Abstract
The rapid development of new classes of automotive steels such as the 3rd generation of advanced high-strength steels has created the need for the efficient characterization of their mechanical properties in loading scenarios other than uniaxial tension. The VDA 238-100 tight radius bend test has gained widespread acceptance in recent years for characterizing performance in plane strain bending, but there is uncertainty surrounding the use of the bend angle and its interrelation with the test parameters. The objective of the present study is to investigate the intertwined effects of the sheet thickness, bend radius, and tensile properties upon the bendability of seven advanced high-strength steels in different thicknesses for a total of 83 conditions. Practical correlations are developed to predict the bend angle and plane strain fracture strain as functions of the bending conditions and tensile mechanical properties. An extensive dataset comprising 26 additional advanced high-strength steel test cases was compiled from the literature to evaluate the proposed correlation for the plane strain fracture strain.
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