ArcelorMittal Unveils Truck Frame as Steel Vies With Aluminum
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ArcelorMittal said a new auto frame can cut the weight of a pickup chassis by almost a quarter, the latest step by the largest steelmaker to compete with aluminum for use in energy-efficient vehicles.
The company’s new range of steel products for automakers can save as much as 384 pounds (174 kilograms), or 23 percent of the weight, of a pickup’s cab, box, frame and closures, it said yesterday. Such a reduction would ensure pickups meet European Union emission standards and similar rules being developed in the U.S., Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal said.