Investigation of the Failure of Advanced High Strength Steels Heterogeneous Spot Welds

Nowadays, environmental regulation encourages carmakers to reduce the global vehicle weight. Steelmakers develop grades with high performance (Advanced High Strength Steels, AHSS) and fine steel sheet assemblies are used in car body structures, with an optimized thickness in each part. However, unus...

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Main Authors: Thibaut Huin, Sylvain Dancette, Damien Fabrègue, Thomas Dupuy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-05-01
Series:Metals
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/6/5/111