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Aluminium Not Necessary For Weight Reduction: Steelmaker

Steelmaker ArcelorMittal says meaningful reductions in vehicle weight can still be achieved through all-steel construction, with greater use of high-strength steel allowing a full-size pickup to be around 23 percent lighter than before. Responding


Steelmaker ArcelorMittal says meaningful reductions in vehicle weight can still be achieved through all-steel construction, with greater use of high-strength steel allowing a full-size pickup to be around 23 percent lighter than before.

Responding to Ford's move to use aluminium in the body and tray of its new F-150 range (pictured) ArcelorMittal commissioned a study to see what weight savings could be created by using different grades of steel in the body and frame of a 2009-model pickup.

In the study, a reduction in weight of around 175kg by replacing key components in the frame and other underbody components with high-strength steel.

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