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
The Hole Expansion test (HET) quantifies the edge stretching capability of a sheet metal grade having a specific edge condition. Many variables affect hole expansion performance. By understanding the microstructural basis for this performance, steelmakers have been able to create new grades with better edge stretch capability.| AHSS Guidelines
Key materials characteristics for formed parts include strength, thickness, and corrosion protection. Tailored products provide opportunities to place these attributes where they are most needed for part function, and remove weight that does not contribute to part performance.| 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
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
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