The third generation of automotive steel "baked" can help fuel economy 5%

China's automobile steel finally began to get out of the way of tracking learning. The reporter learned from China Iron and Steel Research Group on January 21 that the group and Taiyuan Iron and Steel Company have successfully developed a third generation of automotive steel hot-rolled coils and cold-rolled sheets in industrial production processes, which marks the first time in China. The third generation of automotive steel production technology has been developed internationally. In the future, Antai Technology, a listed company of China Steel Research Institute, may deploy this field.

The so-called third-generation automobile steel was first developed by American scientists in 2007. Compared with the previous two generations of automotive steel, the third-generation automobile steel has higher requirements for lighter weight and safety.

According to Deputy Director-General of China's Steel Research Institute and the third-generation automotive steel project leader Dong Xuan, China’s R&D work is now at the forefront of the world. It not only clarifies the technical thinking, but also trials the advanced steel production process. Three generations of automotive steel hot-rolled coils and cold-rolled sheets.

The application of the third generation automobile steel will greatly reduce the weight of the car and improve the collision safety. According to Weng Yuqing, a member of the China Steel Research Institute and the chairman of the China Metal Society, taking a 0.7 mm thick cold-rolled sheet as an example, if a third-generation automobile steel is used, the steel sheet can be thinned to 0.6 mm. On the increase of 2200 yuan, but can achieve 5% fuel economy. From a safety point of view, after the adoption of the third-generation automotive steel, almost zero mortality can be achieved when the vehicle collides normally.

According to reports, the successful development of the third generation of automotive steel has fundamentally changed China's long-term tracking of foreign automotive steel technology, creating a new situation in automotive steel technology innovation, and promoting the upgrading of iron and steel technology and products for our country. The transition from a big steel country to a strong steel country has provided strong technical support.

After the success of R&D, China Steel Research Institute also made specific arrangements for the industrialization of the third-generation automotive steel. According to Weng Yuqing, starting this year, third-generation auto steels will be tested on part of Beijing Hyundai and FAW Group's automobile production. It is hoped that it will be able to test the loading next year and realize commercial use in 2014. As for which listed company of China Steel Research Group will be involved in the production of third-generation automotive steel products, the general manager of Sinosteel Research Group Cairan said, “It is definitely Antai Technology, because Antai Technology's business is related to new steel materials.”

The successful research and development of the third-generation automobile steel also stimulated the enthusiasm of many steel companies for technological R&D. According to reports, in the next phase, China Steel Research will produce cold rolled steel sheet for the third generation of automotive steel with Shougang, and other major domestic steel companies also expressed their interest in the cooperation and improvement of this technology. Let's just say, "In the past, we took the initiative to find steel companies to cooperate in research and development. Now it is the steel companies who have taken the initiative to find us, and the scientific research input of steel companies has also increased substantially."