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A detailed look at A/SP’s mission and accomplishments in the 2023-24 timeframe.

A presentation by Dr. Thomas Stoughton, General Motors Company, at the 2021 Great Designs in Steel. Using the example of a DP 980 steel, this presentation addresses three questions: This […]

The goal of the program is to successfully demonstrate the applicability of Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) for the development and deployment of third generation advanced high-strength steels (3GAHSS) for […]

To reduce the lead time in developing and applying lightweight third generation advanced high strength steel (3GAHSS) by integrating material models of different length scales into an Integrated Computational Materials […]

Presented by Lou Hector, General Motors Company, and Ron Krupitzer, AISI Vice President, at the 2014 Great Designs in Steel, in a presentation entitled, The Next Generation of Advanced High […]

Presentation given by Lou Hector, General Motors Company R&D, at the 2013 Great Designs in Steel, entitled, The Next Generation of Advanced High-Strength Steels – Computation, Product Design and Performance.

Presented given by Grant Thomas, AK Steel, at the 2015 Great Designs in Steel, providing an additional update on this project with the DOE.

A presentation given by Eric McCarty, A/SP Senior Project Manager, and Harry Singh, EDAG, Inc., at the 2017 Great Designs in Steel. Continuing reports on this USAMP/DOE project, which in […]

A presentation given by Cliff Butcher, University of Waterloo, at the 2024 Great Designs in Steel.

A presentation given by Dean Kanelos, Nucor Corporation, at the 2019 Great Designs in Steel. Project goals included: Develop a test to simulate 15-year corrosion environment for chassis components: Evaluate […]

A presentation by Michael Palko, Ford Motor Company, at 2018 Great Designs in Steel. This presentation summarizes work in two Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP) projects, gas metal arc welding (GMAW) of […]

This project establishes suitable welding parameters for AHSS material iterations (DP600, DP780, DP800, DP980 and HSLA350). Material section thicknesses ranged from 1.0mm to 3.4mm. Five fusion welding processes (GMAW-Pulse/AC, GMAWPulse/DC, […]

This document establishes the design guidelines for gas metal arc welded chassis structures, with a minimum thickness of 2.0 mm, including products that employ both conventional steel and AHSS.

A presentation given by Min Kuo, ArcelorMittal, at the 2019 Great Designs in Steel. The purpose of this project is to evaluate the effects of gas metal arc welding (GMAW) […]

A presentation given by Min Kuo, ArcelorMittal, at the 2017 Great Designs in Steel. The objective of this project is to evaluate the effects of gas metal arc welding (GMAW) […]

A presentation provided by Xiao Wu, Siva Vayugundla, and Hong-Tae Kang, A/SP Fatigue Committee Members, at the 2019 Great Designs in Steel. Project objective was to develop and validate a […]

A presentation given by Justin Hunt, Stellantis, at the 2024 Great Designs in Steel.  Project objective was to assess the suitability of the GMAW of AHSS Team Ring Fillet Gas […]

The objective of this work was to characterize AHSS weld properties produced using conventional processes. By collecting this data, designers can determine if the characteristics are suitable for use in […]

The objectives of this finite-element modeling are as follows: Develop appropriate finite-element modeling techniques for simulating the electric, thermal, and mechanical aspects of the resistance welding spot processes; in particular, […]

The objective of developing standard test methods was to eliminate the need for repeat testing of a material with three different test methods (Chrysler’s, Ford’s, and GM’s) to qualify a […]

This program is targeted at generating information which will allow subsequent evaluations of tip dressing schedules, stepper schedules, weldgun arm rigidity, machine age, etc. As such, a secondary objective is […]

A one-page printable set of AHSS RSW schedules.

This project was conducted in order to study the effect of temperatures on the behavior of AHSS resistance spot welds, under impact loading conditions.

PowerPoint presentation on SORPAS Modeling of Starting Point Weld Schedules with Experimental Evaluation and Validation.

