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  <body><![CDATA[<p><strong>THE SCHOOL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING</strong></p>

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<p><strong>GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY</strong></p>

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<p><strong>Under the provisions of the regulations for the degree</strong><br />
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<strong>DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY</strong><br />
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<strong>on&nbsp;Tuesday, February 21, 2017</strong></p>

<p><strong>8:30 AM</strong><br />
<strong>in LOVE 295</strong></p>

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<p><strong>will be held the</strong></p>

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<p><strong>DISSERTATION PROPOSAL DEFENSE</strong><br />
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<strong>for</strong></p>

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<p><strong>Sukanya M. Sharma</strong></p>

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<p><strong>&quot;Effects of Strain Rate on Mechanical Properties and Fracture Mechanisms in Dual Phase Steels&quot;</strong></p>

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<p><strong>Committee Members:</strong></p>

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<p><strong>Prof. Naresh N. Thadhani, Advisor, MSE</strong></p>

<p><strong>Prof. Arun M. Gokhale, Advisor, MSE</strong></p>

<p><strong>Dr. Shrikant P. Bhat, ArcelorMittal</strong></p>

<p><strong>Prof. Preet M. Singh, MSE</strong></p>

<p><strong>Prof. Kimberly E. Kurtis, CEE</strong></p>

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<p><strong>Abstract:</strong></p>

<p>Dual&nbsp;Phase&nbsp;(DP)&nbsp;Steels&nbsp;are&nbsp;a&nbsp;class&nbsp;of&nbsp;Advanced&nbsp;High&nbsp;Strength&nbsp;Sheet&nbsp;(AHSS)&nbsp;Steels&nbsp;used&nbsp;as&nbsp;the&nbsp;structural&nbsp;components&nbsp;of&nbsp;an&nbsp;automobile&nbsp;owing&nbsp;to&nbsp;their&nbsp;good&nbsp;combination&nbsp;of&nbsp;strength&nbsp;to&nbsp;weight</p>

<p>ratio,&nbsp;formability&nbsp;and&nbsp;crashworthiness.&nbsp;The&nbsp;microstructure&nbsp;of&nbsp;DP&nbsp;steels&nbsp;consists&nbsp;mostly&nbsp;of&nbsp;ferrite&nbsp;and&nbsp;martensite.&nbsp;In&nbsp;order&nbsp;to&nbsp;provide&nbsp;corrosion&nbsp;protection,&nbsp;DP&nbsp;steels&nbsp;may&nbsp;also&nbsp;have&nbsp;a&nbsp;</p>

<p>galvannealed&nbsp;layer.&nbsp;Additionally,&nbsp;to&nbsp;improve&nbsp;the&nbsp;bendability&nbsp;of&nbsp;galvannealed&nbsp;DP&nbsp;steels,&nbsp;some&nbsp;commercial&nbsp;grades&nbsp;may&nbsp;also&nbsp;contain&nbsp;a&nbsp;&rdquo;decarburized&rdquo;&nbsp;surface&nbsp;layer.&nbsp;This&nbsp;leads&nbsp;to&nbsp;a&nbsp;gradient&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;carbon&nbsp;content&nbsp;and&nbsp;in&nbsp;turn&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;microstructure&nbsp;along&nbsp;the&nbsp;thickness&nbsp;direction.&nbsp;Thus,&nbsp;mechanical&nbsp;properties&nbsp;of&nbsp;these&nbsp;steels&nbsp;depend&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;geometric&nbsp;attributes&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;bulk&nbsp;microstructure&nbsp;and</p>

<p>the&nbsp;chemistry, and the&nbsp;thickness&nbsp;and&nbsp;microstructure&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;decarburized&nbsp;layer&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;protective&nbsp;galvannealed&nbsp;coating.</p>

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<p>DP&nbsp;steels&nbsp;are&nbsp;exposed&nbsp;to&nbsp;strain&nbsp;rates&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;order&nbsp;of&nbsp;10&nbsp;<em>&minus;&nbsp;</em>10<sup>2</sup>/s&nbsp;during&nbsp;sheet&nbsp;metal&nbsp;forming&nbsp;operations,&nbsp;and&nbsp;strain&nbsp;rates&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;order&nbsp;of&nbsp;10<sup>2</sup>&nbsp;<em>&minus;&nbsp;</em>10<sup>4</sup>/s&nbsp;&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;reached&nbsp;under&nbsp;an&nbsp;automotive&nbsp;crash&nbsp;</p>

<p>condition.&nbsp;The&nbsp;intellectual&nbsp;merit&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;proposed&nbsp;research&nbsp;is&nbsp;that&nbsp;it&nbsp;will&nbsp;lead&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;scientific&nbsp;understanding&nbsp;of&nbsp;how&nbsp;microstructure,&nbsp;microstructural&nbsp;gradients,&nbsp;and&nbsp;surface&nbsp;coatings&nbsp;affect&nbsp;</p>

<p>strain&nbsp;rate&nbsp;dependence&nbsp;of&nbsp;fracture&nbsp;path,&nbsp;fracture&nbsp;micromechanisms&nbsp;and&nbsp;mechanical&nbsp;response&nbsp;of&nbsp;DP&nbsp;steels.&nbsp;The&nbsp;results&nbsp;of&nbsp;this&nbsp;work&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;useful&nbsp;for&nbsp;design&nbsp;and&nbsp;development&nbsp;of&nbsp;DP&nbsp;steels&nbsp;</p>

<p>with&nbsp;superior&nbsp;formability&nbsp;and&nbsp;crashworthiness.</p>
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