The H2FORM3G project has kicked off. Project partners have met in Manresa (Spain) on July 10th 2024, aiming to prevent the risk of cracking and delayed fracture of 3rd generation advanced high strength steels (AHSS) to ensure their safe implementation in the automotive sector.
During the meeting, which was assisted by a representative of the RFCS project officer, all partners presented their entity and an outline of the tasks to be carried out during the project.
The H2FORM3G project aims to understand how hydrogen affects the formability of advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) to fully exploit their great potential for future lightweight vehicle designs. The project’s main goal is to develop tools to prevent cracking during the manufacturing process and reduce the risk of delayed fractures. The project will provide novel characterization methodologies and predictive models that will contribute to accelerating the design and optimization of lightweight steel components, reducing vehicle weight by 10-20% and improving crash safety.
The project, coordinated by Eurecat Technology Centre of Catalonia, is participated by eleven entities, including technology centers, universities and research institutes, metal sector producers and suppliers, automotive companies, and a metal studies spin-off company: synchrotron Alba-Cells, Ecole Nationale Superieure de Techniques Avancees Bretagne, Arcelormittal Maizieres Research, Voestalpine Stahl, Centro Richerche Fiat, MA SRL, Letomec, Université de Bretagne Sud, Universitá di Pisa and the Institut de la Corrosion Sasu.
