Boron steel reduces mass and improves fatigue resistance.(METALS/POLYMERS/CERAMICS)

A study that explored the opportunity to reduce the mass and improve the fatigue resistance of the cross members of a truck frame by replacing the conventional steel parts with hot-stamped boron steel has been reported by S. Laxman and R. Mohan Iyengar of Severstal NA Inc.; and N. Brownbill, K. Knop, and M Amaya of Daimler-Chrysler Corp. The study was reported at the 2007 SAE World Congress in a paper titled "Boron Steels for ...