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Title: Research on Microstructure Evolution and Rapid Hardening Mechanism of Ultra-Low Carbon Automotive Outer Panel Steel Under Minor Deformation.
Authors: Guan, Jiandong1,2 (AUTHOR), Li, Yi2 (AUTHOR), Zhu, Guoming1,3 (AUTHOR) zhuguoming@ustb.edu.cn, Kang, Yonglin1 (AUTHOR), Wang, Feng2 (AUTHOR), Xu, Jun2,3 (AUTHOR), Xun, Meng3 (AUTHOR)
Source: Materials (1996-1944). Jan2026, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p128. 10p.
Subjects: Microstructure, Dislocation density, Automobile parts, Deformations (Mechanics), Mild steel, Strain hardening, Lightweight materials, Tensile tests
Abstract: With the rapid development of the automotive industry, particularly the year-on-year growth in sales of new energy vehicles, automobile outer panel materials have shown a trend toward high-strength lightweight solutions. Regarding steel for outer panels, existing research has paid less attention to the UF steel that has entered the market in recent years. Moreover, studies on the similarities and differences in deformation behavior among various outer panel steels are lacking. In this study, room-temperature tensile tests at 5% and 8% strain were conducted in accordance with the stamping deformation range on commonly used ultra-low carbon automotive outer panel steels of comparable strength grades, namely, UF340, HC180BD, and DX53D+Z. Prior to deformation, the three materials exhibited similar texture components, predominantly characterized by the γ-fiber texture beneficial for deep drawing, and their room-temperature tensile deformation behaviors were fundamentally identical. After transverse tensile deformation, the textures concentrated towards {111}<112> texture. After 8% deformation, UF340 demonstrated a more rapid stress increase and a higher degree of work hardening. This phenomenon is attributed to the presence of the precipitate free zone (PFZ) near grain boundaries in the UF340, which facilitates the continuous generation of dislocations at grain boundaries during deformation, leading to a rapid increase in dislocation density within the grains. Consequently, this induces accelerated work hardening under small-strain conditions. This mechanism enables UF steels to achieve a strength level comparable to that of bake-hardened (BH) steels, exhibiting a significant performance advantage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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