Investigation of the formability (including hydroforming capability), springback & crash resistance of modern high strength steels under development

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: 7210-PR-243

Project closed

Start date 1 July 2000

End date 30 June 2003

Funded under

• Medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration projects, 1996-2002

Total cost € 1 065 500,00

EU contribution € 639 300,00

Coordinated by

CENTRE DE RECHERCHES METALLURGIQUES
Belgium

Objective

This project will assess the effect of the hardening mechanism and microstructure on tensile and formability properties. Therefore a wide range of high strength steels (HSLA, DP, Multiphase, TRIP, etc.) will be generated. Tensile and formability properties will be determined, including the possibility for hydroforming. In addition the crash resistance and spring back will be investigated. For each forming type the most suitable hardening mechanism and microstructure will be assessed, which will allow to define a production strategy that guarantees strength, formability and safety requirements.

Programme(s)

• ECSC-STEEL C - Medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration projects, 1996-2002

Topic(s)

• F4 - Thin sheets

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

CENTRE DE RECHERCHES METALLURGIQUES

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rue Ernest Solvay, 11 ; 4000 LIEGE ; Belgium
• Total cost: No data

Participants (4)

SOLLAC

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Immeuble Pacific 13, Cours Valmy - Défense 7 ; 92070 LA DEFENSE CEDEX 34
• Total cost: No data

SSAB TUNNPLAT

Sweden

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 95 UL Laboratory ; 78 184 BORLANGE
• Total cost: No data

THYSSEN KRUPP STAHL

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Kaiser-Wilhelmstrasse 100 ; 47166 DUISBURG
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VOESTALPINE STAHL GMBH

Austria

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: VOEST-ALPINE-Strasse 3 ; 4020 LINZ
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