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The micro structural effect which is utilized in state of the art hot sheet metal forming technology is a locally and temporally controlled phase transformation. Since a lot of technological questions around this technology still are not sufficiently answered and, according to that, quite a substantial innovation potential is still waiting to be recovered, actually, a lot of research work on heat treatable steel is carried out world wide. The focal points of these activities are the Luleå University of Technology in Sweden and the University of Kassel in Germany.
While Prof. Mats Oldenburg, Division of Solid Mechanics of LTU, concentrated his research work on modelling and simulation of complex thermo-mechanical interaction and Prof. Braham Prakash, Tribolab of Division of Machine Elements of LTU, investigates the special tribological effects under hybrid thermal process conditions taking into account high temperature friction and wear, Prof. Kurt Steinhoff, Chair of Metal Forming Technology at the University of Kassel, developed highly specialized prototype testing equipment to improve and optimize part properties and process efficiency.
In order to bundle this complementary expertise and, therefore, synergetically to establish a world wide unique competence network to meet the future challenges of hot sheet metal forming technology, it was decided to establish the Swedish-German Centre of Excellence for Hot Sheet Metal Forming of High-Performance Steel.
It is the aim of this competence centre not only to offer access to comprehensive knowledge and work infrastructure for industry related project activities but, beyond that, to reveal technological chances and challenges by fundamental research in coordinated programmes and by technology transfer via associated institutions.
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