Pan and He achieved three microstructural combinations of ferrite, austenite and/or martensite by varied heat treatment including intercritical annealing (IA), quenching and partitioning (Q&P), and a combination of IA and Q&P.

This issue comprises seven peer-reviewed research articles covering a wide range of steel types like medium manganese (Mn) steel, twinning induced plasticity (TWIP) steel, transformation induced plasticity (TRIP) steel, quenched and partitioned (Q&P) steel, low-carbon ferrite steel and press-hardened steel.Īmong these studies, the influence of heat treatment routes on the microstructure and mechanical property of AHSS were extensively investigated and some new processing routes were proposed. The research topic “ New Developments and Challenges in Advanced High-Strength Steels” aims at collecting state-of-the-art research studies on design, processing and characterization of AHSS. Advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) are a class of high-performance steels particularly important to the automotive industry due to the increased need for fuel efficiency, emissions reduction and passive safety. Steel is a globally-used structural material and a major factor in advancing societies and economies.

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