Automotive Steel Technology
Each automobile component is designed to unique conditions and criteria such as durability, crash energy management, appearance, formability, cost. Steel has the best combination of engineering capability versus material cost. Steel is formable, weldable, strong and has state-of-the-art coating that will help resist corrosion. In addition, it is cost effective and has good surface appearance. We have gathered and organized information along with a comparison chart of mechanical properties pertaining to every steel available for use in automotive applications today. We have also created a list of our publications should there be a specific topic you would like to research. Grades and Products Low-Carbon Steels Commercial Steel (CS) Type B Drawing Steel (DS) Type B Deep-Drawing Steel Extra Deep-Drawing Steel Dent-Resistant Steels Bake-Hardenable Steel Rephosphorized Steels High-Strength Steels Advanced High-Strength Steels DUAL-TEN® (Dual Phase) Steel DUAL-TEN® 590/600 Steel DUAL-TE