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Automotive Steel Technology
Each automobile component is designed to unique conditions and criteria such as durability, crash
energy management, appearance, formability, cost. Steel has the best combination of engineering
capability versus material cost. Steel is formable, weldable, strong and has state-of-the-art
coating that will help resist corrosion. In addition, it is cost effective and has good surface
appearance. We have gathered and organized information along with a
comparison chart of mechanical
properties pertaining to every steel available for use in automotive applications today.
We have also created a list of our publications
should there be a specific topic you would like to research.
Grades and Products
Formability
Chart: Material Based on
Strength and Elongation
Product
Table: Material Based on Product and U. S. Steel Availability:
| |
HR |
CR
Uncoated |
HDG |
HDGA |
EG |
EGA |
| Low Carbon
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
BH
|
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
HSFS
|
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
HSLA
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
DP
|
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| TRIP
|
Developing |
No |
Developing |
Developing |
No |
No |
Trial Availability
U. S. Steel maintains a bank of various qualities and sizes
for trial or sample purposes (please refer to above table). If
you are interested in obtaining a sample or running a trial
with a certain material, please contact Keith Shuttlesworth,
marketing manager for the Automotive Department.
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