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Materials & Coatings
Significant Investment in Automotive-Steel Capabilities
Nucor reports the investment of nearly $1.3 billion into its automotive-steel capabilities since 2016. The significant investment includes adding 1.4 million tons of sheet capacity and 1 million tons of galvanized-sheet capacity, as well as construction
of a state-of-the- art specialty cold mill and hot-dip galvanizing com- plex capable of producing third- generation advanced high- strength steel (AHSS) products.
The company’s lineup of AHSS sheet, engineered
bar and cold-finished steel products is used in automotive applications ranging from drivetrains, frames and suspensions, to exposed body panels and high-tech components. And, Nucor’s R&D capabilities provide custom-engineered solutions to meet automo- tive-customers’ specific goals.
Nucor: www.nucor.com/industries/automotive
Third-Gen. AHSS Developed for Auto Applications
The development of strong and ductile AHSS has driven new lightweighting solu- tions for automotive designs. To meet vehicle fuel-economy mandates, reduce emissions and increase passenger safety, steelmakers such as AK Steel, a subsidiary of Cleveland-Cliffs, are investing in efforts to develop new types of AHSS to meet these challenges.
At AK Steel, the development of AHSS has involved a comprehensive and steady progression of innovative products, expand- ing the company’s portfolio of zinc-coated dual-phase steels and aluminum silicon- coated press-hardenable steel (PHS). This has resulted in the introduction of a variety of AHSS products for automotive light- weighting, including third-generation AHSS such as the Nexmet family, which AK Steel launched in 2017.
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