9:30 – 9:40 – Welcome and introduction
Daniel Casellas, Scientific Director, Eurecat
SESSION 1 – FRACTURE TOUGHNESS TO ADDRESS THE CRACKING RESISTANCE OF HIGH STRENGTH STEELS
09:40 – 10:00 – ToughSteel: Dissemination and valorisation of fracture toughness as a material property to rationalise crack-related problems in Advanced High Strength Steels
David Frómeta, Head of Mechanical Behaviour, Unit of Metallic and Ceramic Materials, Eurecat
10:00 – 10:20 – Blanking behaviour of hot rolled steels-correlation with fracture toughness properties
Vili Kesti, Senior Forming Specialist, SSAB Europe
10:20 – 10:40 – Unexpected cracking at Forvia: first experimentation of EWF. Expectations to enrich Forvia simulations
Valerie Woimbee, Scientific Expert, R&D Seating Product, Forvia Group
10:40 – 10:50 – Q&A
10:50 – 11:20 – Coffee break
11:20 – 11:40 – Identification of material parameters to prevent formability issues in TRIP steels
Miguel C. Dourado Veiga, Production Unit Leader, Hot & Cold Stamping Department, Benteler
11:40 – 12:00 – Experimental evaluation of the fatigue behaviour of wheels
Davide Ronco, Research and Development Manager, MW Italy
12:00 – 12:20 – Understanding the fatigue notch sensitivity of high-strength steels through fracture toughness
Sergi Parareda, Researcher, Unit of Metallic and Ceramic Materials, Eurecat
Michele Tedesco, Global Responsible for Metals & Anticorrosion, Stellantis CRF
12:20 – 12:40 – Other case studies: Validating the potential of fracture toughness with the industry
Laura Grifé, Researcher, Unit of Metallic and Ceramic Materials, Eurecat
Simon Jonsson, PhD Student, Luleå University of Technology
12:40 – 13:00 – Fracture toughness tests to improve material selection: Example of application at SEAT laboratories
Noemi Rodriguez, Head of Electric Functions, BodyShop & Powertrain, SEAT
13:00 – 13:10 – Q&A
13:10 – 14:10 – Lunch break
SESSION 2 – REDUCING THE RISK FOR HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT IN HIGH STRENGTH STEELS
14:10 – 14:30 – Crystal project objectives and AHSS selected
Sílvia Molas, Head of Corrosion and Degradation Research Line, Unit of Metallic and Ceramic Materials, Eurecat
14:30 – 14:50 – Hydrogen absorption and diffusion in press hardened and cold rolled automotive steels
Mélodie Mandy, Senior Project Leader, CRM Group
14:50 – 15:10 – Mechanical testing of the hydrogen embrittlement behavior
Anis Aouafi, Senior Researcher, ArcelorMittal Maizières – Global Research and Development
15:10 – 15:30 – Industrial diffusible H measurement for online hydrogen embrittlement risk assessment
Linda Bacchi, Researcher, Letomec
15:30 – 15:40 – Q&A
15:40 – 16:00 – Coffee break
SESSION 3 – ADVANCED MODELS FOR PREDICTING MECHANICAL PROPERTIES IN PRESS HARDENED STEELS
16:00 – 16:20 – Applying Industry 4.0 concepts to Press Hardening
Jaume Pujante, Head of New Processes for Advanced Materials Research Line, Unit of Metallic and Ceramic Materials, Eurecat
16:20 – 16:40 – Bainitic/martensitic structures to improve mechanical properties of press hardened steels for automotive applications
Carlos Capdevila, Researcher, National Center for Metallurgical Research (CENIM-CSIC)
16:40 – 17:00 – Q&A and workshop closing remarks
17:00 – 18:00 – Visit to the labs
