ArcelorMittal to Upgrade Portion of Cleveland Plant as More High-Strength Steel is Planned
04/16/2013 - This summer, ArcelorMittal plans to upgrade the shears, the rollers and other parts of the finishing line in its Cleveland plant so it will be able to deliver the new steel types to customers, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
...This summer, ArcelorMittal plans to upgrade the shears, the rollers and other parts of the finishing line in its Cleveland plant so it will be able to deliver the new steel types to customers, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
And the customers definitely want the high-tech material. With fuel-economy standards increasing over the next several years, hitting 54.5 miles a gallon by 2025, cars and trucks need to go on a massive diet.
To cut weight, analysts expect automakers to use more light-weight metals such as aluminum and magnesium than they do now. And carbon fiber, a high-tech composite material, is gaining popularity in luxury and high-performance cars.
"Carbon fiber can be 10 times stronger and have a quarter of the weight of steel," General Motors spokeswoman Rene Rashid-Merem said. But it's also extremely expensive, so car companies have to use small amounts very strategically. "You're still going to see steel as the major element. But you're going to have other materials in addition…"
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