Tailor Welded Blanks for Advanced Manufacturing

<p>Contributor contact details</p> <p>Preface</p> <p>Part I: Processing and modeling</p> <p>Chapter 1: Weld integrity of tailor welded blanks</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>1.1 Introduction</p> <p>1.2 Typical weld imperfections</p> <p>1.3 Testing methods</p> <p>1.4 Quality control in production</p> <p>1.5 Conclusions</p> <p>Chapter 2: Deformation of tailor welded blanks during forming</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>2.1 Introduction</p> <p>2.2 Estimation of the constitutive behavior of the weld region</p> <p>2.3 Methods to evaluate the weld width (or cross-sectional area) in tailor welded blanks (TWBs)</p> <p>2.4 Forming limits of TWBs: influence of weld orientation</p> <p>2.5 Weld line movement</p> <p>2.6 Design considerations for TWB forming</p> <p>2.7 Simulation of TWB forming behavior</p> <p>2.8 Conclusions</p> <p>2.9 Acknowledgment</p> <p>Chapter 3: Mechanics-based modeling of tailor welded blank forming</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>3.1 Introduction</p> <p>3.2 Thickness and strength ratio analysis</p> <p>3.3 Determination of weld line movement and forming height</p> <p>3.4 Determination of material draw-in ratios</p> <p>3.5 Determination of non-uniform binder force</p> <p>3.6 Conclusions</p> <p>Chapter 4: Numerical simulation modeling of tailor welded blank forming</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>4.1 Introduction</p> <p>4.2 Finite element method (FEM) modeling of the welded zones</p> <p>4.3 Material models</p> <p>4.4 Theoretical failure prediction of tailor welded blanks (TWBs)</p> <p>4.5 Some topics in design and optimization of TWBs</p> <p>4.6 Conclusions</p> <p>4.7 Future trends</p> <p>4.8 Sources of further information and advice</p> <p>4.9 Acknowledgments</p> <p>Part II: Applications</p> <p>Chapter 5: Lightweight metal alloy tailor welded blanks</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>5.1 Introduction</p> <p>5.2 Lightweight metal alloy tailor welded blanks (LWMA TWBs)</p> <p>5.3 LWMA TWB formability</p> <p>5.4 LWMA TWB benefits/recycling</p> <p>Chapter 6: Advanced high-strength steel tailor welded blanks (AHSS-TWBs)</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>6.1 Introduction to advanced high-strength steel (AHSS)</p> <p>6.2 Types of advanced high-strength steels and their characteristics</p> <p>6.3 Fabrication of advanced high-strength steels for tailor welded blanks (AHSS-TWBs)</p> <p>6.4 Properties and formability of AHSS-TWBs</p> <p>6.5 Understanding the evolution of microstructure and its impact on properties of AHSS-TWBs</p> <p>6.6 Other manufacturing processes related to AHSS-TWBs</p> <p>6.7 Conclusions</p> <p>Chapter 7: Tailor welded blanks for the automotive industry</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>7.1 Introduction</p> <p>7.2 Door inner example</p> <p>7.3 Historical perspective</p> <p>7.4 Advantages of tailor welded blanks (TWBs)</p> <p>7.5 Disadvantages of TWBs</p> <p>7.6 Research efforts for TWBs</p> <p>7.6 TWB forming methods</p> <p>7.8 Welding processes for TWBs</p> <p>7.9 Materials used to produce TWBs</p> <p>7.10 Conclusions</p> <p>Chapter 8: Tailor made blanks for the aerospace industry</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>8.1 Introduction</p> <p>8.2 The tailor made blank (TMB) concept and the aircraft industry</p> <p>8.3 Future trends</p> <p>8.4 Conclusions</p> <p>8.5 Acknowledgements</p> <p>Index</p>