Laser-hardened auto-body sections

Load-bearing element made of thin high-strength sheet steel using localized laser hardening (laser peening) under bending loads from an experimental collision
© Fraunhofer IWS
Load-bearing element made of thin high-strength sheet steel using localized laser hardening (laser peening) under bending loads from an experimental collision
Load-bearing element made of thin high-strength sheet steel using localized laser hardening (laser peening) under bending loads in a simulated collision
© Fraunhofer IWS Dresden
Load-bearing element made of thin high-strength sheet steel using localized laser hardening (laser peening) under bending loads in a simulated collision
  • localized hardening of sheet steel components in areas subject to high stresses using laser hardening (laser peening) and laser remelting
  • development of a component design with suitable load capacity with the goals of:
    • increasing the absorption of crash energy
    • controlling the failure behavior