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High strength steel bumper challenges aluminium
User application article An American automotive component manufacturer has developed a bumper made of advanced high strength steel but which weighs only roughly the same as a much more expensive aluminium bumper.
News from SSAB Tunnplat AB (14 November 2005)
High strength and ductility steels introduced
The performance of high strength and ductility steels is superior to conventional steels, with strength levels of 600 to 1400Mpa corresponding with elongations of 70 to 20%, respectively. Brochure available
News from Corus Group (Automotive) ( 4 November 2005)
Steel container is world's lightest, toughest
User application article What may be the world's lightest and toughest container, with ultra-thin walls, is manufactured entirely from one of the most advanced high strength steels available on the market.
News from SSAB Tunnplat AB (27 October 2005)
Adhesive coated metal banishes harmful material
Corus, the international steel company, has developed a hexavalent chromium free adhesive-coated metal, Envirobond, for use in a range of automotive applications. Brochure available
News from Corus Group (Automotive) (21 September 2005)
Electrogalvanised wire can be passivated
Wire maker believes it has one of the first plants in Europe to offer passivation after electrogalvanising of wire, which can increase wire service life and corrosion resistance by up to 500%.
News from Carrington Wire ( 9 September 2005)
Wire kit packs save trolley production time
User application article UK's largest wire manufacturer, has started to pre-package wire components for a range of shopping trolleys in individual specialist kit packs, saving valuable storage and production time.
News from Carrington Wire ( 9 September 2005)
Honeycombed aluminium saves weight
Corex-honeycomb is a product that possesses an excellent strength to weight ratio and is applicable almost anywhere, where lightness and stiffness is required.
News from Corex-honeycomb ( 9 September 2005)
Advanced steel to be used for fuel tanks
User application article Corus, one of the world's leading steel producers, has announced that it has won a contract to supply Proton with advanced Neotec steel. Brochure available
News from Corus Group (Automotive) ( 8 August 2005)
High brightness LED thermal management
CPS Corporation offers AlSiC (Aluminum Silicon Carbide), a metal matrix composite ideally suited for thermal management solutions for high brightness LEDs.
News from CPS (21 July 2005)
Software searches out copper/alloy standards '
Copper Key' software enables users to find equivalent copper and copper alloy standards and compositions for EN and old BS materials from other national material designations.
News from Copper Development Association (21 June 2005)
Copper and its alloys' characteristics detailed
'Copper and Copper Alloys - Compositions, Applications and Properties' has been revised and updated to reflect progress in standards development since the 1998 version.
News from Copper Development Association (21 June 2005)
Coiled square section wire output increased
Square section coiled wire, for use in electro-magnetic devices, has increased in usage such that Goto denshi has added on a new, increased capacity production facility.
News from Goto denshi (20 June 2005)
New steels to solve vehicle fluid handling
New steels for vehicle fluid handling systems will help the automotive industry overcome existing and future environmental and technical challenges. Brochure available
News from Corus Group (Automotive) ( 6 June 2005)
High strength steels knowledge put on the Web
SSAB Tunnplat's new Knowledge Service Center puts almost all the knowledge and facts concerning high strength steels at the disposal of steel users around the world.
News from SSAB Tunnplat AB (30 May 2005)
Improved alloy SS saves 35-40% machining costs
User application article Machinability had been a problem with two different alloyed stainless steels specified for two critical parts it had been making for use in high-temperature applications.
News from Carpenter Technology Corporation (27 May 2005)
Matrix composites are reliable and cost effective
CPS, the worldwide leader in the design and production of metal matrix composites, offers Aluminum Silicon Carbide, a metal matrix composite that provides highly reliable and cost-effective solutions.
News from CPS (26 May 2005)
Hydraulic tube and mechanical stocks combined
Pipe and tube manufacturer has announced a major expansion of its northeast England operation through a merger of hydraulic and mechanical stock into one location.
News from Van Leeuwen Wheeler (24 May 2005)
IT upgrade boosts throughput five-fold
Following significant investment, Corus Automotive Engineering has announced the successful upgrading of its IT systems, which has boosted its throughput by a factor of five. Brochure available
News from Corus Group (Automotive) (16 May 2005)
'One-stop' shop slits Al and SS strip precisely
A 'one-stop shop' service provides precision slit coil in aluminium and stainless steel in widths as narrow as 6mm in thicknesses ranging from 0.1mm to 6.0mm.
News from Cashmores (13 May 2005)
Database for steel is now available on-line
A new online steel database facilitates the finding information about more than 20,000 alloys and standards from standards development organizations around the world.
News from ASTM International ( 6 May 2005)
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