Research projects on Center for High Performance Steel
Current projects
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Press hardening steels for automotive applications: Strength, Safety, and Sustainability
Our ongoing research focuses on enhancing the understanding of the microstructure evolution and its effect on the mechanical performance of ultra-high-strength steels, particularly steels used for press-hardened applications in the automotive industry. These materials, such as PHS1500 and PHS2000, o...
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Research enhances simulations of manufacturing processes in the automotive industry
Erik Lundholm, PhD student and engineer at Gestamp Hardtech, is conducting research on simulating press hardening, a manufacturing technique developed in Luleå and widely used in the automotive industry. Through advanced computer models, the entire hardening process of steel components can be predic...
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PROCHAIN
The PROCHAIN project deals with the prediction of product properties using simulation tools, based on the entire process chain during manufacturing. Fatigue behaviour is a complex, but very critical, property with high significance for all parties involved in a process chain.
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PROSTEEL
Enabling early-stage predictions of final material properties and component performance based on chemical composition is a key technology in digitalisation of future efficient material development process chains.
Completed projects
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Investigation of wear mechanisms
Olofsfors works in developing, manufacturing and sales within two different business areas, tracks f...
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Welding of high strength steel with pre-and post-heating techniques
SSAB is a global leader in value added, high strength steel. SSAB offers products developed in close...
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Tribological investigations of hot-formning tools
The first part of the project aims to investigate the damage mechanisms in hot forming tools.
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Redesign of Snowmobile frame
The project is implemented in collaboration with Norrlands Teknikcenter AB.
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Materials engineering
Abrasion and fatigue properties of nano-structured silicon-alloy steels.
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Machine Element
High temperature tribology in thermo-mechanical forming of ultra-high strength steel.
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BASMI - Bothnian Arc Steel & Metal Industry
Project develops the metal industry connected companies of the Bothnian Arc (Finland-Sweden) to appl...
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Steel building
Use of high strength steel in wind turbine towers. The main topic is the use of higher strength stee...
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Solid mechanics
Modeling of fracture in ultra-high strength steel based on microstructure.
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Material mechanics
Modeling of fracture in high-strength steel based on phenomena at the nano-and micro level.