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Hot stamping of boron alloyed steel has become a standard in the automotive industry for safety relevant chassis components. Hot stamping of ultra-high strength steel allows the design of complex geometries with superior mechanical properties. In the present work, a laboratory scale test component is followed up from blank to fractured component. The production process starts with a pre-cut blank, which then is austenitized, transferred to the press hardening tool, formed and quenched and ends with post-cooling to room temperature. These components are tested under tensile deformation until fracture, where force, elongation and the strain field on the components surface are measured. The strain field measurements are performed by using digital image correlation (DIC). The laboratory scale test component is evaluated using finite element modelling. The production process is modelled starting with a pre-cut austenitized blank, subsequent transfer and forming operation, and ends with post-cooling. Furthermore, the deformation and fracture under tension/bending is studied using the OPTUS damage model. The as-produced component is measured using a three dimensional scanning system. Shape deviation and thickness change are compared to in the forming simulation predicted geometry after post-cooling. A finite element investigation on the deformation and fracture under tensional/bending loading is conducted applying shape and thickness deviations in the model. The majority of industrial components undergo paint curing before they are included in an assembly. Paint baking is a heat treatment at relatively low temperatures and causes relaxation in a martensitic microstructure. The effect of paint baking on the mechanical response of the laboratory scale test component is investigated. In the present work the reliability of modelling tools from blank to fractured component is shown. The possibility is shown to predict the failure of the component, with the specific phase composition after the hot stamping process obtained from simulations. Furthermore, the influence of the paint baking process on the mechanical properties is presented. |
