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Did you know that the B-Pillar is missing in the B-Maxx?

The Ford Galaxy is built with a rigid steel safety cage with side impact door beams.  Borrowing a cue from Volvo, the Galaxy’s B-Pillars are made with boron.

The Ford Kuga has a high amount of Ultra High Strength Steel (UHSS) that makes up the rigid and lightweight passenger cell. There are defined crush zones that work with the UHSS to maintain the passenger cell during a crash. ...

To achieve the best combination of light weight and structural performance, high-strength and Boron steels were employed in the critical load-bearing parts of the structure, such as in the main pillars and crash zones. High-strength and Boron steels can be ...

High-strength steel, ultra high-strength steel and boron steel (rigidity four to five times greater than common steel) is adopted in critical areas of the S-MAX’s body structure such as A and B pillars to provide exceptional strength to improve structural ...

The new Ford Mondeo has a door-ring reinforcement and a B-pillar reinforcement made of ultra-high-strength boron steel to improve crash integrity. The use of ultra-high-strength steel in the A-pillar, roof side rail and rocker helps to provide a sleek, lightweight ...