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Light Weight Hot Stamped Laser Welded Blanks
Side Structures for Narrow Offset Crash
Gagan Tandon & Shawn Devaraj
ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks (AMTB) Americas
Background/Overview
C segment S-in motion vehicle virtual solution developed by ArcelorMittal Global R&D
was chosen as the baseline model
Multiple changes were made in the baseline to obtain a modified baseline design such
that it meets all the current key safety requirements including the new IIHS Small
Overlap also known as Small Offset Rigid Barrier (SORB) and IIHS Side Impact
Crashworthiness Evaluation (SICE)
IIHS Small Overlap is very challenging to meet with simultaneous reduction in mass
Highlight benefits of using hot stamped laser welded blanks (HS LWB) door ring (also
called body side outer aperture reinforcement) through part consolidation
HS LWB door ring solution has good Small Overlap Test performance with mass
reduction vs. competitive baseline benchmark using multi-part spot welded design
HS LWB design is lighter due to better joint integrity allowing for optimized gauges
HS LWB door ring solution also meets all other key safety requirements
Showcase mass reduction and performance improvements using HS LWB door ring solution
1. Front Rails were flared for better contact
with the barrier
2. One patch was added on the A Pillar outer
3. Two patches were added on the A Pillar Inner
4. Hot stamped spot welded multi-part design
around door aperture area
5. Usibor® 1500 to Usibor® 1500 spot weld
failure criteria used
Background/Overview
Design Changes on Baseline to meet new IIHS Small Overlap test requirements
Very competitive and contemporary modified baseline design was chosen for comparison
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1
Usibor® 1500
Ductibor® 500 4
HS LWB B-Pillar
Additional 1.20 kg was added per side to meet the requirements
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Reinforcements
Id Material
name
Gauge
(mm)
Mass
(Kg)
6 Usibor® 1500 1.2 1.00
7 HSLA380 1.3 1.41
8 HSLA320 2.0 0.44
9 HSLA280 2.0 0.33
10 HSLA280 2.0 0.28
11 Usibor® 1500 1.3 0.52
Bill Of Materials: Outer Reinforcement
Modified Baseline
Spot-Welded
Multipart Design
Hot Stamped LWB Door
Ring Design with Part
Consolidation
Multi-part Spot Welded Outer
Id Material
name
Gauge
(mm)
Mass
(Kg)
1 Ductibor® 500 1.8 2.90
2 Usibor® 1500 2.0 3.24
3 Usibor® 1500 1.2 1.78
4 Usibor® 1500 1.4 2.94
5 Usibor® 1500 1.4 3.93
HS LWB Door Ring
Id Material
name
Gauge
(mm)
Mass
(Kg)
1a Ductibor® 500 1.8 0.85
1b Usibor® 1500 2.0 2.07
1c Usibor® 1500 1.8 1.66
1d Usibor® 1500 1.4 1.23
1e Usibor® 1500 1.2 2.43
1f Usibor® 1500 1.2 3.53
Reinforcements
Id Material
name
Gauge
(mm)
Mass
(Kg)
2 HSLA280 2.0 0.28
3 HSLA280 2.0 0.33
4 HSLA320 2.0 0.44
5 HSLA380 1.3 1.41
6 Usibor® 1500 1.3 0.52
Total mass = 18.77kg/side Total mass = 14.75kg/side (-4.02 kg/side -21.42%)
1e
1a
1b
1c 1d
1f
2
3
4
5
6
Part consolidation & 21.42% mass savings achieved with equivalent performance
IIHS Small Overlap – Model Setup
Setup Conditions:
Vehicle speed: 40 MPH (64.4 km/h)
Overlap: 25% of vehicle width
Model set up according to IIHS crash test protocol
Small Overlap Rigid Barrier (SORB) or Small Overlap Test
IIHS Small Overlap – Animations
HS LWB door ring Modified Baseline
Modified Baseline & HS LWB door ring have comparable and good structural performance
IIHS Small Overlap – Intrusions
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50
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400
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50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
Lower Hinge
Pillar
Footrest Left Toepan Brake Pedal Rocker Upper Hinge
Pillar
Intr
usio
n (
mm
)
Marginal
Acceptable
Good
Modified Baseline
HS LWB Door Ring
POOR
MARGINAL
ACCEPTABLE
GOOD
Measurement Points
HS LWB door ring design shows lower intrusions especially relevant at two hinge pillars
IIHS Small Overlap - Door Aperture Intrusion
HS LWB door ring design shows lower intrusions in door aperture area
∆x = 26.39
∆x = 24.67
Deformed HS LWB door ring
Deformed modified baseline
Location Modified
Baseline
intrusion
HS LWB
door ring
Intrusion
∆x
Front Door
Hinge Upper
56.11 29.72 26.39
Front Door
Hinge Lower
43.90 19.23 24.67
IIHS Small Overlap – Plastic Deformations Modified Baseline HS LWB door ring
@55ms
• Front rail crushes with shotgun inner.
