Strategies for third-generation advanced high-strength steel development

Iron and Steel Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 133-144

  De Moor, Emmanuel ^a   Gibbs, Paul J ^a   Speer, John G ^a   Matlock, David K ^a   Schroth, James G ^b  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^b GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTENITIC; HIGH-STRENGTH STEELS; LIGHT VEHICLES; LIGHTWEIGHT STEEL; MILD STEEL; PASSENGER SAFETY; SECOND GENERATION; THIRD GENERATION; TRANSFORMATION INDUCED PLASTICITY STEEL; TWINNING INDUCED PLASTICITY STEELS; WEIGHT PERCENTAGES;

AUSTENITE; AUSTENITIC TRANSFORMATIONS; CARBON STEEL; FUEL ECONOMY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PLASTICITY; PLASTICITY TESTING;

HIGH STRENGTH STEEL;

EID: 78649426911     PISSN: 15470423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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