Japan making steel 20-30% lighter and 25% stronger than the toughest high-tensile steel at the same

[ScienceRocks]

Japan making steel 20-30% lighter and 25% stronger than the toughest high-tensile steel at the same price

Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal has developed an automotive steel sheet that is 20-30% lighter and 25% stronger than the toughest high-tensile steel now on the market, hoping to help carmakers build more fuel-efficient, safer vehicles.

The company is conducting verification tests and will start marketing the product around 2020 for use in vehicle frames, chassis and other components.

Currently, the highest grade of cold-rolled steel offered by major steelmakers has a strength of 1,180 megapascals. Nippon Steel's new, lighter material has a strength of 1,470 megapascals.

By improving the heat treatment process and adding alloy elements, Nippon Steel improved both strength and ease of rolling. The material is resistant to cracks from the stamping process.

The company hopes to keep the price flat with current top-of-the-line offerings.

Now this is the kind of advancement we need much more of! It would be nice if a car could be strong enough not to blow apart when another hits it, but light enough to get high fuel efficiency.

 

[Fueri]

Cha-CHING!

Nice.

 

[Sunni Man]

The real automotive winner will be the company / country that develops a workable and reliable car / truck engine block made from ceramics.

Much lighter in weight than today's cast iron motors.

There would be no need for a water pump, cooling fans, radiator, or hose's.

So it would be smaller and lighter. Which would save on fuel costs dramatically. ......

 

[IcebergSlim]

Japan making steel 20-30% lighter and 25% stronger than the toughest high-tensile steel at the same price

Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal has developed an automotive steel sheet that is 20-30% lighter and 25% stronger than the toughest high-tensile steel now on the market, hoping to help carmakers build more fuel-efficient, safer vehicles.

The company is conducting verification tests and will start marketing the product around 2020 for use in vehicle frames, chassis and other components.

Currently, the highest grade of cold-rolled steel offered by major steelmakers has a strength of 1,180 megapascals. Nippon Steel's new, lighter material has a strength of 1,470 megapascals.

By improving the heat treatment process and adding alloy elements, Nippon Steel improved both strength and ease of rolling. The material is resistant to cracks from the stamping process.

The company hopes to keep the price flat with current top-of-the-line offerings.

Now this is the kind of advancement we need much more of! It would be nice if a car could be strong enough not to blow apart when another hits it, but light enough to get high fuel efficiency.

I think you wanna focus on dissipating the force of the collision.

 

[Abishai100]

Whoa, how 'bout a plastic car that runs on sunshine?

You need kid-gloves with this sort of stuff...

Steel is the last frontier. America needs a solid trading partner (hint: Canada).