| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
MS&T23: Materials Science & Technology
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| Symposium
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Steels for Sustainable Development II
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| Presentation Title |
Coating-free Press Hardening Steels with Low Carbon Footprint |
| Author(s) |
Jianfeng Wang, Zhou Wang, Mingfeng Shi, Sarah Tedesco |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Jianfeng Wang |
| Abstract Scope |
Press hardening steels (PHS) are produced globally of multi-million tons per year for automotive body-in-white applications. The most used grade is the AlSi-coated 22MnB5, which faces a few challenges from sustainability perspective: (1) the boron-bearing chemistry requires tight nitrogen control (<80 ppm), which has limited the usage of steel scrap, and (2) the use of primary aluminum increases the carbon footprint. In this work, a new coating-free PHS is developed to use 50% steel scraps replacing iron ore. The new steel has excellent oxidation resistance at 950 ℃, thus eliminating the need of an AlSi-coating and post hot-forming shot blasting. In addition, it has a significant lightweighting potential over the 22MnB5, with an ultimate tensile strength about 1.7 GPa and total elongation about 8%. Finally, the new steel can accommodate rapid heating thus enabling a greener and more efficient hot stamping process with less energy consumption and floor space. |