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.
Cold Stamped or Hot Formed? Part 1
Equipment, Responsibilities, and Property Development Considerations When Deciding How A Part Gets Formed Automakers contemplating whether a part is cold stamped or hot formed must consider numerous...
Using Life Cycle Assessment to Determine Steel E-Motive Concept Vehicle Emissions
The transportation industry’s contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and global warming is well documented and understood. Vehicle OEMs, fleet operators, and transport users all have...
Steel E-Motive Battery Carrier Frame System and Laser Welded Door Ring Feature Part Integration to Reduce Mass and Cost
The Steel E-Motive concept features an innovative battery housing design and laser welded blank door ring created using part integration to reduce mass and cost. Battery Carrier Frame System ...
Steel E-Motive AHSS Body Concept Demonstrates Benefits Of Part Integration
High-volume automotive body structures using Advanced High-Strength Steel (AHSS) grades offer the potential for low cost and weight, high strength performance, and competitive life-cycle and...
Part Consolidation in an EV World
Tailor-welded blanks (TWBs) allow the combination of different steel grades, thicknesses, and even coating types into a single blank. This results in stamping a single component with the right...
How Steel Properties Influence the Roll Forming Process
You’ll find this content as part of our page on Roll Forming, but this month, we want to highlight it in our AHSS Insights blog. Thanks to Brian Oxley, Product Manager, Shape Corporation, and Dr....