Tag Archives: Boron

Just before Ford sold off Jaguar, the XF was redesigned with the latest generation steels. The upper body uses almost every type of advanced steel – including high carbon steels, dual-phase, hot-formed boron steels, and bake-hardened steels – which form ...

Like many other automakers, Ford uses boron and other ultra-high-strength lightweight steels in various structural areas on several of its current models. These models including the Ford Taurus, Flex, Mustang, Transit Connect, F-150 and Focus, as well as the Lincoln ...

At the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) and I-CAR annual meeting in 2006 GM’s Bob Hartman said right now GM doesn’t use any boron steel in the structure of its vehicles. Based off that information, a Firefighter can take a quick ...

The 2009 F-150, with an all-new hydro formed steel body structure including an industry-first use of tubular ultra-high strength steel, is engineered to earn top safety ratings from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration and the Insurance Institute for Highway ...

Common terms for different metals: High-strength steel (HSS) Ultra-high-strength steel (UHSS) Aluminum (ALU) Boron steel (BOR) Hydroformed steel (HYD) Magnesium (MAG) Sandwiched steel (SAS)

Ford 2009 + Flex – Uses lightweight aluminum-coated boron in the body structure. Ultra high-strength boron steel in the B-pillar. 2009 + Focus – Uses high-strength steel for both the body structure and exterior body panels. 2009 + F150 – ...

Make sure you look at the List of Vehicles with Boron and UHSS broken down by vehicle division brand news like Chevrolet and Honda. This is the most up-to-date list as of 11/4/2009. General Motors Ford Chrysler Daimler AG BMW ...