Boron Extrication An in-depth look into vehicle extrication and rescues involving today's automobiles

Nissan is just like all the other automakers who want to reduce mass for better performance and fuel economy. The GT-R is a mix high power to low weight. Most of the GT-R structure is made from high strength steel. ...

Like many other automakers, Ford uses boron and other ultra-high-strength lightweight steels in various structural areas on several of its current models. These models including the Ford Taurus, Flex, Mustang, Transit Connect, F-150 and Focus, as well as the Lincoln ...

At Honda, they have significantly upped the amount of high-strength steels used in the new Acura MDX, from 13 percent of the structure to 56.3 percent, including grades 780 and 980, which are in the ultra high-strength steel category. Honda ...

No Boron in the current models of the Saturn Outlook, GMC Acadia, and BuickEnclave crossover vehicles. However, other Ultra-high Strength Steels are used. The only area that Firefighters need to look out for on this vehicle platform are the rocker ...

Ron Moore from University of Extrication at Firehouse.com. Check out his article on: Extrication Challenges of Advanced Steel in Vehicles: Part 2 Below are the links to all five of Ron Moore’s study on Boron and UHSS at the University ...

Be careful what you read on the Internet, I have read that some firefighters believe that Boron Steel is not widely used by American Automakers. Unfortunately for us, American Automakers are using Boron and other Ultra-high Strength Steels in various ...

There is a great PowerPoint put together by Peter R. Mould of Tailored Steel Product Alliance (TSPA) why automakers are using Boron and other Ultra-high Strength Steels. The presentation shows where boron is used and why. The interesting part of ...

Dodge Caliber 2007 – Tailor-rolled hot stamp B-pillar reinforcement. Ford Flex 2009 Flex use lightweight aluminum-coated boron in the body structure. Ultra high-strength boron steel in the B-pillar. Ford Fusion 2009 – Ultra high-strength boron steel in the B-pillar. Ford ...

Most departments have a reciprocating saw on rescue trucks. A good quality saw is only as good as the blade on it. The best blade in my book for cutting Boron is a Lenox Gold because it has Titanium coated ...

Sorry for no Boron updates over the last day or two. Finishing up my 3rd rides for EMT, plus school, work, the department, and family stuff. Check back tomorrow! I have some good info that I will be posting!