A presentation given by Hassan Ghassemi-Armaki, at the February 2020 Car Body Joining Conference. 3rd Gen advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) are extensively considered for usage in Body-In-White (BIW) with lower […]

This project establishes suitable welding parameters for AHSS material iterations (DP600, DP780, DP800, DP980 and HSLA350). Material section thicknesses ranged from 1.0mm to 3.4mm. Five fusion welding processes (GMAW-Pulse/AC, GMAWPulse/DC, […]

In this study, the best practice for simulating the complex geometry using SORPAS is determined. The effects of process parameters on weld quality are evaluated using the model and compared […]

The objective of developing standard test methods was to eliminate the need for repeat testing of a material with three different test methods (Chrysler’s, Ford’s, and GM’s) to qualify a […]

A comparative study of joint efficiency, energy, and stiffness for advanced high-strength steel joining processes.

This program is targeted at generating information which will allow subsequent evaluations of tip dressing schedules, stepper schedules, weldgun arm rigidity, machine age, etc. As such, a secondary objective is […]

A one-page printable set of AHSS RSW schedules.

This project was conducted in order to study the effect of temperatures on the behavior of AHSS resistance spot welds, under impact loading conditions.

The Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP) Weld Bond Adhesive Guidelines are intended to provide design information for A/SP projects. The Guidelines provide information for body structure design engineers and for modeling engineers […]

This study was conducted to determine the feasibility of welding fasteners to galvannealed coated cold rolled mild and dual phase (DP 980) steel and aluminum silicon coated hot stamped boron […]

The following procedure was co-developed by the Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP) and the Ohio State University (OSU) to quantitatively assess liquid metal embrittlement (LME) susceptibility of coated sheet steels. The procedure […]

The purpose of this procedure is to provide a quick qualitative assessment of the susceptibility of coated sheet steel to liquid metal embrittlement during joining. The procedure is specifically designed […]

The purpose of this procedure is to provide a methodology to assess the mechanical properties of sheet steel subjected to controlled pre-strain and baking. The Bake Hardening Index (BHI) is […]

This manual is intended as a practical guide for automotive material engineers, product designers and die process planners when using high strength steels [range of 205 to 420 MPa yield […]

This report comprises the results of Phase 1, the modeling and testing of five joints typically used in light truck frames.

Report on the findings of a research effort to reduce mass in a sport utility vehicle door.

The Auto/Steel Partnership Lightweight Closures Project is a research initiative whose aim is to review architecture for three different types of Sport Utility Vehicle door single-piece inner panel structures, with […]

The direction for the Phase 3 (2004) A/SP Lightweight Closure projects was the reduction of the door outer panel thickness using AHSS, employing different materials/thicknesses and coating variations.

The  Light Truck Frame Project Group’s Light Truck Frame Joint Stiffness Study report is a continuation of the Phase 1 Study. It comprises the results of Phase 2 – the […]

The Light Truck Frame Project Group entrusted Altair Engineering Inc. to conduct the Light Truck Frame Joint Stiffness Study. This report is a continuation of the Phase 1 and Phase […]

A parametric study of automotive front end structure design sensitivities.

The objective of this project was to develop a lightweight steel proof-of-concept twist beam design that achieves a 15 to 25% mass reduction with equivalent structural and elasto-kinematic performance relative […]

The goal of the program is to successfully demonstrate the applicability of Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) for the development and deployment of third generation advanced high-strength steels (3GAHSS) for […]

To reduce the lead time in developing and applying lightweight third generation advanced high strength steel (3GAHSS) by integrating material models of different length scales into an Integrated Computational Materials […]

Presented by Lou Hector, General Motors Company, and Ron Krupitzer, AISI Vice President, at the 2014 Great Designs in Steel, in a presentation entitled, The Next Generation of Advanced High […]

Presentation given by Lou Hector, General Motors Company R&D, at the 2013 Great Designs in Steel, entitled, The Next Generation of Advanced High-Strength Steels – Computation, Product Design and Performance.

Presented given by Grant Thomas, AK Steel, at the 2015 Great Designs in Steel, providing an additional update on this project with the DOE.

A presentation given by Curt Horvath, General Motors Company, and Eric Batt, ArcelorMittal USA, at the 2017 Great Designs in Steel. Project goals were to develop a test method for […]

A presentation given by Eric McCarty, A/SP Senior Project Manager, and Harry Singh, EDAG, Inc., at the 2017 Great Designs in Steel. Continuing reports on this USAMP/DOE project, which in […]

A presentation given by Cliff Butcher, University of Waterloo, at the 2024 Great Designs in Steel.

