Advanced Stamping Materials

The objective of this course is to provide an understanding of the applications, benefits and guidelines for Advanced Stamping Materials. It will include Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS), Dual Phase and Trip steels. Recommendations for part design with respect to issues related to die maintenance, manufacturing, and welding will be provided. 

Course Outline: 

1.0 Steel Making
1.1 The Composition of Steel Mass
1.2 Steel Making Overview
1.3 Raw Materials
1.4 Iron Making
1.5 Steel Making
1.6 Casting
1.7 Hot Rolling
1.8 Cold Rolling, Annealing, and Tempering
1.9 Galvanizing 

2.0 Material Properties  
2.1 Material Properties 
2.2 Factors of Material Properties 
2.3 Tensile Test
2.4 Stress-Strain Diagram
2.5 Deformation
2.6 Yield Strength
2.7 Tensile Strength
2.8 Elongation
2.9 N-Value
2.10 R-Value 
2.11 Anisotropy 
2.12 Mechanical vs. Material Properties

3.0 Formability Analysis 
3.1 Formability  
3.2 Factors of Formability  
3.3 Strain 
3.4 Circle Grid 
3.5 Strain Analysis
3.6 Applying the Circle Grid
3.7 Measuring Circle Grid
3.8 Measuring Surface Strain
3.9 Forming Diagram
3.10 Thinning Analysis
3.11 Skin Panel Strain Analysis
3.12 Argus Analysis 

4.0 Microstructure and Strengthening Mechanisms 
4.1 Conventional Steel 
4.2 Microstructure Basics 
4.3 Conventional Steel Microstructure 
4.4 Mild Steel
4.5 Solid Solution Strengthening
4.6 Work Hardening
4.7 Bake Hardening
4.8 Precipitation Hardening 

5.0 Advanced High Strength Steels
5.1 CAFÉ Trends
5.2 Material Trends 
5.3 Advanced High Strength Steel
5.4 Dual Phase Steel
5.5 Trip Steel
5.6 Complex Phase and Martensitic Steel
5.7 Emerging Advanced High Strength Steels
5.8 AHSS Mix Predictions 

6.0 AHSS Mix Predictions 
6.1 Strength vs Elongation 
6.2 Work Hardening at Low Strain 
6.3 Bake Hardening  
6.4 Fatigue Strength 
6.5 Case Study 1- Downgauge Opportunity  
6.6 Dent Resistance 
6.7 Stiffness
6.8 N-Value
6.9 Case Study- Material Optimization Opportunity
6.10 R-Value
6.11 TRIP Steel Draw-ability
6.12 Total Elongation & Bending
6.13 Local Elongation (a.k.a. Edge Cracking)
6.14 Case Study 3 Formability Comparison
6.15 Dual Phase Steel Forming Limit Diagram
6.16 Case Study 4 – Downgauge Opportunity 
6.17 TRIP and Martensitic Steel FLD  

7.0 Managing Dimensional Instability 
7.1 Springback and Dimensional Instability  
7.2 Part Design 
7.3 Process Design & Control 
7.4 Hot Forming

Who should attend?
Product, Design, Process, Manufacturing, Quality, Tooling Engineers and Tool & Die Makers