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Hot Stamping of Ultra High-Strength Steels
From a Technological and Business Perspective
XVI, 245 p. 238 illus., 202 illus. in color. online resource.
Providing a comprehensive overview of hot stamping (also known as 'press hardening'), this book examines all essential aspects of this innovative metal forming method, and explores its various uses. It investigates hot stamping from both technological and business perspectives, and outlines potential future developments. Individual chapters explore topics such as the history of hot stamping, the state of the art, materials and processes employed, and how hot stamping is currently being used in the automotive industry to create ultra-high-strength steel components. Drawing on experience and expertise gathered from academia and industry worldwide, the book offers an accessible resource for a broad readership including students, researchers, vehicle manufacturers and metal forming companies.
Introduction -- Metallurgy of Steels -- History and Future Outlook of Hot Stamping -- Blank Materials -- A Hot Stamping Line -- Hot Stamping Dies -- Post Forming Operations -- Tailored Properties -- Hot Tube Forming -- Simulation/Analysis of Hot Stamping -- Economics of Hot Stamping.
Manufacturing, Machines, Tools, Processes