Recent achievements in manufacturing and application of high-strength steel sheets for automotive body structure

International Conference on Advanced High Strength Sheet Steels for Automotive Applications - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 11-18

  Sakuma, Yasuharu ^a  

^a NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Automotive application; Galvannealed steel sheets; High strength steel sheets; Microstructure; Stamping; Welding

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644697538     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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