Automakers face conflicting constraints when designing new body structures: With escalating concerns about human-induced green-house gases, global legislators have passed increasingly stringent vehicle emissions regulations, with even more aggressive targets planned for the coming years. Lighter weight body structures promote reduced vehicle emissions. Fuel price increases lead to greater consumer sensitivity to vehicle fuel economy. […]| AHSS Guidelines
A consortium of 35 global sheet steel producers representing 22 countries began the UltraLight Steel Auto Body (ULSAB) program in 1994 with the goal of designing a lightweight steel auto body structure that would meet existing and proposed safety and performance targets. The body-in-white (BIW) unveiled in 1998 validated the design concepts of the program, […]| AHSS Guidelines
Citation W-12. WorldAutoSteel. (2011) “FutureSteelVehicle – Final engineering report,” WorldAutoSteel, Available from https://www.worldautosteel.org/downloads/futuresteelvehicle-results-and-reports/ Related Posts Filter by Post type Post Page Category homepage-featured-top main-blog Blog Joining Resistance Welding Processes Resistance Spot Welding Arc Welding Automotive Welding Process Comparison resistance welding projection Mechanical Properties AHSS Steel Grades Joining Dissim...| AHSS Guidelines
Steel, and specifically advanced high strength steel, satisfies automotive industry requirements for safety, emissions, fuel efficiency, manufacturability, durability, and affordability. Affordability The automotive industry has adopted light-weighting as a key part of their greenhouse gas reduction strategy. This strategy, however, must be executed in an affordable manner. Key reasons to deploy advanced high strength steels […]| AHSS Guidelines
Citation W-11. WorldAutoSteel. (2010) “FutureSteelVehicle Results and Reports & Cost Models.” Related Posts Filter by Post type Post Page Category Citations homepage-featured-top main-blog Blog Press Hardened Steels Press Hardening Steel PHS Press Quenched Steel PQS grades Manganese-Boron furnace 22MnB5 AlSi direct press hardening indirect press hardening multi-step press hardening high ductility PHS 20MnB8 pre-cooled stamping […]| AHSS Guidelines
There are different ways to classify automotive steels. One is a metallurgical designation providing some process information. Common designations include lower-strength steels (interstitial-free and mild steels); conventional high strength steels, such as bake hardenable and high-strength, low-alloy steels (HSLA); and Advanced High-Strength Steels (AHSS) such as dual phase and transformation-induced plasticity steels. Additional higher strength steels include press hardening steels and steel...| AHSS Guidelines
The Steel E-Motive program will demonstrate the benefits of steel, linking the properties of the material to the required architectures and attributes for MaaS vehicles. It connects us with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and future mobility providers (FMPs), reinforcing steel’s advantages in strength, durability, sustainability and affordability.| AHSS Guidelines