Tend to "lose weight" of the car manufacturing industry, new steel with light weight, high strength is gradually replacing heavy metals and aluminum-lightweight materials, but high cost.
According to new research, in the next decade aluminum material is still the mainstream of the American SUV. Meanwhile, the new steels are lightweight, high strength will dominate the European market.
In the past few decades, become the main material of aluminum car industry. 3 times lighter weight than conventional steel, aluminum dominate the car market in North America and Europe.
New steel is the first choice of car manufacturers
In recent years super durable steel are more widely used in the car industry. VW Group, said the new steel used to reduce 100 kg for the latest Golf model. Nissan also research new durable steel oven with light weight to put on the cars future. Ford also put new steel on more than one half of the structure of the Fiesta.
With light weight, durable, cheaper than aluminum, new steel is currently the first choice of car makers around the world in an effort to reduce vehicle weight. Although aluminum will not completely disappear, this material is still present in the car, but lower rates (about 8% by weight of the car).
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