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By
Dr. Eren Billur, Post-doctoral Researcher
and
Dr. Taylan Altan, Director and Professor
Presented at ESI Hot Forming Die Engineering Seminar
October 15th, 2013
Center for Precision Forming (CPF)
www.cpforming.org / www.ercnsm.org © Copyright Center for Precision Forming (CPF). All Rights Reserved.
Introduction to Hot Stamping and Trends
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Center for Precision Forming - CPF
InterlakenTechnology Corporation
IMRA
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CPF is supported by NSF and 16 member
companies, interested in metal forming.
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CPF – Current Projects
• Material Characterization
• Friction / Lubrication
• Process Simulation / Forming Al & AHSS
• Die Wear in Forming AHSS
• Edge Quality in Blanking / Shearing
• Hot Stamping of UHSS
• Servo Drive Presses and Hydraulic Cushions 3
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Sponsors & Partners of Hot Stamping Research
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TSGTooling
Systems
Group
InterlakenTechnology Corporation
IMRA
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Crashworthiness
Crumple Zone Crumple Zone Passenger Zone
Images from: media.Daimler.com
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Crashworthiness
Passenger Zone Crumple Zone
Absorbing Energy
High Strength + Elongation Intrusion Resistance
Ultra High Strength
Ref: Hilfrich 2008.
A-pillars
B-pillars
Roof rail
Door beams
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Summary of Hot Stamping
7 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 20000
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Ultimate Tensile Strength (MPa)
Tota
l E
longation
(%) Aust.
SS
TRIP
TWIPIF
Mild
BH
CMn
MART
L-IPMild Steels
Conventional High
Strength Steels
Advanced High
Strength Steels
2nd Generation
AHSS
Aluminum Alloys
Al
Al(hs)
Higher Press Forces
Bett
er
Fo
rma
bili
ty
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Summary of Hot Stamping
8 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Specific Strength (MPa/(kg/m3))
Tota
l E
longation
(%) Aust.
SSTWIP
IF
Mild
BH
CMn
MART
L-IPMild Steels
Conventional High
Strength Steels
Advanced High
Strength Steels
2nd Generation
AHSS
Aluminum Alloys
AlAl
(hs)
Lightweight Potential for
Intrusion Resistance
Higher Springback
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Summary of Hot Stamping
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 20000
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Ultimate Tensile Strength (MPa)
Tota
l E
longation
(%) Aust.
SS
TRIP
TWIPIF
Mild
BH
CMn
MART
1
2
Mn-B Alloyed steel
(as delivered)
Ferrite & Pearlite
Heated >950 C
Austenite
Quenched
Martensite
3-5 min.s
in Furnace
Quenched in the die
>27 C/s
Indirect Process:
Direct Process:
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Hot Stamping - Trends
Mass % of hot stamped
steel in BIW
Volvo
V40
20%
2003 2006 2012 2014
Volvo
XC90
7%
Volvo
XC90
44%
VW
Passat
19%
Audi
A3
26% VW
Golf VII
28%
≈
1984
SAAB
9000
Ref: Lund 2009, Holzkamp 2011, Lindh 2011, Bielz 2012, Mattsson 2012, VW Media Services.
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550
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
500
1987 1997 2007 ’08 ’09 ’10 ’11 ’12 ’13Year 11
Hot Stamping - Trends
Parts per year (in millions)
3 million
per year
(1987)
8 million
per year
(1997)
95 million
per year
(2007)
450 million
per year
(2013)
210+ lines
around the world
+55 planned
4 Parts/
Vehicle
6 Parts/
Vehicle
8-10
Parts/
Vehicle
>20
Parts/
Vehicle
Ref: Oldenburg 2010, Hund 2011.
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Hot Stamping - Trends
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Passenger Zone
Deformation Zone
(b) Side view after crash
(a) Front view before crash
Ref: Macek 2006, Image from: IIHS.
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Hot Stamping - Trends
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Tailor Rolled Blanks Tailored Hot
Stamping
Tailor Welded Blanks
HSLA 340
(50 ksi)
22MnB5
1500 MPa
(215 ksi)
Ref: Rehse 2006, Hilfrich 2008, Lee 2012, Images from: IIHS, VW Media Services.
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Hot Stamping - Trends
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550 C 20 C
Tailored Heating
(Austenitizing)
Tailored Quenching Post Tempering
Ref: Breidenbach 2009, Hedegärd 2011, Süß 2011, Steinhoff 2013. Image from: IIHS.
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Hot Stamping - Trends
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100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900T
em
pera
ture
(C
)
Time to cool (s)
Cooling Rate ( C/s)
Hardness (HV)
8
100
475
27
30
474
40
20
417
80
10
278
133
6
232
1143
0.7
163
4000
0.2
150
266
3
182
Ms
Mf
A+M
A+F
A+P
A+B
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Finite Element Simulation of Hot Stamping
Our simulations aim to predict the final properties of hot
stamped components:
1) Presence of defects: cracks, wrinkles or local necking,
2) Hardness distribution (both in uniform and in tailored parts),
3) Cooling channel analysis,
4) Distortion of the final part.
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Microstructure Evolution
Mechanical Field Thermal Field
Fluid Mechanics
Heat transfer to the
coolant medium.
- Thermal material
properties,
- Latent heat due to
phase
transformation.
