Strategic Alliance for Steel Fuel Tanks Demonstrates Lightweight Fuel Tanks
03/07/2011 - Representatives from the Strategic Alliance for Steel Fuel Tanks made a presentation to demonstrate effective, low-mass designs for steel-intensive fuel tanks at the ITB Group’s Automotive Energy Storage and Fuel Systems conference.
Representatives from the Strategic Alliance for Steel Fuel Tanks (SASFT) presented “An Approach for Developing Lightweight Steel Tanks for Advanced Hybrid Electric Vehicles” at the ITB Group’s Automotive Energy Storage and Fuel Systems conference in Novi, Mich. The presentation demonstrated effective, low-mass designs for steel-intensive fuel tanks for future vehicles.
David Anderson of the Steel Market Development Institute, and Danet Surytama of EDAG Inc., discussed the benefits of steel fuel tanks and the design optimization methodology used to support the global lightweighting project called FutureSteelVehicle (FSV), a WorldAutoSteel program. The project targets development of lightweight advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) body structures to help reduce emissions over the total vehicle life cycle.
David Anderson of the Steel Market Development Institute, and Danet Surytama of EDAG Inc., discussed the benefits of steel fuel tanks and the design optimization methodology used to support the global lightweighting project called FutureSteelVehicle (FSV), a WorldAutoSteel program. The project targets development of lightweight advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) body structures to help reduce emissions over the total vehicle life cycle.
“Steel fuel tanks provide cost-effective, lightweight, zero-emissions solutions for advanced hybrid vehicles,” Anderson said. “According to results of the SASFT project, AHSS reduces the mass and thickness of steel tanks of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, while also providing the necessary rigidity to handle the pressure-vacuum requirements of today’s standards. For pressurized fuel tank applications, steel’s superior strength, stiffness and design flexibility are unmatched by any other fuel tank material.”
In addition to presenting at the conference, SASFT highlighted benefits of the Chevrolet Volt and Toyota Highlander steel fuel tanks at its exhibit.
In May 2011, the FutureSteelVehicle project will officially release fully engineered, steel-intensive designs of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle designs to demonstrate steel’s environmental benefits.
The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute, grows and maintains the use of steel through strategies that promote cost-effective solutions in the automotive, construction and container markets, as well as for new-growth opportunities in emerging steel markets.
The Strategic Alliance for Fuel Tanks (SASFT) is an international alliance of companies specializing in the various areas of fuel tank production possessing a common interest in the development, optimization and application of steel fuel tanks for automobiles. SASFT was organized by the American Iron and Steel Institute in 2000 to bring together the diverse business disciplines involved in designing, manufacturing and supplying steel fuel tanks in the automotive market. Members include:
In addition to presenting at the conference, SASFT highlighted benefits of the Chevrolet Volt and Toyota Highlander steel fuel tanks at its exhibit.
In May 2011, the FutureSteelVehicle project will officially release fully engineered, steel-intensive designs of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle designs to demonstrate steel’s environmental benefits.
The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute, grows and maintains the use of steel through strategies that promote cost-effective solutions in the automotive, construction and container markets, as well as for new-growth opportunities in emerging steel markets.
The Strategic Alliance for Fuel Tanks (SASFT) is an international alliance of companies specializing in the various areas of fuel tank production possessing a common interest in the development, optimization and application of steel fuel tanks for automobiles. SASFT was organized by the American Iron and Steel Institute in 2000 to bring together the diverse business disciplines involved in designing, manufacturing and supplying steel fuel tanks in the automotive market. Members include:
· Aethra Sistemas Automotivos S.A.
· AK Steel Corp.
· Allgaier Automotive, GmbH
· ArcelorMittal Dofasco
· ArcelorMittal USA LLC
· Chrysler Group
· Dong Hee Industrial Co., Ltd.
· Ford Motor Co.
· General Motors Co.
· Henkel Corp.
· JFE Steel
· Nippon Steel Corp.
· Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
· Nisshin Steel
· North American Stainless
· Nucor Corp.
· Posco
· Soutec
· Spectra Premium Industries
· Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
· ThyssenKrupp Steel USA
· Unipart Eberspacher
· Unipres Corp.
· United States Steel Corp.