• Hinge pillar starts crushing.
@55ms
• Front rail crushes with shotgun inner.
• Hinge pillar starts crushing.
BIW side view
HS LWB door ring design shows better load transfer and lower intrusions
@105ms
• Relatively less rotation seen in car
from the top.
• Causes higher plastic deformation of
floor pan, hinge pillar, and A Pillar.
@105ms
• Car starts rotating because of better
load transfer.
• Reduced buckling on A Pillar.
IIHS Small Overlap – Plastic Deformations Modified Baseline HS LWB door ring
BIW side view
HS LWB door ring design shows better load transfer and lower intrusions
IIHS Small Overlap – Plastic Deformations Modified Baseline HS LWB door ring
@160ms
• End of event. Good rebound due to
better joint integrity.
@160ms
• End of event. Limited rebound due to
higher intrusion and plastic
deformation.
BIW side view
HS LWB door ring design shows better load transfer and lower intrusions
IIHS Small Overlap – Plastic Deformations Modified Baseline HS LWB door ring
BIW bottom view
@35ms
• More load transferred to main crash
rails.
• Increases plastic strains in wheel well
and floor pan.
@35ms
• More load transferred to shot gun.
• Effectively reduces plastic strains in
floor pan and main crash rail.
HS LWB door ring design shows better load transfer and lower intrusions
@75ms
• Weld seam integrity is maintained.
• Effectively reduces plastic strains in
floor pan.
@75ms
• Relative movement between hinge
pillar and sill.
• Increases plastic strains in wheel well
and floor pan.
IIHS Small Overlap – Plastic Deformations Modified Baseline HS LWB door ring
BIW bottom view
HS LWB door ring design shows better load transfer and lower intrusions
@110ms
• Continuous Laser weld seam helps
with lower intrusions of floor pan.
• Helps deflection of car around barrier.
@110ms
• More intrusion causes hinge pillar to
slide over side sill causing higher floor
pan crush.
• Hence, higher intrusions.
IIHS Small Overlap – Plastic Deformations Modified Baseline HS LWB door ring
BIW bottom view
HS LWB door ring design shows better load transfer and lower intrusions
A1
IIHS Small Overlap – Section Forces
Equivalent section forces observed due to LWB joint continuity that helps with load transfer
A2 A3
A4 A5 A6 A7
A8 A9
HS LWB door ring
Modified Baseline
IIHS Small Overlap – Section Forces
Improved joint integrity with LWB helps distribute loads to the sill and roof sections
S1 S2 S3 S4
R1
R2
HS LWB door ring
Modified Baseline
IIHS Side Impact– Animation
HS LWB door ring Modified Baseline
Equivalent behavior with HS LWB Door Ring
Modified Baseline HS LWB door ring
Design
Mass (LH+RH) Kg 37.54 29.50
Mass Savings Kg/Vehicle 8.04
Crash
Performance
IIHS SIDE IMPACT
SINCAP
214POLE-AF5
214POLE-AM50
IIHS Small Overlap
IIHS Roof Crush
Stiffness
Performance
Global Bending
Global Torsion
Modal Analysis Bending:
Torsion:
Bending:
Torsion:
Executive Summary
HS LWB door ring saves 8.04kg (21.42%) per vehicle with equivalent or better performance
Validation runs for all key loadcases were performed to confirm HS LWB door ring design meets
all major crash requirements and global stiffness targets were met by adding structural adhesives
Close/at target Close/below target Away from target Above target
Conclusions
For critical loadcases like IIHS Small Overlap and IIHS Side Impact (SICE), load
transfer is key
HS LWB door ring, as opposed to spot welded hot stamped multi-part design,
allows for mass reduction of 8.04 kg due to better joint integrity
Implementation of hot stamped laser welded blanks (HS LWB) door ring helps
save mass, with the same or better crash performance
Optimization of the body side inner design (ongoing) is expected to bring further
mass reduction while meeting crash performance.
Introduction of new hot stampable steel grades like Ductibor® 1000 and
Usibor® 2000 will allow for further weight reduction in future designs
HS LWB Door Ring saves 8.04 kg per vehicle with good performance
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