Boron Extrication An in-depth look into vehicle extrication and rescues involving today's automobiles
The Cayenne body is a study in advanced high-strength steels. The body is primarily high-strength steel, though the outer quarter panel and rear floor pan are mild steel and the hood and door window frames are aluminum. UHSS is used ...
Read More »2008 Chevrolet Malibu B-Pillar
If you take a look at the image below you will see that the B-Pillar reinforcement is made from Dual Phase (DP) 980. Just in case you are wondering where DP 980 ranks in the strength of UHSS take a ...
Read More »2010 Ford Fusion Side Impact Protection
With the Ford Fusion one of the best selling cars in the US. Here are a few things to think about the Fusion’s side-protection elements. Two energy absorbing foam blocks between the inner door panels and interior trim, aligned with ...
Read More »2009 Audi A4 UHSS
The A4 is not an aluminum car. But what’s somewhat striking is that even the top U.S. Audi executive, de Nysschen, notes the fact that there is an extensive use of ultra-high-strength steel (UHSS UHSS Ultra-High-Strength Steel ). This is ...
Read More »Extrication Challenges of Advanced Steel
Firehouse has section on their website and magazine called University of extrication with most articles written by Ron Moore. Ron wrote a 5 part series on the Extrication Challenges of Advanced Steel In Vehicles: Part 1 – More Steel Part ...
Read More »BMW X5 B-Pillar UHSS – Where would you make your cut?
Where would you make your cut? Take a look at the image below before you answer. If you were to make your top cut on the B-Pillar of a late model BMW X5 a couple inches low you would be ...
Read More »Pocket book of steel
If you have a little spare time, thumb trough the “Pocket book of steel” from Corus Automotive. Corus Automotive is a UK company that put together the book and claim it to be your complete reference guide to steel in ...
Read More »2008 + GM Chevrolet Malibu UHSS
General Motors is using UHSS in many different areas of the vehicle. Below is an image of the Body Structure of a Chevrolet Malibu. This use of UHSS is called out on the list below: 10. Center Pillar Reinforcement (Ultra ...
Read More »2007 and Later Dodge Caliber
The 2007 and later Dodge Caliber has Ultra-High Strength Steel UHSS in the A-pillar, B-pillar, and roof-rail reinforcements. The B-pillar is made from a tailor-rolled, hot stamped steel which would tell you that the pillar will have different thicknesses. The ...
Read More »2009 XC60 Body Structure
2009 XC60 body structure.
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