Microstructure
depends on
temperature.
- Mechanical material
properties,
- Volume change due
to phase
transformation.
Phase
transformation
depends on
stress and strain.
Heat generation due to
plastic deformation.
Thermal expansion.
Ref: Åkerström 2006, Porzner 2012.
Finite Element Simulation of Hot Stamping
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Gravity
Mechanical
Holding
Thermal +
Mechanical
Forming
Thermal +
Mechanical
Die Quenching
Thermal + Metallurgical
Air
Quenching
Thermal +
Metallurgical
Springback
Mechanical
Only needed in tailored parts
Finite Element Simulation of Hot Stamping
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Part stamped at the participating
company
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Predicting Defects
Crack prediction in a Side Member Reinforcement
Colors other than gray:
Thinning >20%.
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20 Heated Dies (Ti = 450 C) Cooled Dies (Ti = 20 C)
Blank (Ti = 850 C)
Die Segment 1 Die Segment 2 Die Segment 3
Predicting Defects
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Predicting Defects
Crack
Non-symmetric
draw-in
Wrinkles in
the soft area
With one-piece blankholder With two-piece blankholder
No wrinkles or
cracks
15 kN 5 kN20 kN
Crack / wrinkle prediction in a tailored part
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Hardness Distribution
Martensite phase fraction
Min = 0.00
Max = 1.00
0.14
0.00
1.00
0.85
0.71
0.57
0.42
0.28
4 seconds die quenching 10 seconds die quenching
Die Quenching Optimization
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 800
20
40
60
80
100
Time (s)
Maxim
um
Auste
nite (
%)
Hardness Distribution
Air Quenching Stage
0 200 400 600 800 10000
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
Temperature (C)
Heat Transfer Coefficient (W/m2C)
Convection
Radiation
Ref: Shapiro 2009.
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Hardness Distribution
Results
Hardened zone:
485 – 515 HV
1500 – 1590 MPa
(~220 – 230 ksi) Soft zone:
310 – 330 HV
920 – 1020 MPa
(~135 – 150 ksi)
Literature:
[George 2011] , 400°C dies = 790-840 MPa
[Feuser 2011], 450°C dies = ~850 MPa
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Cooling Channel Analysis
1.3 mm 22MnB5 “roof rail”
Mass produced for a European car.
Cooling channel performance
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Cooling Channel Analysis
Cooling channel performance – tailored part
1.2 mm 22MnB5 “B-pillar”
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 1600
50
100
150
200
250
300
Time (s)
Tem
pera
ture
(C
)
Max
219 C
Min
20 C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101580
1585
1590
1595
1600
1605
Part # (Cycle)
Maxim
um
UT
S (
MP
a)
900
905
910
915
920
925
Min
imum
UT
S (
MP
a)
921.4 MPa
903.8 MPa
1589.4 MPa
1590.3 MPa
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austenitisation
200 400 600 800 1000 1200 temperature
martensitic
transformation
strain
0
-0.005
0.01
0.005
0.015
+Interstitial dissolved
carbon + carbon, tetragonal distorted
grid
+Initial,
undistorted grid
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Distortion Analysis
Ref: Porzner 2012.
Material 1 Material 2
Ongoing work: Distortion in Tailored Parts
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Summary and Conclusions
Several case studies were used to develop, calibrate and
validate material models, conversion factors and methods to
predict:
1) Defects (cracks, wrinkles, local necks),
2) Vickers hardness, yield and ultimate tensile strengths,
3) Cooling channel / heating cartridge performance,
4) Distortion in a non-uniform part.
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What is next?
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Ref: Lanzerath 2011, Vietoris 2011, Ferkel 2012, Lee 2012.
0 5 10 15 200
500
1000
1500
2000
Engin
eering S
tress (
MP
a)
Engineering Strain (%)
0 5 10 15 200
500
1000
1500
2000
Engin
eering S
tress (
MP
a)
Engineering Strain (%)
High Strength (USIBOR 2000,
MBW1900, HPF 2000)
22MnB5 (USIBOR 1500,
MBW1500, HPF1470)
High Elongation (DUCTIBOR 500,
MBW500)
1) New materials with
even higher strength:
More lightweight potential
and increased
productivity.
2) New coatings: better
corrosion properties and
friction conditions.
3) New heating, forming
and quenching methods
to improve productivity.
Competition: DP, TRIP, TWIP, and
3gAHS Steels with high YS and UTS.
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Deliverables / Hot Stamping
As of September 2013:
- 15 CPF Reports (Literature review and FE simulations),
(5 in the last 6 months) [confidential to members],
- 6 Stamping Journal R&D Updates
(+1 more in progress),
- 6 Conference Proceedings (+1 more submitted),
- 1 Book Chapter in “Sheet Metal Forming: Vol 2:
Processes and Applications”, (see next slide),
- And a new “Hot Stamping” book in progress! 30
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Questions / Comments?
For more information , please contact:
Dr. Eren Billur ([email protected] ), Ph 614-292-1785
Dr. Taylan Altan ([email protected] ), Ph-614-292-5063
Center for Precision Forming –CPF (www.cpforming.org)
339 Baker Systems,1971 Neil Ave,
Columbus, OH-43210
Non-proprietary information can be found at web sites:
www.cpforming.org
www.ercnsm.org
References can be sent upon request. 31