Microstructure and Property Characteristics of CSP^®-Produced Advanced High Strength Steels

Abstract:

The recent major achievements obtained during the development of advanced high strength steels (AHSS) at Nucor Corporation are briefly described in this article. Due to the innovative chemistry designs as well as strictly controlled thermomechanical schedules at CSP^® and down-stream processing, these newly developed AHSS products possess fine, uniform microstructure, and exhibit higher strength-elongation balance, better formability and stretch flangeability, improved impact toughness and crashworthiness, as well as superior weldability and weld fatigue properties. Moreover, the property consistency of these innovative AHSS has been markedly improved.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volumes 706-709)
• Pages: 2830-2835
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.706-709.2830
• Online since: January 2012
• Authors: Wei Ping Sun
• Keywords: Advanced High Strength Steel (AHSS), Application, Automobile Steels, Compact Strip Production, Dual Phase Steel, NuPhase^® Steels

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