Nissan?s Future Weight Reduction Strategy ? Super High Strength Steels

Nissan to use Advanced High Tensile Strength Steel (AHSS) in up to 25 percent of new model parts. Nissan this morning announced it is expanding the use of Advanced High Tensile Strength Steel (AHSS) in to up to 25 percent of the vehicle parts (measured by weight) and installed in future production models as just one of its key vehicle weight reduction initiatives. Nissan, Nippon Steel, Sumitomo Metal, and Kobe Steel have co-developed 1.2 gigapascal (GPa) Ultra High Tensile Strength Steel with High Formability which has been incorporated into the upcoming Infiniti Q50.