Tag Archives: UHSS Door Beam

Look at the 2016 Nissan Maxima Body Structure and take notice of the Ultra-high strength steel (1180 MPa) used in the b-pillar. The base of the b-pillar, below the reinforcement is not UHSS. Remember two rules when cutting b-pillars on late model vehicles:

There is really nothing too crazy with the body structure of the 2013 Toyota Corolla. There is some Ultra-High Strength Steel in the

The very fine folks at Moditech annouced in their latest newsltter that the Crash Recovery System for Android will be availible in April!

Here is a quick post for our readers from Australia, The Holden Commodore body structure. The B-pillar (yellow) is Ultra High Strength Steel for cab protection in side impacts.

I have posted before about the 2010 Ford Edge. However, when I found another image or picture that would benefit us I like to go ahead a post. So here you go!

The redesigned 2010 Chevrolet Equinox shares its’ body structure with the 2010 GMC Terrain which has a little UHSS. The side door impact beams (13) and the rocker panel (14).

The higher weight-to-strength ratio of high-strength steel allowed us to develop a body-in-white safety cage that meets more aggressive front-, side- and rear-impact requirements, but without the added weight of regular steel,” Liddane added. “Hot-stamped steel used on the A- ...

Parts of the body and structure, including the hood, doors, front rails, and inner door aperture, are made of high-strength steel (HSS). The bumper reinforcements and door intrusion beams on the Scion tC are made of UHSS. The UHSS that ...

Toyota has used Ultra-high Strength Steel sparingly (UHSS) on the 2009 Matrix. No Boron either! Take a look at the body structure below and you can see the only UHSS is in the A-Pillar and the Side Impact Door Beams.

The body structure of the 2009 Toyota Corolla is strategically reinforced with Ultra High-Strength Steel (UHSS). The Corolla has a UHSS reinforcement in the A-Pillar, side impact beam in the front doors, and a two beams in the rear.