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ArcelorMittal to launch new high strength steel Usibor 2000 by mid 2017
The Financial Times reported that ArcelorMittal will launch a new high-strength automotive steel later this year, throwing down the gauntlet to its rivals in the race to make cars lighter. The world’s biggest steel producer by tonnage said that its new grade, called Usibor 2000, would be about one-third stronger than those currently available for carmaking.
ArcelorMittal said that for applications requiring complex shapes, its Usibor 2000 product would bring potential weight saving of up 10 per cent on the previous best steel grade. It is more than three times stronger than leading automotive aluminium alloys, according to the company. Launch is expected by the end of this year in Europe and mid-2017 in the US.
Mr Greg Ludkovsky, head of research and development at ArcelorMittal, said “It’s lightweight because the material is so strong that you need a lot less of it to achieve the same functionality.”
Source: Financial Times