Automotive steels : design, metallurgy, processing and applications / edited by Radhakanta Rana, Shiv Brat Singh.

Includes index.

Front Cover; Automotive Steels; Copyright Page; Contents; List of contributors; 1 Design of auto body: materials perspective; 1.1 History of steel usage in vehicle body structures and closures; 1.2 Significant events in history impacting steel application in vehicle design; 1.3 Breakdown in vehicle by material mass and application; 1.4 Improved safety and fuel economy: current regulations; 1.4.1 Safety regulations; 1.4.2 CAFE and relationship to CO2 emissions; 1.5 Vehicle energy losses and contribution to fuel economy through mass reduction; 1.5.1 Aluminum; 1.5.2 Magnesium

1.5.3 Carbon fiber reinforced polymers1.6 Summary; References; 2 Steels for auto bodies: a general overview; 2.1 Steel grades and design strategy for auto body applications; 2.1.1 Critical safety structure applications; 2.1.2 Other body applications; 2.2 Steel's contribution to fuel economy through mass reduction; 2.2.1 2-G grade and gauge optimization; 2.2.2 3-G grade, gauge, and geometry optimization; 2.2.3 NHTSA Volpe model for CAFE compliance and effects; 2.3 Recent body structure & closures production applications; 2.4 Manufacturing concerns; 2.4.1 Forming; 2.4.2 Welding/joining

2.4.3 Painting2.5 Future steel technology; 2.6 Sustainability/life cycle assessment; 2.6.1 Sustainability; 2.6.2 Life cycle assessment; 2.7 Summary; References; 3 Formability of auto components; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Basic concepts; 3.3 Advanced process analysis; 3.4 Basic concepts; 3.4.1 Strain measures; 3.4.2 Stress measures; 3.4.3 Hardening; 3.4.4 Limits of forming; 3.4.5 Forming limit curve; 3.4.6 Yield locus; 3.5 Advanced process analysis; 3.5.1 Strain rate hardening; 3.5.2 Yield locus; 3.5.3 Forming limit curves; 3.5.4 Temperature changes; 3.5.5 Hardening model; 3.6 Forming processes

3.6.1 Cutting3.6.2 Stretching; 3.6.3 Deep drawing; 3.6.4 Bending; 3.6.5 Flanging; 3.6.6 Roll forming; 3.7 Formability aspects of different steels; 3.7.1 Mild steels and IF; 3.7.2 High strength steels; 3.7.3 Advanced high strength steels; 3.8 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 4 Physical metallurgy of steels: an overview; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The iron-carbon phase diagram; 4.3 Austenite; 4.4 Ferrite and cementite; 4.5 Steel microstructure: general considerations; 4.6 Steel microstructures produced by diffusion: ferrite, pearlite, and bainite

4.7 Diffusionless transformation of austenite: martensite4.8 Transformation diagrams and Jominy End Quench Curves; 4.9 Summary; References; 5 Deep drawable steels; 5.1 Introduction; 5.1.1 Measure of deep drawing; 5.1.2 Classification of steels based on drawing capacity; 5.1.3 Grades of deep drawing steels; 5.2 Aluminum killed (AK) steels; 5.2.1 Batch annealed AK steels; 5.2.1.1 Importance of chemical composition; 5.2.1.2 Importance of processing parameters; Slab reheating temperature (SRT); Finish rolling temperature (FRT); Coiling temperature (CT); Batch annealing heating rate

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