A micromechanical approach to model the bake hardening effect for low carbon steels

Abstract Through a micromechanical and physical modelling, hardening occurring after a pre-straining step and a static aging step––matching the deep drawing and the paint baking processes––is simulated for an Al-killed low carbon bake hardening steel (AK LC BH steel).

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