Automotive Lightweighting Using Advanced High-Strength Steels.

Cover -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I.1 Scope -- I.2 History of Advanced High-Strength Steel -- I.3 Steel Technology Studies -- Chapter 1 Advanced High-Strength Steel Technology -- 1.1 Characteristics and Metallurgy -- 1.2 Drivers for Advanced High-Strength Steels -- 1.3 Growth in Advanced High-Strength Steel Usage -- 1.4 Making Advanced High-Strength Steels -- 1.5 Coatings for Advanced High-Strength Steels -- 1.6 References -- Chapter 2 Impediments and Enablers for Advanced High-Strength Steels -- 2.1 Forming Advanced High-Strength Steels -- 2.2 Welding Advanced High-Strength Steels -- 2.3 Fatigue Life with Advanced High-Strength Steels -- 2.4 Stiffness Retention When Using Advanced High-Strength Steels -- 2.5 Computer-Aided Engineering and Advanced High-Strength Steels -- 2.6 Variability of Advanced High-Strength Steels -- 2.7 Service and Repair of Advanced High-Strength Steels -- 2.8 References -- Chapter 3 Example Applications of Advanced High-Strength Steels -- 3.1 Architectural Enablers for Advanced High-Strength Steels -- 3.2 IMPACT Applications -- 3.3 Body Structure Safety Application -- 3.4 Auto/Steel Partnership Closure Application -- 3.5 Reference -- Chapter 4 Comparison of Advanced High-Strength Steels with Alternative Materials -- 4.1 Material Comparison Overview -- 4.2 Elementary Structural Mechanics -- 4.3 Generalization of Elementary Theory -- 4.4 Recent Comparisons of Advanced High-Strength Steels and Aluminum -- 4.5 Relative Costing of AHSS and Alternative Materials -- 4.6 References -- Chapter 5 Future Direction of Advanced High-Strength Steels -- 5.1 Press-Hardened Steel Applications -- 5.2 Second Generation Advanced High-Strength Steels -- 5.3 Third Generation Advanced High-Strength Steels -- 5.4 Ultimate Weight Benefits of Advanced High-Strength Steels -- 5.5 References.

Chapter 6 Conclusions and Recommendations -- Index -- About the Author.

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