AHSS Insights Blog
Steel E-Motive: Autonomous Vehicles That Only Steel Can Make Real
The Steel E-Motive program–commissioned by WorldAutoSteel in partnership with Ricardo plc–has developed the world’s first fully autonomous electric vehicle body structure concept purpose-fit for ride-sharing. This global steel industry initiative showcases the...
Die-Free Blanking of Class A Quality & Structural Parts
You’ll find this content as part of our page on Laser Blanking, but this month, we want to highlight it in our AHSS Insights blog. We thank Schuler North America for contributing this insightful case study. Production of Class A quality and structural parts...
Resistance Spot Welding: 3T and 4T Dissimilar Steel Stack-ups for Automotive Applications
Car body-in-white (BIW) structures, such as pillars and rails, are increasingly made of complex stack-ups of advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) for vehicle lightweighting to achieve improved fuel efficiency and crashworthiness. Complex stack-ups comprise more than...
Talk Like a Metallurgist
Every industry has its own jargon. In certain settings, these words might be necessary – you wouldn’t want a cardiologist talking to a gastroenterologist about boo-boos and upset tummies. But when these professionals talk with their patients, it’s sometimes necessary...
Roll Forming
Roll FormingCase Study: How Steel Properties Influence the Roll Forming ProcessCoil Shape Imperfections Influencing Roll FormingRoll Stamping Roll Forming Roll Forming takes a flat sheet or strip and feeds it longitudinally through a mill containing several...
High Strain Rate Testing
Background and Motivation As more companies aim to reduce their product’s time to market, research and design engineers have begun integrating predictive modeling into their process. These models, whether finite element based or artificial intelligence based, all rely...