AHSS Insights Blog
WorldAutoSteel Releases Latest AHSS Application Guidelines
Smarter Engineering for Tomorrow’s Vehicles In the fast-evolving world of automotive engineering, the ability to innovate safely and efficiently is paramount. Advanced High-Strength Steels (AHSS) have become the backbone of modern vehicle design. In less than a...
Mild Steels to Advanced Steels: The Phases Make The Difference
Understanding Steel at the Atomic Level Atoms arrange themselves in three-dimensional patterns called lattices. Think...
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 sustainability of different joining methods. As automotive manufacturers strive...
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, Billur Metal Form, for providing this information. What...
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 processing and accompanying simulation tools have substantially improved the...
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 information isn’t included, the simulation will not accurately reflect material...