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Introduction |
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1.1 Vehicle Safety |
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1.2 Fuel Economy |
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1.3 Mass |
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1.4 The Solution: Advanced High Strength Steels |
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1.5 Material Trends |
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1.6 Material Trends - Body & Closure Content |
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Overview of Advanced High Strength Steel |
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2.1 What is Advanced High Strength Steel |
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2.2 Typical AHSS Applications |
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2.3 Comparing AHSS to Mild & Conventional High Strength Steel |
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2.4 Dual Phase Steel - Microstructure |
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2.5 Emerging Advanced High Strength Steels |
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Advanced High Strength Steel Material Characteristics |
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3.1 Strength versus Elongation |
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3.2 Outer Panel Quality –Oil Canning, & Stiffness |
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3.3 Local Elongation |
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3.4 Definition of n-value |
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3.5 FLD – DP Steel |
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Design and Manufacturing Considerations |
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4.1 Springback Control |
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4.2 Minimizing Local Elongation – Part Design |
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4.3 Maximizing Performance & Minimizing Wear - Press Requirements |
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4.4 Additional Manufacturing Considerations |
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4.5 Successfully Welding AHSS – General Practices |
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