Advanced High-Strength Steel (AHSS) is increasing being used in the automotive structural components due to its advantages of increased strength and reduced weight.  AHSS has the required high strength but the elongation is not generous enough. The characteristics bring more challenges in fabricating AHSS products. The project is to study a new way to manufacture the non-uniform profiled AHSS parts of motor vehicles.

The study will solve the bottom neck problem of AHSS from a flat sheet to a final product, currently a limiting factor to wider application. The solution will dramatically increase the usage of high grade AHSS on motor vehicles and other application areas.

Yong Sun is a PhD candidate under the supervision of Dr. Shichao Ding and Dr. Bill Daniel. His research focuses on the investigation of the fabrication of Chain-die forming AHSS profiles. His works have resulted in 6 journal papers and 8 conferences publications in world-leading journals, including Journal of Material Processing and etc.