Applications of niobium to automotive ultra high-strength TRIP-aided steels with bainitic ferrite and/or martensite matrix

AIST Steel Properties and Applications Conference Proceedings, Combined with Ms and T'07, Materials Science and Technology 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 15-26

  Sugimoto, Koh Ichi ^a   Murata, Muneo ^a   Mukai, Yoichi ^b  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOBE STEEL LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Formability; Microalloying; Retained austenite; TRIP aided steel; Ultra high strength steel

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; FERRITE; FORMABILITY; MARTENSITE; MICROALLOYING; PRECIPITATES; STEEL; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

BAINITIC FERRITE; MARTENSITE MATRIX STRUCTURE; RETAINED AUSTENITE;

NIOBIUM;

EID: 37349131276     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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