COMPARATIVO DE ESTAMPABILIDADE ENTRE UM AÇO MICROLIGADO E UM AÇO CARBONO-MANGANÊS
COMPARATIVO DE ESTAMPABILIDADE ENTRE UM AÇO MICROLIGADO E UM AÇO CARBONO-MANGANÊS
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.0002403055
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Palavras-chave: Aços Estruturais; Aços Carbono-Manganês; Aços Microligados (ARBL); Estampabilidade; Expansão de
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Keywords: Carbon-Manganese Steels; High Strength Low Alloy Steels (HSLA); Stampability; Hole Expansion.
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Abstract: Aiming to reach higher stampability and maintaining high levels of mechanical properties, the intention of this paper is to make a comparison of stampability between Carbon-Manganese (C-Mn) and High Strength Low Alloyed (HSLA) steels with yield strength above 350 MPa, since many parts manufactured with this steel grade normally have high deformation mainly on hole expansion areas, as it is the case of the part studied. Through the use of chemical composition adjustments and thermomechanical treatment for better stability of mechanical properties and thickness variation it was possible to reach good stampability of microalloyed steel (HSLA) whose mechanical properties achieved were (Strength limit of 472 MPa, Yield limit of 404 MPa, Elongation on 50mm basis of 35% and Hardening Exponent of 0,16) and microstructure with grain size 5, thin series and globalized non metallic inclusions level 1 type D plus spheroidized carbides randomly spread on a ferritic basis in comparison to the Carbon-Manganese steel with similar mechanical properties that presented worse stampability results (Strength limit of 508 MPa, Yield limit of 398 MPa, Elongation on 50mm basis of 32% and Hardening Exponent of 0,12), microstructure with grain size 9, thin series and elongated non metallic inclusions level 1 type C and fraction of lamellar pearlite which morphology is not recommended to be deformed during stamping process. Having said that, the development of this article increased the steel stampability where it was possible to manufacture parts without any cracks even in hole expansion areas as it could be seen in the comparative photos taken from the parts manufactured with Carbon-Manganese and High Strength Low Alloy steels.
- Daniel Augusto Ferro
- Fernando Generoso