News & events
This section contains information about the latest news and events for Corus in the automotive industry.
Latest news
HyPerform®: New high strength steel from Corus is ‘Hy’ performing
31 Mar 2010
Corus Steel is first to market with an innovative, new grade of steel, Dual Phase (DP) 800HyPerform – an advanced high-strength steel designed specifically with the needs of the automotive industry in mind. DP800HyPerform® combines the strength levels of a DP800 grade with the formability properties of a DP600 grade, without compromising on weldability. This grade was developed in close cooperation with a number of automotive OEMs in order to meet their exacting needs.
Enhanced material model helps manufacturers see the Lite
20 Jan 2009
Corus announce the enhanced version of its original Vegter material model - ‘Vegter Lite’. The new version is based on a reduced set of test data requirements but with the same levels of simulation accuracy.
Corus assists Volvo Car Corporation in achieving trouble-free press shop production for XC60
11 Nov 2008
Corus has employed its unique expertise in the use of strain measurement systems by using its new analysis tool ‘Argus’ to help Volvo Car Corporation optimise its press shop tooling at the company’s Torslanda manufacturing plant in Sweden, in support of the new XC60 crossover vehicle launch.
Corus’ unique blanking tool and materials expertise helps secure contract for new Jaguar XF
29 Aug 2008
The ability to provide a unique mix of materials and blanking tool expertise during early production development stages of Jaguar’s new XF has helped Corus, the international steel company, secure a major contract to supply the OEM with complicated pressed shaped blanks for the highly acclaimed model.
Corus celebrates a decade of providing materials expertise to Formula Student
16 Jun 2008
For the tenth year in succession, Corus, the international steel company, is once again supporting some of Europe’s leading student race teams - the University of Warwick in the UK, and the University of Delft in the Netherlands - as they compete in the annual International Formula Student competition, the largest and most successful design race series in the world.
