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Formability Analysis of High Strength Steel Laser Welded Blanks
Technical Paper
2005-01-1326
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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This paper will describe an investigation of the formability of high strength steel (HSS) laser welded blanks (LWBs). Anticipated combinations of thickness and steel grades, including high strength low alloy (HSLA) and dual phase (DP) steels were selected. The blanks were characterized through chemical analysis and mechanical testing, as well as microstructural analysis of the weld. Samples were strained in a limiting dome height tester. Weld line movement, dome height and strain at failure were then measured. Data from these tests resulted in development of forming limit diagrams, and allowed correlation of weld line movement to forming conditions. In part, the results showed that the presence of the weld has a negative influence on formability, and that balancing the load carrying capacity of each side of the blank results in minimum weld line movement in the blanks.
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Breakiron, B. and Fekete, J., "Formability Analysis of High Strength Steel Laser Welded Blanks," SAE Technical Paper 2005-01-1326, 2005, https://doi.org/10.4271/2005-01-1326.Also In
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