Assessment of Heat-Affected Zone Softening of Hot-Press-Formed Steel over 2.0 GPa Tensile Strength with Bead-On-Plate Laser Welding

High-strength hot-press-formed (HPF) steels with a fully martensitic microstructure are being widely used in the fabrication of automotive body structure, and 2.0 GPa-strength HPF steel has recently been commercially launched. However, heat-affected zone (HAZ) softening is unavoidable in welding mar...

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Main Authors: Kwangsoo Kim, Namhyun Kang, Minjung Kang, Cheolhee Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/13/5774