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Article: Stronger steels build better bodies: Advanced high-strength steels can produce light, safe, and efficient cars. (Materials).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
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- April 22, 2002
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DETROIT, MI--A pair of virtual concept cars designed by Porsche Engineering Services Inc. and the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) may drive away any doubts about the benefits of using the most advanced steels for automotive body structures.
If built, these closely related two- and four-door cars would weigh 17% less and have 40% fewer body parts than benchmark vehicles made from conventional mild and high-strength steels, reports Marcel van Schaik, AISI's director of advanced material technology. "And neither design would increase manufacturing costs," he says.
The two virtual cars represent the latest ULSAB effort to come up with a lightweight ...
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