AISI Initiates Bar Steel Fatigue Blog as New Design Tool for
Automotive Engineers
Detroit, MI, April 9, 2008 – Building
on the success of its Bar Steel Fatigue Database, the American Iron and
Steel Institute (AISI) is rolling out the Bar Steel Fatigue Blog (web
log), an online tool for automotive engineers looking for the latest
fatigue innovations and information.
“Now in its tenth year, the Bar Steel Fatigue Database is
accessed regularly by automotive engineers as the information and
technologies are constantly evolving, providing additional time and cost
efficiencies,” said David Anderson, director of AISI’s Long
Products Market Development Group (LPMDG). “The blog will
take this powerful tool to the next level as it creates new
opportunities for interactive collaboration with fatigue and industry
experts.”
The blog is open to participation by steel and ground vehicle OEM and
supplier design engineers, powertrain/chassis engineers, materials
engineers, application engineers and FEA simulation experts, as well as
current users of the Bar Steel Fatigue Database and visitors to the AISI
Automotive Website. Topics for discussion include the comparison
of the fatigue properties of high carbon steels for various processing
cycles and the fatigue properties of medium carbon steels in both the
normalized and quenched and tempered conditions.
Web users are invited to provide feedback on the various topics and
post steel fatigue questions, which will build the online forum of
information. To visit the blog, go to www.autosteel.org/barfatigueblog.
Blog Administrator Dr. Thomas Oakwood brings more than 40 years of
industry experience working in the steel and related industries, and was
one of the founding developers of the AISI Bar Steel Fatigue
Database. He holds a doctorate in metallurgical engineering from
the University of Oklahoma.
The Bar Steel Fatigue Database was developed by the Bar Steel Fatigue
Committee of AISI’s Long Products Market Development Group, which
is recognized as the “number one resource group” for
expertise in the automotive bar and rod steel industry.
Continued outreach programs like the blog ensure that LPMDG member
companies develop product and manufacturing technology innovations and
provide technology transfer to keep steel the material of
choice.
Through the support of the American Iron and Steel Institute, the
Long Products Market Development Group is growing the market for
value-added steel bar and rod products. With seven member companies and
two task forces--Automotive/Heavy Equipment and
Construction/Infrastructure--the group is committed to developing
innovative solutions to the challenges facing their clients and the
steel industry.
For more news or information, visit www.autosteel.org/longproducts.
AISI’s Long Product Market Development Group Member
Companies:
- ArcelorMittal
- Gerdau Ameristeel
- MACSTEEL
- Nucor Corporation
- Republic Engineered Products
- Steel Dynamics, Inc.
- The Timken Company
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For More Information:
CONTACT:
Deanna Lorincz
Director, Automotive
Communications
American Iron and Steel Institute
tel: 248.945.4763
fax: 248.352.1740
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