Which welding process is most sustainable for EV battery enclosures? Our life cycle assessment compares emissions, energy use, and materials across four joining methods.Compare welding methods for EV battery enclosures using LCA to determine environmental impacts and improve sustainable automotive manufacturing.| AHSS Guidelines
Tailored parts are the term given to those parts that may have zones with different thickness, chemistry, or heat treatment, resulting in a reduced number of components, weight reduction, and/or lower costs. These goals are achieved through part consolidation and by reducing or in some cases even eliminating joining operations.| AHSS Guidelines
In its simplest explanation hot stamping consists of five operations: (1) blanking (or cutting-to-length), (2) forming, (3) heating, (4) cooling (quenching) and (5) trimming/piercing. Each process route listed below has a distinct order or type of these operations.| AHSS Guidelines
We are very excited to announce today, 30 June 2021, the launch of a new version of the Advanced High-Strength Steels (AHSS) Application Guidelines, the leading source for technical best practices on AHSS metallurgy, forming and joining. The AHSS Application Guidelines Version 7.0 is now online at ahssinsights.org in this searchable database| 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
Citation U-13. “Lightweighting Materials FY 2009 Progress Report – Section G: Future Generation Passenger Compartment Phase 2 – Validation,” United States Department of Energy, page 50, https://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/pdfs/lm_09/5_automotive_metals-steel.pdf 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 w...| AHSS Guidelines
Contributed by Menachem Kimchi, Ohio State University Advance High-Strength Steels (AHSS) have been resistance welded in automotive production lines in the last few years. However, the high strength and hardness can be expected to affect spot weld failure modes during the typical peel testing and chisel testing performed for weld quality evaluation. A well-established industry […]| AHSS Guidelines
Citation T-48. “Body Structure Materials and Allowed Operations” section in the “Model Y Collision Repair Procedures Manual,” Tesla 2024. Related Posts Filter by Post type Post Page Category Blog homepage-featured-top main-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 […]| AHSS Guidelines
Automakers contemplating whether a part is cold stamped or hot formed must consider numerous ramifications impacting multiple departments. Over a series of blogs, we’ll cover some of the considerations that must enter the discussion.| AHSS Guidelines
Related Posts Filter by Post type Post Page Category homepage-featured-top main-blog AHSS Blog Joining Joining Dissimilar Materials Resistance Welding Processes Resistance Spot Welding RSW of Dissimilar Steel RSW Modelling and Performance Production Managers Tool & Die Professionals Steel Grades 1stGen AHSS 3rdGen AHSS 2ndGen AHSS Resistance Welding Steel to Aluminium Laser Welding Arc Welding Sort […]| AHSS Guidelines
Using Life Cycle Assessment, Mobility as a Service (MaaS) mobility solutions like WorldAutoSteel’s flaghip Steel E-Motive (SEM) program have the potential to contribute to a reduction in GHG emissions, helping to achieve these global targets and specific policy objectives.| AHSS Guidelines