FormPlanet project coordinator Eurecat has participated in the EARPA Form Forum 2021, celebrated as a virtual event from 9th – 10th of November. During the event, FormPlanet materials were exhibited in the Eurecat virtual booth, as a key European project for the value of the novel metal characterisation and modelling methodologies being developed for a…
Crash resistance of Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS) developed by ArcelorMittal for the automotive market is evaluated at laboratory scale with two types of tests: – Bending impact resistance test à to characterize steel grades for parts dedicated to anti-intrusion (B-pillars, door beam…). – Axial impact resistance test à to characterize steel grades for parts…
Within the FormPlanet project, AP&T has investigated in which ways the tool try-out effort may be reduced in the sheet forming industry in order to limit the cost and lead time. The study has focused on a hot forming process of high-strength aluminium for two different aluminium grades (AA7075 and AA6010). One of the ways…
Project partners from Fraunhofer IWU have presented FormPlanet Open Innovation Test Bed Services during the BlechExpo 2021 edition, which took place in Stuttgart, Germany, on October 26th – 29th. During the event, Fraunhofer IWU displayed a digital project presentation and video in its booth, located in Hall 5 number 5306, and got in touch with…
FormPlanet partner Sergi Parareda, researcher from the Unit of Metallic and Ceramic Materials from Eurecat Technology Center, has presented the poster “Determination of fatigue resistance through a fatigue test based on damage mechanics” during the first edition of Steel Tech Congress & Expo, which has taken place in Bilbao from the 19 to the 21…
FormPlanet partners have participated in the workshop “Building a common framework for OITBs to make the most of standardisation”, organised by UNE – the Spanish Association for Standardisation, and celebrated last October 1st. Begoña Casas, technical project coordinator and researcher of the Metal and Ceramic Materials Unit of Eurecat, and Javier López-Quiles, project manager at…
FormPlanet and i-TRIBOMAT projects have organised the webinar conference “Materials up-scaling: Bringing Materials characterisation and materials simulation together”, which was celebrated on September 28th. The event counted also with the collaboration of the European Materials Modelling Council (EMMC). Material characterisation and modelling offers a great deal of opportunities to many European industries to face current…
Fine blanking is a shear cutting manufacturing process capable of producing sheet metal parts with completely smooth cutting surfaces, free of cracks and fracture-breaks. Additionally, this manufacturing process provides superior dimensional accuracy and surface finish compared to the conventional shearing process. However, for optimum results, together with the tool and the press, the material properties…
Figure 1: Component usually made in PHS1500 (left), mechanical characteristics of different PHS grades (right, source ArcelorMittal) Safety, CO2 emission reduction and lightweighting are some of the main drivers of the recent automotive industry history. All these aspects are directly linked to the material choice. The passive safety results of the metals applied on…
To enhance sustainability performance and reduce CO2 impact on our environment, demand for alternative energy sources for vehicles is increasing. Electric Vehicle (EV) is identified as an adequate alternative to fossil-based fuels. Additionally, EV technologies are under strong development and progress but for the next generation of electric vehicles with higher battery capacity, lightweight and…
