Pocket book of steel
The pocket book of steel describes the issues that drive Corus to develop purpose-designed automotive steels for lightweight, durable, high-quality and cost-effective automotive body structures, power-train components, chassis frames and many other vehicle applications.
This pocket book is the latest step in presenting steel’s credentials to a challenging market sector. It describes the issues that drive Corus to develop purpose-designed automotive steels for lightweight, durable, high-quality and cost-effective automotive body structures, power-train components, chassis frames and many other vehicle applications. It also provides background on how steel is processed for its wide range of applications and the steel technologies that are essential for modern car making.
Contents
Corus in automotive
We help customers to produce cost-effective, lighter weight, higher quality vehicles.
Steel - the basics
Steel is a very special material. With the addition of tiny amounts of other elements, iron can be transformed into a versatile engineering metal capable of withstanding extreme gearbox pressures or the immense forces in a car crash.
Automotive industry issues
Steelmakers need to work closely with carmakers to develop advanced materials that respond to the issues that drive the automotive industry.
Corus in Action - Case studies
The case studies in this section illustrate how Corus combines its materials knowledge, automotive-engineering expertise and manufacturing innovation to offer its customers unique solutions to their specific needs.
Steel R&D technologies
Carmaking has a high-technology image for good reason – over the past 100 years, almost every aspect of a car’s function has either been enhanced or newly introduced, in many cases as a result of new materials technologies.
Looking to the future
As a major supplier to the European automotive industry, Corus recognises the importance of supporting and inspiring the automotive designers and engineers of the future.
