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Vol. 25 No. 2 (2025)

Published: December 31, 2025

Pages: 100-107

Review Article

The Impact of Microstructure Tests on the Mechanical Behavior of Press Hardening Steel: A review

S. D. Abdulridha 1 M. A. Jabbar 1 Gökhan Arici 2
1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
2 Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Technology Faculty, University of Selçuk, Konya, Turkey
History
  • Received: April 17, 2025
  • Revised: June 24, 2025
  • Accepted: July 9, 2025
  • Available Online: December 31, 2025
DOI

https://doi.org/10.33971/bjes.25.2.11

Abstract

Exceptionally strong press-hardened steels (PHS) are significantly demanded in the automobile industry for satisfying the carbon neutrality criterion. Recent research attempts to produce advanced-ultrahigh-strength medium steels have resulted in a variety of alloying approaches, thermomechanical processing techniques, and microstructural modifications for these steel grades. It has been shown that adding microalloying components to standard Mn-B steels can refine the microstructure of PHS which leads to better mechanical properties such as hydrogen embrittlement resistance and other performance indicators for service. In this paper a general review about the effect of microstructure test on the mechanical behavior of Press Hardening Steel (PHS) where microstructure approaches have also demonstrated good potential for the mechanical characteristics of PHS steel, in line with need for new evaluation and discovery meantime, statistical data of the microstructural phases heavily influence the mechanical properties, microstructural image analysis is essential. The purpose of this paper is to know how the microstructure phases will effect on the strength and hardness of press hardening steel also the alloying elements adding impact on the microstructure formulation and mechanical features of PHS.

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