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Steel Materials for Automotive Industry

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Course Unit Code636-3020/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
MAZ37prof. Ing. Eva Mazancová, CSc.
Summary
In introduction, given subject is austenite transformation product-oriented, are mentioned effects of deformation and cooling processes, often from point of view of physic of metals. New information about different material types applied in automotive industry is presented, including production and heat treatment, resp. thermomechanical treatment and mechanical properties. Materials are divided into three developmental generations, including the HASS types.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
To give students information about different material types on iron base, which are used the most frequently in automotive industry, possibilities of treatment and control of final microstructure, resp. optimised properties and simultaneously to show physical heart of running internal processes during heat, resp. thermomechanical treatment of given steel types.
Course Contents
1. Annealing and quenching process types, their goals, applications and impacts on final properties. Hardenability and possibilities of partial prediction of optimised quenching process – part 1.
2. Quenching and tempering, tempering types (including four stadiums of martensite tempering), aims of treatments and impact on final properties. Physically-metallurgical heart of temper brittleness and possibilities how avoid this - part 2.
3. Introduction of physics of metals. Physical heart of deformation bands twins and energy of stacking fault energy and their practical impact on ph
ase transformation processes and matrix strengthening – part 1.
4. Physically-metallurgical heart of aging processes and their influence on strengthening development of matrix during deformation and on toughness – part 2.
5. Basic phase transformations products from point of view of structure formation. Phase types formed by diffusion processes – analysis of formation and impact on final materials properties for automotive industry – part 1.
6. Analysis of phase products formed by displacive(shear) mechanism, their influence on final properties (Widmanstätten ́s ferrite, acicular ferrite, banite types and martensite). Acicular ferrtite and bainite competition and
possibilities of their formation control during materials production for automotive industry – part 2.
7. Occurrence and formation of granular bainite and its control in components, resp. material parts with different thickness.
8. Materials for automotive industry, chemical composition, properties, their production: LC, IF, IF-HS steel types.
9. Rephos, BH, HSLA and DP steel types - chemical composition, properties, possibilities of controlled treatments.
10. Steels of TRIP type – different variants of given material with respect to chemical composition, possibility of controlled thermo-mechanical treatment and properties.
11. Application of QP process in materials for automotive industry. Three generations of steels of AHSS type.
12. Martensitic and Hadfield ́s steel in automotive industry.
13. TWIP steel type – conditions of existence of given steel and its properties.
14. TRIPLEX steel type – conditions of existence of given steel, its properties and possibilities of utilization.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
MAZANCOVÁ, E. Materials for exasting technical applications (chapter 1, 2 and 3). Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2013. Available from: https://www.fmmi.vsb.cz/cs/studenti/study-support/advanced-engineering-materials/index.html

ROBINSON, L. Modernization of Existing Assets to Meet the Growing Demand for Advanced High-Strength Steels. Iron and Steel Technolgy. 2017, 14(2), 34-44. ISSN 1547-0423.

DE MOOR, E., P.J. GIBBS, J.G. SPEER and D.K. MATLOK. Strategies for Third-Generation Advanced High-Strength Steel Development. Iron and Steel Technology. 2010, 7(3), 133-144. ISSN 1547-0423.

MAZANCOVÁ, E. and K. MAZANEC. Physical Metallurgy of Thermo-Mechanical Treatment of Structural Steels. Cambridge: Cambridge Int. Sci. Publishing, 1997. ISBN 1898326436.
KRATOCHVÍL, P., P. Lukáč a B. SPRUŠIL. Úvod do fyziky kovů. Díl 1. Praha: SNTL, 1984.

MAZANCOVÁ, E. Materiály pro náročné technické aplikace (kapitola 1, 2 a 3). Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2013. Dostupné z: https://www.fmmi.vsb.cz/cs/katedry-a-pracoviste/636/vyukove-opory-katedry/index.html

MAZANCOVÁ, E. Nové typy materiálů pro automobilový průmysl – fyzikálně inženýrské vlastnosti vysoko pevných materiálů legovaných manganem. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2007. ISBN 978-80-248-1647-0.

DE MOOR, E., P.J. GIBBS, J.G. SPEER and D.K. MATLOK. Strategies for Third-Generation Advanced High-Strength Steel Development. Iron and Steel Technology. 2010, 7(3), 133-144. ISSN 1547-0423.

MAZANCOVÁ, E. and K. MAZANEC. Physical Metallurgy of Thermo-Mechanical Treatment of Structural Steels. Cambridge: Cambridge Int. Sci. Publishing, 1997. ISBN 1898326436.

Recommended Reading:
BHADESHIA, H.K.D.H. Bainite in Steels – Tansformations, Microstructure and Properties. London: Ins. of Materials, 1992. ISBN-10: 186125 1122.

JI, F.Q., C.N. LI, S. TANG, Z.Y. LIU and G.D. WANG. Effect of Carbon and Niobium on Microstructure and Properties for Ti Bearing Steels. Material Science of Technology. 2015, 31(6), 695-702. ISSN 0267-0836.

BATTACHARYIA, T., S.B. SINGH, S. DAS, A. HALDAR and D. BHATTAACHARRJEE. Development and Characterisation of C-Mn-Al-Si-Nb TRIP Aided Steel. Material Science of Engineering. 2011, 528A, 2394-2400. ISSN 09621-5093.
GRAJCAR, A. Struktura stali C-M-Si-Al kształtowana z udziałem przemiany martenzytycznej indukowanej 3 odkształceniem plastycznym. Gliwice: Politechnika Śląska, 2009. ISBN 978-83-7335-644-3.

BHADESHIA, H.K.D.H. Bainite in Steels – Transformations, Microstructure and Properties. London: Ins. of Materials, 1992. ISBN-10: 186125 1122.

JI, F.Q., C.N. LI, S. TANG, Z.Y. LIU and G.D. WANG. Effect of Carbon and Niobium on Microstructure and Properties for Ti Baring Steels. Material Science of Technology. 2015, 31(6), 695-702. ISSN 0267-0836.

BATTACHARYIA, T., S.B. SINGH, S. DAS, A. HALDAR and D. BHATTAACHArjee. Development and Characterisation of C-Mn-Al-Si-Nb TRIP Aided Steel. Material Science of Engineering. 2011, 528A, 2394-2400.ISSN 09621-5093.

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Lectures, Tutorials, Project work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit30 15
        ExaminationExamination70 36