Microstructural Features Intimated in Automotive Grade IF Steel Subjected to Conventional and Severe Shot Peening

• Published in: Metallography, microstructure, and analysis Vol. 13; no. 5; pp. 792 - 806
• Main Authors: Sahoo, Bibekananda, Udaya Bhat, K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.10.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Automotive bodies; Banded structure; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry and Materials Science; Grain boundaries; Grain refinement; Heat treating; Image filters; Imaging techniques; Interstitial free steels; Materials Science; Metallic Materials; Microhardness; Nanotechnology; Niobium carbide; Original Research Article; Precipitates; Shot peening; Spatial filtering; Structural Materials; Surface hardness; Surfaces and Interfaces; Thermal imaging; Thin Films; Shot peening; Dislocation forest; Sobel filter; Grain refinement; IF steel; Dislocations

A significant amount of interstitial-free or IF steel is used to manufacture automotive body parts due to its high ductility, high formability, and low yield strength. But, the major drawback of this steel is the lower surface hardness. The current investigation intended to enhance the surface hardn...