Lightweighting & Vehicle Structures
- Repairability of Martensitic Steel (MS1500 & MS1700) and Press Hardened Steel – 5/21/2019 – Michael Palko – Ford Motor Company on behalf of A/SP
- Corrosion of AHSS in Chassis Applications – 5/21/2019 – Dean Kanelos – Nucor Corporation on behalf of A/SP
- Design Optimization with 3rd Generation AHSS – 5/16/2016 – Harry Singh – EDAG, Inc
- Hemming of Thin Gauge AHSS Video – 5/11/2016 – The coupon assembly roller hemming video shows the robotic roller hemming process.
- Auto/Steel Partnership Announces Hemming of Thin Gauge Advanced High-Strength Steel Can Achieve More Than 30 Percent Weight Savings – 5/11/2016 – Auto/Steel Partnership Announces Hemming of Thin Gauge AHSS can Achieve More Than 30 Percent Weight Savings.
- Hemming of Thin-Gauge Advanced High-Strength Steel – Executive Summary – 5/11/2016 – The Hemming of Thing Gauge AHSS project demonstrated thin gauge AHSS is a viable material for use achieving more than 30 percent weight savings.
- Lightweight Twist Beam Final Report – 7/13/2013 – Lightweight steel twist beam achieves 30 percent mass reduction at lower cost than alternative materials.
- Lightweight Suspension – Front Lower Control Arm Executive – 1/13/2013 – AHSS front lower control arm achieves equivalent structural performance and function relative to a forged aluminum at 34 percent lower cost.
- Advanced High-Strength Steel Applications Guidelines – Full Report (74MB) – 1/1/2010 – Guidelines that provide direction on how to design parts for maximum manufacturability, and provide direction on how to best design die processes for AHSS grades.
- Future Generation Passenger Compartment – Final Report – 6/1/2007 – The study concludes that with rigorous use of advanced high-strength steel and efficient optimized design mass savings of 31.4 percent relative to 2004 baseline vehicles is …
- Preliminary Vehicle Mass Estimation Using Empirical Subsystem Influence Coefficients – 6/1/2007 – This report defines and quantifies the mass compounding effect during vehicle design with current mass influence coefficients developed from mass data of 35 contemporary …
- Lightweight Front End Structures Final Report (111MB) – 10/1/2005 – An analysis that studied the cost and mass effect of practical variations, in automotive front end structure design, required to accommodate vehicle options within a given …
- Lightweight Chassis Structures – Light Truck Frame Joint Stiffness Study Phase 3 Final Report – 1/1/2005 – This report is a continuation of the Phase 1 and Phase 2 Studies and one additional joint typically used in light truck frames
- Lightweight Chassis Structures – Light Truck Frame Joint Stiffness Study Phase 2 Final Report – 7/1/2004 – This report is a continuation of the Phase 2 and the study of ten additional joints typically used in light truck frames
- Lightweight Closures 2004 Full Report – 7/1/2004 – Report on the findings of a research effort to reduce mass in a sport utility vehicle door – Phase III
- Enhanced Forming Limit Diagrams – Technology Report-Final – 1/1/2003 – Technical report that helps automakers select the optimum steel for drawn and formed parts to produce higher quality panels
- Lightweight Chassis Structures – Light Truck Frame Joint Stiffness Study Phase 1 Final Report – 7/1/2001 – This report comprises the results of Phase 1, the modeling and testing of five joints typically used in light truck frames
- Hemming Curved Coupon High-Resolution Image 5/11/2016
- Hemming – Flat Coupon Assembly High-Resolution Image5/11/2016