Presentation of a General Approach for Taking into Account the Residual Stress in the Design of Automotive Components

Many research projects have been conducted recently in the field of residual stress. But very few projects are relative to design with residual stress problems. Within the European Network for Surface and Prestress Engineering and Design (ENSPED) with 18 partners (including Volvo, Fiat, Bosch etc.), we promote a global approach (material, processing and mechanical design) to prestress engineering. This paper presents a overview of one part of results carried out by the University of Technology of Troyes within this project.