Olli Oja

Oct 3, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Antti Kaijalainen |Shahroz Ahmed |Olli Oja |SSAB Europe Oy

1 Introduction Stringent demands for reducing the carbon emissions from automobiles have led to the development of advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) grades; novel AHSS offers high strength-to-weight ratio at the same time maintaining cost efficiency.[1] The third generation of AHSS includes carbide-free bainitic steels, medium-manganese grades, and quench and partition (Q&P) steels.[2] Q&P is a heat-treatment process proposed by Speer et al.[3, 4] which involves complete or partial...