ToughSteel Event

Webinar - Application of fracture toughness to assess crashworthiness

This is the fourth out of five training webinars organized in the ToughSteel project. ToughSteel aims in spreading the usage of fracture toughness to assess crack-related problems in sheet metals to the European industry. Coordinated by Eurecat Technology Center, ToughSteel involves and engages 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 AHSS. 

In this specific training webinar, you will learn how fracture toughness concepts are used to assess the crashworthiness of automotive components.

23rd February 2023

13.00h – 14.30h CET

ONLINE (Microsoft Teams)

Event materials

Video recording

Presentations

Agenda

13:00 – 13:05 – Welcome and introduction

Erik Olsson, Associate ProfessorLuleå University of Technology

13:05 – 13:15 – ToughSteel project overview

David Frómeta, Researcher at the Ceramic and Metallic Materials Unit, Eurecat

13:15 – 13:35 – Correlation between fracture toughness and crash failure behaviour of AHSS 

David Frómeta, Researcher at the Ceramic and Metallic Materials UnitEurecat

13:35 – 13:55 – Impact crash assessment using high-speed 3D digital image correlation and numerical modelling

Simon Jonsson, PhD StudentLuleå University of Technology

13:55 – 14:15 – Assessing the fracture toughness at high loading rates

Jörgen Kajberg, Acting Chair Professor, Luleå University of Technology

14:15 – 14:30 – Q&A, Open discussion

Moderated by Erik Olsson, Associate ProfessorLuleå University of Technology

Eurecat