Automotive steel
Steel makes up approximately 55% of an automobile's overall mass. Power trains, gear boxes and vehicle bodies are all made from steel. Even tyres are strengthened with steel wire.
worldsteel's dedicated automotive group, WorldAutoSteel, explores steel innovation that demonstrates and communicates the value of steel in automobiles to industry and society. Its member companies from around the world pool global resources within and beyond the steel industry to deliver vital research that is central to effective steel automobile applications.
WorldAutoSteel leads the materials revolution through projects like Future Steel Vehicle (FSV), a programme that will deliver auto body concepts that address alternative powertrains, such as advanced hybrid, electric, and fuel cell systems.
The FSV programme is the fifth in a series of auto steel research projects, following on the heels of the UltraLight Steel family, which revolutionised the kinds of steels normally applied to auto bodies, as well as demonstrated innovative steel vehicle designs. The application of these research findings is seen globally in many vehicles on the road today. These are ULSAB, ULSAC, ULSAS, and ULSAB-AVC (Advanced Vehicle Concepts).
The FSV programme is expected to stimulate the same developments in upcoming alternative vehicles. To learn more, click here to visit the FSV project page on worldautosteel.org.
