AHSS automotive steel resources
From your design concept to prototyping and then mass production, fully leverage our resources and expertise to assure an efficient development of your AHSS/UHSS automotive components.
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In-depth webinars
Watch topics highly relevant to your current and future automotive designs, including fossil-free steel, optimized designs for EVs, and design and forming simulations for advanced high-strength steels.
Eye-opening articles
Get monthly insights into topics such as the future of martensitic automotive steels, how to achieve shape consistency in AHSS/UHSS components, and Docol® innovations for EV battery trays.
Docol® downloads
Download information about our automotive steel grades, tooling solutions, and more.
AHSS/UHSS forming data
Get the data you need for your AHSS/UHSS designs, including material data sheets, AutoForm™ data cards, and forming limit diagrams.
Trial stock materials
Get Docol® steel samples in as little as 1 to 2 weeks, ranging from letter size to full-sized coils.
Development support for crash-relevant automotive components
From concepts to designs
Bring us your component concepts in their earliest stages. Together we can help you develop designs that improve crashworthiness, reduce weight, consolidate parts, and achieve a better Life Cycle Assessment.
Our design support includes:
- AHSS material selection
- Crash and forming simulations
- Fatigue calculations
Support for prototyping and verification
From virtual to physical prototyping and forming verification, our specialists know what to watch for when using our AHSS steels in your designs.
Support for your prototyping process:
- Trial material (AHSS samples)
- Forming and welding recommendations
- Tooling and die specifications
Achieve highly efficient parts production
We can help you find the most efficient AHSS forming/production layout, using either your existing equipment or new forming techniques.
Production support including:
- Strategies and tactics for high repeatability
- Our experience with new production technologies
- Production problem solving and improvements
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