Tailor Welded Blanks for Advanced Manufacturing [electronic resource].
Kinsey, B.
Wu, X.
Burlington : Elsevier Science,
2011.
Tailor welded blanks are metallic sheets made from different strengths, materials, and/or thicknesses pre-welded together before forming into the final component geometry. By combining various sheets into a welded blank, engineers are able to 'tailor' the blank so that the properties are located precisely where they are needed and cost-effective, low weight components are produced. Tailor welded blanks for advanced manufacturing examines the manufacturing of tailor welded blanks and explores their current and potential future applications.Part one investigates processing and modelling 
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Cover; Tailor welded blanks for advanced manufacturing; Copyright; Contents; Contributor contact details; Preface; Part I Processing and modeling; 1 Weld integrity of tailor welded blanks; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Typical weld imperfections; 1.3 Testing methods; 1.4 Quality control in production; 1.5 Conclusions; 1.6 References; 2 Deformation of tailor welded blanks during forming; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Estimation of the constitutive behavior of the weld region; 2.3 Methods to evaluate the weld width (or cross-sectional area) in tailor welded blanks (TWBs)
2.4 Forming limits of TWBs: influence of weld orientation2.5 Weld line movement; 2.6 Design considerations for TWB forming; 2.7 Simulation of TWB forming behavior; 2.8 Conclusions; 2.9 Acknowledgment; 2.10 References; 3 Mechanics-based modeling of tailor welded blank forming; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Thickness and strength ratio analysis; 3.3 Determination of weld line movement and forming height; 3.4 Determination of material draw-in ratios; 3.5 Determination of non-uniform binder force; 3.6 Conclusions; 3.7 References; 4 Numerical simulation modeling of tailor welded blank forming
4.1 Introduction4.2 Finite element method (FEM) modeling of the welded zones; 4.3 Material models; 4.4 Theoretical failure prediction of tailor welded blanks (TWBs); 4.5 Some topics in design and optimization of TWBs; 4.6 Conclusions; 4.7 Future trends; 4.8 Sources of further information and advice; 4.9 Acknowledgments; 4.10 References; Part II Applications; 5 Lightweight metal alloy tailor welded blanks; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Lightweight metal alloy tailor welded blanks (LWMA TWBs); 5.3 LWMA TWB formability; 5.4 LWMA TWB benefi ts/recycling; 5.5 Sources of further information and advice
5.6 References6 Advanced high-strength steel tailor welded blanks (AHSS-TWBs); 6.1 Introduction to advanced high-strength steel (AHSS); 6.2 Types of advanced high-strength steels and their characteristics; 6.3 Fabrication of advanced high-strength steels for tailor welded blanks (AHSS-TWBs); 6.4 Properties and formability of AHSS-TWBs; 6.5 Understanding the evolution of microstructure and its impact on properties of AHSS-TWBs; 6.6 Other manufacturing processes related to AHSS-TWBs; 6.7 Conclusions; 6.8 References; 7 Tailor welded blanks for the automotive industry; 7.1 Introduction
7.2 Door inner example7.3 Historical perspective; 7.4 Advantages of tailor welded blanks (TWBs); 7.5 Disadvantages of TWBs; 7.6 Research efforts for TWBs; 7.7 TWB forming methods; 7.8 Welding processes for TWBs; 7.9 Materials used to produce TWBs; 7.10 Conclusions; 7.11 References; 8 Tailor made blanks for the aerospace industry; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 The tailor made blank (TMB) concept and the aircraft industry; 8.3 Future trends; 8.4 Conclusions; 8.5 Acknowledgements; 8.6 References; Index
Tailor welded blanks are metallic sheets made from different strengths, materials, and/or thicknesses pre-welded together before forming into the final component geometry. By combining various sheets into a welded blank, engineers are able to 'tailor' the blank so that the properties are located precisely where they are needed and cost-effective, low weight components are produced. Tailor welded blanks for advanced manufacturing examines the manufacturing of tailor welded blanks and explores their current and potential future applications.Part one investigates processing and modelling 
Sheet-steel -- Welding.
Welding -- Technological innovations.
Welding.