Hemming of thin-gauge AHSS achieves 30% weight savings

Green Car Congress
By mmillikinMay 12, 2016, 4:01 am81 pts
The Auto/Steel Partnership (announced that the Hemming of Thin Gauge Advanced High-Strength Steel (AHSS) project achieved a 30% weight savings using thinner gauge AHSS for automotive closure panels. Hemming is a forming operation which is used in the automotive industry to join two sheet metal panels together.…

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