- Eurecat hosted today an event jointly organized by the coordinators of the European RFCS projects ToughSteel, Crystal and MiPre.
- Solutions to optimize the development of new high-performance metal alloys and guarantee their safe application in the design of products with high-added value were presented.
Barcelona, 29 of June, 2023 — The ToughSteel project, together with sister RCFS initiatives Crystal and MiPre, has organised its final industrial workshop to present innovative test methodologies for the design and optimal application of advanced high-performance high strength steels. The event has been hosted by Eurecat in their facilities in Manresa on June 29th, 2023.
During the event, solutions and case studies evaluating and determining critical properties in this area, such as fatigue behavior, , impact resistance, hydrogen embrittlement, and fracture toughness, which allows addressing cracking problems in the manufacturing of high strength steel products, were presented.
The knowledge generated makes it possible to optimise the development of new high-performance metals and apply them in the design of products with high-added value, particularly interesting for reducing weight and guaranteeing safety in vehicles.
The event was attended by researchers and companies that have adopted new techniques to optimize the development and implementation of high-performance steels such as SSAB Europe, Forvia Faurecia, Benteler Group, MW Italia, Stellantis, SEAT S.A. and ArcelorMittal Maizières.
ToughSteel project is executed by an consortium of eight institutions from four European countries: Eurecat Technology Center, which is coordinating the project, together with Luleå Tekniska Universitet, (Sweden), the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium), the Stellantis research centre CRF (Italy), the steel associations Jernkontoret (Sweden), UNESID – Unión de Empresas Siderúrgicas (Spain), the Associazione Italiana di Metallurgia – AIM (Italy), and UNE (Spain) as the standardisation body.
ToughSteel project involved and engaged the main actors of the sheet metal forming community with the objective to promote, disseminate and transfer the know-how acquired about the use of fracture toughness as a tool to address cracking problems in forming and in-service performance of Advanced High Strength Steels.
