Stiffness, energy absorption, fatigue of high strength steel structures in relation to applied joining and forming technologies and mechanical properties

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: 7210-MB-822

Project closed

Start date 1 July 1996

End date 31 December 1999

Funded under

• Medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration projects, 1996-2002

Total cost € 1 146 000,00

EU contribution € 687 600,00

Coordinated by

British Steel plc
United Kingdom

Objective

Previous studies have shown the potential benefits of using high strength steels and continuous joining processes to achieve reduced weight and emissions in the automotive industry. Since the various elements of the vehicle have to satisfy different primary performance requirements, e.g. impact, fatigue, torsion, it is essential to establish the optimum steel strength/joining process designs. This research project will determine the most effective means of transmitting forces across structural elements from test data which will be incorporated into a FE model of both monocoque and space frame designs.

Programme(s)

• ECSC-STEEL C - Medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration projects, 1996-2002

Topic(s)

• F4 - Thin sheets

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

British Steel plc

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Moorgate ; S60 3AR Rotherham ; United Kingdom
• Total cost: No data

Participants (3)

CENTRO SVILUPPO MATERIALI SPA

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via di Castel Romano 100/102 ; 00128 ROMA EUR
• Total cost: No data

FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Leonrodstrasse 54 ; 80636 MÜNCHEN
• Total cost: No data

KONINKLIJKE HOOGOVENS

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 1970 CA IJMUIDEN
• Total cost: No data