Building upon the success of UltraLight Steel Auto Body (ULSAB) project, two complementary, Consortium funded programmes were subsequently commissioned; UltraLight Steel Auto Closures (ULSAC) and UltraLight Steel Auto Suspension (ULSAS). Collectively, these activities form part of a cohesive, global steel industry strategy of meeting environmental demand for fuel efficiency, through the development of mass-optimised and recyclable products and assisting the competitiveness of its customers, the auto makers, through the provision of lightweight, cost effective engineering solutions. And with the recent commissioning of the ULSAB AVC (Advanced Vehicle Concept) Programme, the steel industry continues its proactive commitment to the UltraLight series. The overall results for all the ULSAS systems are presented. The programme has concentrated on promoting affordable weight savings. The successful results achieved in these areas are illustrated in this and the following pages. The ULSAS systems meet or exceed the benchmark standards in all other key criteria. Particular areas of interest are: The performance of the ULSAS Twistbeam system which approaches that of a sophisticated Multi Link system. the mass of the Lotus Unique system which is the lightest of all the ULSAS systems, the mass savings achieved by the Twistbeam system is approximately 32 % lighter than that of the benchmark, The cost of the Multi Link system which is 30 % more economic than the aluminium intensive benchmark system with no mass penalty, in fact a mass saving. The ULSAS Programme has demonstrated weight savings of up to 34 % over traditional steel designs at no additional cost. It has also clearly shown that intelligent application of steel can match the mass of an aluminium system whilst achieving a 30 % cost benefit. In achieving these impressive mass and cost objectives ULSAS has identified and preserved key vehicle performance parameters. It has also achieved this by the use of steels and technologies that are near reach or in many cases available today.


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    Title :

    Ultralight Steel Auto Suspensions (ULSAS) - Leichtbau mit Stahl bei Achssystemen


    Contributors:
    Adam, H. (author)


    Publication date :

    2001


    Size :

    15 Seiten, 29 Bilder


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    German





    Ultralight Steel Auto Suspensions ( ULSAS ) - Konzepte fuer den Leichtbau mit Stahl im Fahrwerk

    Prange,W. / Adam,H. / Thyssen Krupp Stahl,Duisburg,DE | Automotive engineering | 2000


    Ultralight steel auto-suspensions

    Rawlinson, P. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2002


    Ultralight steel auto-suspensions

    Rawlinson, P. | Tema Archive | 2002


    UltraLight Steel Auto Closures Project

    Opbroek, E. / Weissert, U. / SAE | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1998