Objective In recent years, the drive for weight reduction in the automotive industry, resulting from pressures for improved fuel economy and performance is reflected by the increased utilisation of high strength steels (HSS). There is also potential for the utilisation of ultra high strength steels (UHSS) to improve performance. However, the UHSS do not present the same properties as the materials they are replacing and certain applications need to be addressed in order to effect their use within the automotive industry. The project will focus on steels with a tensile strength of between 600 and 1200N/MPa. A number of issues relating to the manufacturability and design of UHSS will be investigated including formability and springback, weldability, fatigue life and crash performance. The research aims at the generation of a comprehensive set of manufacturing guidelines for the use of UHSS in automotive components. 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 EU contribution No data Address 15, Marlebone Road NW1 5JD LONDON United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all SOLLAC France EU contribution No data Address Immeuble "PACIFIC", La Défense 7 11/13 Cours Valmy 92800 PUTEAUX See on map Total cost No data SSAB TUNNPLÅT Sweden EU contribution No data Address 781 84 BORLÄNGE See on map Total cost No data THYSSEN KRUPP STAHL Germany EU contribution No data Address Kaiser-Wilhelmstrasse 100 47166 DUISBURG See on map Total cost No data
