World Auto Steel, Middletown, Ohio, has just released the results of a three-year study on liquid metal embrittlement (LME), a type of cracking that can occur in the welding of advanced high-strength steels.
The study results add important knowledge and data to understanding the mechanisms behind LME and thereby finding methods for controlling and establish parameters for preventing its occurrence. As well, the study investigated possible consequences of residual LME on part performance, as well as nondestructive methods for detecting and characterizing LME cracking, both in the laboratory and on the manufacturing line.
As with most of its study results, World Auto Steel makes its reports freely available for download on its website in hopes that it will provide valuable information to steel users around the world.
Download the report at worldautosteel.org
