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Volvo laboratory study of zinc-coated steel sheet-formability properties

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5488199
An investigation of 14 different coatings has been carried out. The tendency towards crack formation in the coating during deep drawing and stretch forming was evaluated at different deformation depths. Coatings containing Ni and Fe were very brittle and cracked at small deformations, while pure Zn- and ZnAl-coatings were fairly ductile. The maximum depth before failure (cracks in the steel) during deep drawing was also measured. It was found that steel sheets with coatings containing Ni or Fe failed at much smaller depths than uncoated steel sheet.
OSTI ID:
5488199
Report Number(s):
CONF-890240--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English