ToughSteel Event
ToughSteel: Solving industrial problems by considering the fracture toughness of the metallic sheet
ToughSteel is a European project funded under the frame of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) programme. The main aim of ToughSteel is the dissemination and valorisation of fracture toughness as a material property to rationalise crack-related problems in Advanced High Strength Steels.
This webinar aims to present the current methodologies to measure fracture toughness in thin sheet with a focus on the Essential Work of Fracture (EWF) paying particular attention to an industrial test case in which a correlation between physical and virtual stamping is carried out.
List of event topics:
- Introduction to fracture toughness methodology.
- Presentation of an industrial case study where fracture toughness measurements has been used to solve cracking related issues in cold-formed components.
- First results of new virtual stamping simulation considering the EWF failure criteria.
29th April 2022
10.00h – 11.00h CET
ONLINE
Event materials
Video recording
Presentations
Agenda
10:00 – 10:10 – Welcome and introductions
Michele Maria Tedesco, Metals manager, Centro Ricerche Fiat (CRF)
10:10 – 10:40 – Introductory presentation about essential work of fracture, advantages and limitation of essential work of fracture
David Frómeta, Researcher, Eurecat
10:40 – 11:00 – Case study: T node component: comparison between simulation and physical stamping
Michele Maria Tedesco, Metals manager, Centro Ricerche Fiat (CRF)







