by Lori Jo Vest | May 3, 2021 | General News
In this video, Russ Balzer LCACP, Technical Director, WorldAutoSteel, explains the importance Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) plays in fully determining vehicle environmental impacts. After viewing the video, check out some of the other resources available to learn more...
by Lori Jo Vest | Mar 17, 2021 | General News
Today’s AHSS Insights blog provides a snapshot of how Press Hardened Steels began and spread to vehicle applications around the world. Written by Dr. Eren Billur, Billur Makine and Billur Metal Form, Ankara, Turkey and author of Hot Stamping of Ultra High...
by Lori Jo Vest | Feb 4, 2021 | General News
Neil McGregor, Ricardo’s Chief Engineer for Steel E-Motive, in today’s blog talks about the process used to develop this unique vehicle’s requirements and some of the decisions that have been made on the structural specifications. Read the blog to...
by Lori Jo Vest | Jan 28, 2021 | General News
Steel E-Motive’s vehicle architectures will use some of the newest steel materials and technologies, those currently available and those that will become commercially available in the 2030+ timeframe. George Coates, WorldAutoSteel’s Technical...
by Lori Jo Vest | Jan 18, 2021 | General News
In our first blog for the Steel E-Motive program, Owain Davies, Ricardo’s Vehicle Architecture Leader, Steel E-Motive Project, considers the vehicle architecture challenges for designing Mobility as a Service (Maas), characterized by connected, electric and autonomous...
by Lori Jo Vest | Dec 16, 2020 | General News
Multi-phase steels are complex to cut and form, requiring specific tooling materials. The tooling alloys which have been used for decades, such as D2, A2 or S7, are reaching their load limits and often result in unacceptable tool life. The mechanical properties of the...