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 Along with the design of the car body, the steel grades used are of prime importance. In the event of a crash, the steel components must combine two different characteristics: they should be ductile to absorb most of the collision energy and at the same time have sufficient shape stability to protect the passenger cabin.

 

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Duncan762 (94) - Stretch Armstrong Senior board member | 2007-09-24 03:55:57
Why am i reminded of the old toy "Stretch Armstrong" when i read this article? Ha Ha...
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Duncan762 (94) Senior board member | 2007-09-24 03:58:57
Another thing i was thinking when reading this, is that if the steel stretches then wouldn't it cause more damage things amongst the steel... I.E. the impact is absorbed, but the driver is crushed by bending steel ??? Or maybe a small ding in the front bumper turns into the need for a new radiator and engine ??? Unless you own a Porche... hence the German engineering i guess...
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ryan (63) Administrator | 2007-09-24 05:10:15
This is actually really interesting, I didn't realise steel could behave anything like this.
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