Geometric Analysis of Sections – GAS2.0
Advanced High-Strength Steel (AHSS) grades offer increased performance in yield and tensile strength. However, to fully utilize this increased strength, automotive beam sections must be designed carefully to avoid buckling of the plate elements in the section. A new...
Inventing the First AHSS Road Bike
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 company, thyssenkrupp Steel Europe (TKSe), about the journey of inventing the world’s first...
New Powertrain Models Measure Lightweighting Impacts on Vehicle Powertrain Performance
Automakers are constantly working on lightweighting strategies to reduce vehicle fuel consumption, improve performance, and now with electric vehicles, improve the driving range. As they make changes to the vehicle design, they must assess the resulting environmental...
Estimate Lightweighting Benefits: Powertrain Models Available for Download
Dr. Donald Malen, University of Michigan, and Dr. Roland Geyer, University of California at Santa Barbara, have developed a set of Parsimonious Powertrain Models that provide a way to estimate lightweighting benefits with minimum inputs. Parsimony is the principle...
3-Year Study of Liquid Metal Embrittlement Released Today!
WorldAutoSteel released the results of a three-year study on Liquid Metal Embrittlement (LME), a type of cracking that is reported to occur in the welding of Advanced High-Strength Steels (AHSS).The study results add important knowledge and data to understanding the...
Did you miss steelTalks: “Steel’s Role in Future Mobility”?
Mobility Service Providers seek to provide transportation services that meet customers’ needs for comfort, reliability, safety, and connectivity. Future Mobility will be defined by unique powertrains, technologies and architectures that ensure these attributes are met...