An alternative strategy for the use of a low-cost age-hardenable
Fe-Si-Ti steel for automotive application
Abstract
For High Strength Low Alloy (HSLA) steels or for age-hardenable steels
(maraging) the strengthening by precipitation is done before forming operation
in order to increase the yield stress as much as possible. In this publication
the advantages of an hardening thermal treatment after forming operation are
investigated in a low cost age-hardenable steel Fe-Si-Ti consistent with
automotive application.