DUAL-TEN^® Brochure - Introduction

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U. S. Steel's DUAL-TEN^® steels have a remarkable combination of formability, strength, ductility, bake hardenability and strain rate sensitivity.  These unique materials have been engineered to meet the demands of an automotive designer and will enable cost-effective vehicle weight reduction while improving vehicle safety.

U. S. Steel's Automotive group is one of the primary steel technical resources to the automotive industry and a participant in new vehicle design activities.  Our Automotive team, a centralized sales, technology and research organization, has the resources and expertise to help OEMs utilize steel solutions in future vehicle designs.

Computer simulations and physical testing in our Automotive Center laboratories played
a substantial role in our development and qualification of DUAL-TEN^® steels and will help bring to market other engineered steels currently under development for automotive applications. DUAL-TEN^® steel is an example of U. S. Steel's commitment to providing cost-effective steel solutions to the automotive industry.

DUAL-TEN^® steels are being used for automotive underbody structural parts as well as exposed body panels.  U. S. Steel's commercially available products include hot-dip galvanized (HDG) DUAL-TEN^® and hot-dip galvanneal (HDGA) DUAL-TEN^® steels.  The major benefit of DUAL-TEN^® steel is enhanced crash performance with relatively good formability when compared to conventional high-strength, low-alloy (HSLA) steels.  This bulletin summarizes some key properties and data for HDG DUAL-TEN^® and HDGA DUAL-TEN^® steels.

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