Welcome to AHSSInsights.org, the leading online resource for technical information on the forming, joining and metallurgy of Advanced High-Strength Steels for automotive applications.
This site features a searchable database, enabling easy access to critical information on the key benefits of automotive high strength steels and how they can be deployed for manufacture. The content is made publicly available by WorldAutoSteel, the automotive group of the World Steel Association.
Mild Steels to Advanced Steels: The Phases Make The Difference
Understanding Steel at the Atomic Level Atoms...
Life Cycle Assessment of Welding Methods for EV Battery Enclosures | Environmental Impact Comparison
With the rise of electric vehicles, evaluating the environmental impact of each manufacturing process is essential. This article presents an EV battery enclosure welding LCA to compare the...
Press Hardening Steel Grades: Unlocking Strength Through Innovation
You’ll find most of this content as part of our page on Press Hardening Steel Grades, but this month, we want to highlight it in our AHSS Insights blog. Thanks to Eren Billur, Ph.D., President,...
Four Steps to Mitigate Liquid Metal Embrittlement When Welding Steel
Liquid Metal Embrittlement (LME) during Resistance Spot Welding (RSW) can cause cracks when welding advanced high strength steels. Recent advances in steel metallurgy, resistance spot welding...
Tensile Testing: Engineering Stress-Strain Curves vs. True Stress-Strain Curves
Tensile testing is one of the most basic formability characterization methods available. Results from tensile testing are a key input into metal forming simulations, but if the right...
Resistance Spot Welding with Advanced High-Strength Steels: Cold Stamped and Hot Formed
The discussions relative to cold stamping are applicable to any forming operation occurring at room temperature such as roll forming, hydroforming, or conventional stamping. Similarly, hot stamping...