List of event topics
- Fracture toughness testing of sheet metals
- Industrial application of the Essential Work of Fracture for quality control, material selection and development
- New testing approaches for fatigue performance assessment
- Testing for hydrogen embrittlement of high strength steels
- Thermomechanical processing of press hardened microstructures
29th June 2023
9.00h - 18.00h CEST
HYBRID EVENT
Eurecat Manresa
Plaça de la Ciència 2, 08242 Manresa, Spain
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Agenda
9:30 – 9:50 – Welcome and introduction
Daniel Casellas, Scientific Director, Eurecat
SESSION 1 – FRACTURE TOUGHNESS TO ADDRESS THE CRACKING RESISTANCE OF HIGH STRENGTH STEELS
09:50 – 10:10 – ToughSteel: Dissemination and valorisation of fracture toughness as a material property to rationalise crack-related problems in Advanced High Strength Steels
David Frómeta, Head of Mechanical behaviour, Unit of Metallic and Ceramic Materials, Eurecat
10:10 – 10:30 – Blanking behaviour of hot rolled steels-correlation with fracture toughness properties
Vili Kesti, Senior Specialist, Knowledge Service Center, SSAB Europe
10:30 – 10:50 – Fracture toughness in Forvia- Application of the Essential Work of Fracture to understand edge cracking
Valerie Woimbee, Scientific Expert Processing Technologies TTH, Forvia Faurecia
10:50 – 11:20 – Coffee break
11:20 – 11:40 – Identification of material parameters to prevent formability issues in TRIP steels
Miguel C. Dourado Veiga, Production Unit Leader, Hot & Cold Stamping Department, Benteler
11:40 – 12:00 – Experimental evaluation of the fatigue behaviour of wheels
Davide Ronco, Research and Development Manager, MW Italia srl
12:00 – 12:20 – Understanding the fatigue notch sensitivity of high-strength steels through fracture toughness
Sergi Parareda, Researcher, Unit of Metallic and Ceramic Materials, Eurecat
Michele Tedesco, Global Responsible for Metals & Anticorrosion, Stellantis CRF
12:20 – 12:40 – Other case studies: Validating the potential of fracture toughness with the industry
Laura Grifé, Researcher, Unit of Metallic and Ceramic Materials, Eurecat
12:40 – 13:00 – Fracture toughness tests to improve material selection: Example of application at SEAT laboratories
Noemi Rodriguez, Responsible of the Mechanical Department of Materials Technology, SEAT
13:00 – 13:10 – Q&A
13:10 – 14:10 – Lunch break
SESSION 2 – REDUCING THE RISK FOR HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT IN HIGH STRENGTH STEELS
14:10 – 14:30 – Crystal project objectives and AHSS selected
Sílvia Molas, Head of Corrosion and Degradation Research Line, Unit of Metallic and Ceramic Materials, Eurecat
14:30 – 14:50 – Hydrogen absorption and diffusion in press hardened and cold rolled automotive steels
Mélodie Mandy, Senior Project Leader, CRM Group
14:50 – 15:10 – Mechanical testing of the hydrogen embrittlement behavior
Anis Aouafi, Senior Researcher, ArcelorMittal Maizières – Global Research and Development
15:10 – 15:30 – Industrial diffusible H measurement for online hydrogen embrittlement risk assessment
Linda Bacchi, Prototype Developer R&D Department, Letomec
15:30 – 15:40 – Q&A
15:40 – 16:00 – Coffee break
SESSION 3 – ADVANCED MODELS FOR PREDICTING MECHANICAL PROPERTIES IN PRESS HARDENED STEELS
16:00 – 16:20 – Applying Industry 4.0 concepts to Press Hardening
Jaume Pujante, Head of New Processes for Advanced Materials Research Line, Unit of Metallic and Ceramic Materials, Eurecat
16:20 – 16:40 – Bainitic/martensitic structures to improve mechanical properties of press hardened steels for automotive applications
Vicente Pérez, PhD Student, Researcher, National Center for Metallurgical Research (CENIM-CSIC)
16:40 – 17:00 – Modelling of phase transformations on low carbon steel
Institut Jean Lamour – University Lorraine (Speaker TBC)
17:00 – 17:10 – Q&A
17:10 – 18:00 – Visit to the labs
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