Introduction to steel in the automotive industry, overview of basic groups and trends
Recap of the Fe–C diagram, influence of selected austenite-forming and ferrite-forming elements on the structure and properties of steel, influence of alloying and harmful elements
Basic phase transformations from the perspective of structure formation, decomposition products of austenite – classification in terms of transformation mechanism
Types of annealing and hardening processes, objectives and applications
Tempering, types of tempering (including the four stages of martensite tempering), effect on properties; physical metallurgical basis of temper brittleness
Strengthening mechanisms in steels for the automotive industry
Conventional and high-strength low-alloy steels for the automotive industry - chemical composition, microstructure, properties, production and use
Advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) 1st generation – chemical composition, microstructure, properties, production and controlled processing, use
AHSS 2nd generation – chemical composition, microstructure, properties and applications.
AHSS 3rd generation – production principles, properties and applications.
Trends and innovations in automotive steels
Recap of the Fe–C diagram, influence of selected austenite-forming and ferrite-forming elements on the structure and properties of steel, influence of alloying and harmful elements
Basic phase transformations from the perspective of structure formation, decomposition products of austenite – classification in terms of transformation mechanism
Types of annealing and hardening processes, objectives and applications
Tempering, types of tempering (including the four stages of martensite tempering), effect on properties; physical metallurgical basis of temper brittleness
Strengthening mechanisms in steels for the automotive industry
Conventional and high-strength low-alloy steels for the automotive industry - chemical composition, microstructure, properties, production and use
Advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) 1st generation – chemical composition, microstructure, properties, production and controlled processing, use
AHSS 2nd generation – chemical composition, microstructure, properties and applications.
AHSS 3rd generation – production principles, properties and applications.
Trends and innovations in automotive steels