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.

Welcome to the All New AHSS Application Guidelines!

Welcome to the All New AHSS Application Guidelines!

The leading source for technical best practices on the forming and joining of Advanced High-Strength Steels (AHSS) for vehicle manufacture is released today by WorldAutoSteel, the automotive group...

Steel Structures for Autonomous Vehicles

Steel Structures for Autonomous Vehicles

The WorldAutoSteel Steel E-Motive program has been moving along now for nearly a year, and we’d like to share an update with you, our engineering colleagues, on some of the design decisions we’re...

Modelling RSW of AHSS

Modelling RSW of AHSS

Modelling resistance spot welding can help to understand the process and drive innovation by asking the right questions and giving new viewpoints outside of limited experimental trials. The models...

PHS in Vehicles: An Abridged History

PHS in Vehicles: An Abridged History

The Beginnings of PHS Use Press hardening, as we know it today, was developed in Luleå, Sweden, by Norrbottens Järnverks AB (abbreviated as NJA, translated as Norrbotten Iron Works). The first...

Geometric Analysis of Sections – GAS2.0

Geometric Analysis of Sections – GAS2.0

A New Software Application for Thin Wall Section Analysis Advanced High-Strength Steel (AHSS) grades offer increased performance in yield and tensile strength. However, to fully utilize this...

Inventing the First AHSS Road Bike

Inventing the First AHSS Road Bike

 An inspiring story You are most likely wondering why WorldAutoSteel is writing a blog about a bicycle. It is because when we talked to Jia-Uei Chan, Regional Business Development at our member...