Effect of Pre-Bending and Hydroforming Parameters on the Formability of Advanced High Strength Steel Tube

With increasing fuel costs and the current drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fuel consumption, a need to reduce vehicle weight is apparent. Weight reduction can be achieved by replacing conventionally stamped structural members with hydroformed parts. The weight reduction can be fur...

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Main Author: Bardelcik, Alexander
Language:en
Published: University of Waterloo 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10012/2829