(Slide presentation). The German government wants Germany to play a pioneering role in global climate protection. Ambitious CO2 reduction targets are to be met by 2030. The auto industry is under particular public scrutiny in the current debate about climate protection and reducing CO2 emissions. Reduction targets have been set by the EU, to be met by 2010. Steel can play its part in this. With the development of new materials, technologies and concepts for lightweighting with steel, ThyssenKrupp Steel has been an active partner to car manufacturers for more than 25 years, working intensively on the design of weight-optimised auto bodies. However, measures to reduce weight and CO2 emissions do not develop maximum effect in the high-end and luxury car segments with their relatively low production numbers. Effective climate protection must begin above all in the volume car segments, despite the strong cost pressure. The life cycle CO2 emissions of a vehicle, including production, play a role in this, as does the recyclability of the materials used. In this respect, weight-optimised steel products not only deserve the label 'sustainable', they currently represent the only economic lightweighting solution for the mass car market. Despite all the successes achieved in lightweighting with advanced steels, the trend towards ever heavier vehicles, caused by increasing demands on passenger protection and comfort, cannot be reversed. Lightweighting cannot be the solution to the problems on its own. The collective efforts of all partners involved in the vehicle development process are needed to develop new opportunities for emission reduction by intelligently combining technological measures affecting the vehicle as a whole with ecologically and economically sound lightweight materials.
Lightweight steel constructions - increasing value and resource efficiency significantly
Leichtgewichtige Stahlkonstruktionen - signifikante Steigerung von Wert und Ressourceneffizienz
2007
18 Seiten, 17 Bilder
(plus 17 S. Folien)
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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