This Issue:
Our latest issue of the WorldAutoSteel Update, we share how Steel E-Motive Microstudy #1 explores how advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) enable side crash protection in a compact EV design—with the potential to achieve IIHS and USNCAP targets while also safeguarding battery modules. Plus, revisit the AHSS Application Guidelines—your go-to digital resource for applying AHSS in automotive manufacturing, with up-to-date data on design, forming, joining, and more.
Just Launched: Latest Steel E-Motive Microstudy Details How AHSS Supports Side Crash Requirements
The second issue of our Steel E-Motive (SEM) Microstudy series showcases how innovative structural design and strategic use of AHSS grades deliver top-tier side crash protection for next-generation mobility.
The SEM Mobility-As-A-Service concept demonstrates that a ride-share-ready vehicle can maintain structural and battery integrity, even with a one-box body design and wide scissor doors, by engineering for both IIHS and USNCAP side crash scenarios. Steel E-Motive is predicted to achieve a “Good” IIHS rating and met stringent targets that prevent intrusion into occupant zones and critical battery modules.
The secret lies in integrating ultra-high-strength steel grades across the B-pillars, lateral beams, and battery enclosure. These materials absorb impact and maintain structural integrity to avoid thermal events in EV battery zones.
The SEM body-in-white is a powerful example of how AHSS shapes the path to safer, lighter, and more sustainable autonomous transportation.
WorldAutoSteel’s Industry Resource for Advanced High-Strength Steel Mastery
The AHSS Application Guidelines provide a free, searchable online resource for understanding and applying advanced high-strength steels in automotive manufacturing. Powered by decades of engineering research and updated regularly, this free online database provides detailed engineering information for designing, forming, joining, and using AHSS in real-world vehicle production.
Highlights include:
- Searchable, user-friendly digital format: no PDFs or paywalls
- Practical insights on forming, joining, metallurgy, and crash behavior
- Data-backed guidance for lightweighting and energy absorption
- Up-to-date resources aligned with EV and future mobility
Visit the AHSS Appplications Guidelines website.