Great Designs in Steel 2010
Seminar Presentations

FutureSteelVehicle (Full Presentation 37MB)
Jody Shaw, United States Steel Corporation
Harry Singh, EDAG
Akbar Farahani, Engineering Technology Associates, Inc.

Lightweighting Automobile Body – Enablers and Manufacturing Challenges
Dan Grieshaber. General Motors Company

The Body-in-White of the BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo
Duane Copeland, BMW MC

The “Great” LCA Roundtable
Moderator: John McElroy - Autoline Detroit

Panel Members:
John Sullivan, Ph.D., Argonne National Laboratory
Laura Draucker, World Resources Institute
Louis Brimacombe, World Steel Association

Surface Finish Effects on Fatigue Behaviors on Forgings
Ali Fatemi, University of Toledo

Advanced High-Strength Steel Technologies in the 2010 Ford Fiesta
Shawn Morgans, Ford Motor Company
(not available at this time)

Watching Our Weight - Steel Content of North American Auto
John Schnatterly, Mega Associates

A Methodology for Estimating the Potential Mass Reduction of an All Steel Body-in-White by Replacing Mild Steel with High-Strength Steel
Gregory Peterson, Lotus Engineering

Development of Online Weld Modeling Tool for Automotive Applications
Yu-Ping Yang, Edison Welding Institute

Tailor Welded Coils: Applications, Results and Body Structure Impact
Mark Eisenmenger, TWB Company LLC

Economics of Lightweighting Steel Wheels Through Flow-Forming
Erik Waelchli, IBD Connection, Inc.

Lightweight Suspension Front Lower Control Arm Design Optimization
Hannes Fuchs, Multimatic Engineering

Investigation of Tooling Durability for Advanced High-Strength Steels
Tareena Mulholland, General Motors Company

Lightweight Powertrain Components
Adel Khanfar, Ali Saeedy and Chuck Pestow
U.S. Manufacturing Corporation

A Comparative Study of Joint Efficiency for Advanced High-Strength Steels
John Bohr, General Motors Company
Ted Coon, Ford Motor Company

The Effects of AHSS Shear Edge Condition on Edge Fracture
Hua-Chu Shih, United States Steel Corporation

Characterization of Sheared Edges and its Effect on Edge Fracture in Advanced Dual-Phase Steels
Kenneth Schmid, General Motors Company
Xin Wu, Wayne State University

Overview of EPA's Light-Duty Greenhouse Gas Rule and the role of Vehicle Mass Reduction
Michael R. Olechiw, Environmental Protection Agency

The Greenhouse Gas Protocol Supply Chain Initiative
Laura Draucker, World Resources Institute

Reducing Green House Gases from Passenger Vehicles - 2017 and Beyond
Tom Cackette, California Air Resources Board

Durability Performance of Steel Fuel Tanks in Bio-Diesel Fuels
Peter Mould, Strategic Alliance for Steel Fuel Tanks
Bruce Wilkinson, ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, LLC

Hydroformed Front Bumper Technology in the 2010 Ford Raptor Truck
Conrad Kudelko, Retired - Consultant
John Cass, Amino North America

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