Table 1 Coating thickness, prior austenite grain size (PAGS), and Vickers hardness of the Z, AS, and ZB steels.

From: Interpretation of surficial shear crack propagation mechanisms in bending for Zn or AlSi coated hot press forming steels

Steel

Coating thickness (μm)

PAGS (μm)

Vickers hardness (VHN)

Interface

Interior

Interface

Interior

Z

27.6 ± 2.0

7.9 ± 1.0

5.5 ± 0.6

512.5 ± 10.6

481.1 ± 11.1

AS

32.9 ± 2.6

7.6 ± 0.9

5.7 ± 0.9

528.7 ± 12.5

483.3 ± 8.3

ZB

25.7 ± 1.5

7.4 ± 0.8

5.9 ± 0.8

503.5 ± 12.9

477.3 ± 9.6