and discussed. The SEM observations showed that the fracture models are closely related to the stress states, i. e., the tensile surfaces have ductile rupture characters while the trimming surfaces have brittle rupture characters. Compared with other steels, the quenched boron steel has smaller dimple size accompa- nied by shear planes in the tensile surface, and has smaller burnish zone in the trimming surface, and its cutting surface with ＇S＇ like shape is also very different with others. Furthermore, two fitted em pirical models were derived to describe the quantitative correlations between the average dimple diam- eter and the steel strength and between the percentage of burnish zone and the steel strength.
