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LCVs: AHSS steel for light commercial vehicles
Light commercial vehicles can optimize designs using AHSS and UHSS steels for lightweighting and strengthening their chassis, structural components and EV battery cages.
Creating strength and versatility for vans and mid-sized trucks
The range of light commercial vehicles is exploding as delivery services, commercial trades, utility fleets, and small businesses benefit from LCVs’ compact size, maneuverability, and fuel efficiency. And with the electrification of many LCVs, new and established OEMs are leveraging platform modularity to develop a variety of specialized offerings, including van/truck and SUV/truck hybrids, mini box trucks, mini pick-ups and tippers, and more.
These new LCVs all share the need for durable, strong, and light-in-weight components so they can withstand constant use while being fuel/charge efficient. AHSS and UHSS steels meet these requirements, plus are highly cost effective compared to alternatives such as aluminum.
New front bulkhead plate in 3.0 mm HR 1000CP
A new design for the front bulkhead plate for VW’s Crafter van features multiple punched and stretched edges/flanges. To make the strong yet lightweight bulkhead using cold-forming processes, VW’s Tier 1 supplier, Kirchhoff Automotive, uses Docol® hot rolled 1000 complex phase steel. The HR 1000CP grade has superior yield strength for high crash-energy absorption plus elevated ultimate tensile strength (UTS), enabling its lightweight 3.0 mm wall construction.