A presentation by Michael Palko, Ford Motor Company, at the 2019 Great Designs in Steel. This presentation will summarize work of the Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP) project, repairability of advanced high-strength […]

A presentation delivered by Mike Palko, Ford Motor Company, at the 2019 Great Designs in Steel. The purpose of this project was to evaluate various weld repair processes and to […]

A presentation given by Justin Hunt, Stellantis, at the 2024 Great Designs in Steel. Project objective was to assess zinc coating removal as a method to mitigate LME cracking in […]

A presentation by D. J. Zhou, General Motors Company, and Kidambi Kannan, AutoForm Engineering USA, Inc., at the 2021 Great Designs in Steel.  This project investigates the effects of the […]

This work with the Cross Cowl Member is part of the umbrella project featuring the A/SP Master Shoe. The project is examining die (forming) processes and material grades for their […]

In this project three unique criteria (e.g., a new material constitutive model and two damage based fracture models) were introduced for the industry usage of predicting shear fracture in stamping […]

The goal of Auto/Steel Partnership Hemming of Thin Gauge AHSS project was to demonstrate that thin gauge AHSS is a viable material for automotive closure outer panels.

This manual is intended as a practical guide for automotive material engineers, product designers and die process planners when using high strength steels [range of 205 to 420 MPa yield […]

The purpose of this document is to specify the acceptable performance requirements for an automotive sheet metal lubricant. Lubricants include mill oils, prelubes, draw compounds, blankwashes, and dry films.

In this study mechanical sheared edges were characterized for three dual phase steels, DP600, DP780 and DP980, and for three die clearances and for edge orientation relative to the rolling […]

This document summarizes the work with the Cross Cowl Member conducted under the umbrella project featuring the A/SP Master Shoe. The project is examining die (forming) processes and material grades […]

This report documents the tasks accomplished in Phase II of the Coating Impact Fatigue Test project. Different from the test method used in Phase I, where the coating failures were […]

This is a  presentation by D.J. Zhou, Stellantis (retired), given at the 2021 Great Designs in Steel. It addresses project results on a study of wear over the die radius.

The purpose of this document is to specify the acceptable performance requirements for an automotive sheet metal lubricant. Lubricants include mill oils, prelubes, draw compounds, blankwashes, and dry films.

A study on PVD/CVD Hard coatings for die wear protection by impact fatigue testing methodology.

This report documents the tasks accomplished in Phase II of the Coating Impact Fatigue Test project. Different from the test method used in Phase I, where the coating failures were […]

A presentation delivered by Wei Wu, AK Steel, at the 2017 Great Designs in Steel. Project objectives were to study die wear durability of various tooling materials and coatings for […]

A presentation given by Eric McCarty, A/SP Senior Project Manager, at the 2018 Great Designs in Steel. The project was based on the hypothesis that adding a nitride layer between […]

A presentation given by JP Singh, General Motors Company, at the 2024 Great Designs in Steel. Project objective was to compare wear performance of select OEM die systems (die material, […]

A presentation given by Jonathan Ellert, General Motors Company, at the 2024 Great Designs in Steel. Project goal was to To validate the use of powder-based direct energy deposition (DED) […]

A presentation given by Kenneth Cheong and Cliff Butcher, University of Waterloo, at the 2021 Great Designs in Steel. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of […]

A presentation given by Curt Horvath, General Motors Company, and Eric Batt, ArcelorMittal USA, at the 2017 Great Designs in Steel. Project goals were to develop a test method for […]

The purpose of this procedure is to provide a methodology to assess the mechanical properties of sheet steel subjected to controlled pre-strain and baking. The Bake Hardening Index (BHI) is […]

The lists that follow have been developed by the Tailor Welded Blank Project Team of the Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP), after an extensive review of the issues that have surfaced during […]

The purpose of this document is to provide quality guidelines for the acceptance of tailor welded blanks using sheet steel materials for automotive applications. These include general provisions for dimensional […]

An objective of this investigation was to evaluate the direction of TWB applications and welding technologies of the time to help guide research initiatives. Another purpose of this study is […]

This report summarizes an 2008 investigation of intangible factors, both beneficial and detrimental, resulting from the application of tailor welded blank technology versus conventional stamped parts for automotive bodies.