Threedifferenttypesoftensilestrength(TS)980MPagradeadvancedhigh-strengthsteelsusedinautomotiveapplications,namely,980MS(martensitesteel),980DP(dualphase)and980QP(quenchingandpartitioning)steelswereexamined.ThedelayedfractureresistanceofthesteelswasevaluatedusingaU-bendtest,slowstrainratetest(SSRT)andaconstantloadtensiletest.Theresultsindicatedthatallthesteelscouldpassthe300hHClsolutionimmersiontestandnoneoftheU-bendspecimenswasfracturedinthetest.However,thesteelsexhibiteddifferentsusceptibilitiestodelayedfractureunderSSRTandtheconstantloadtensiletests.980DPexhibitedthehighestresistancetodelayedfractureamongallthesamples,while980MSwasfoundtobethemostsusceptibletodelayedfracture.
