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Steel Bumper Systems 5th Edition
Steel Bumper Systems 5th Edition
Steel Bumper Systems 5th Edition
SYSTEMS
for PASSENGER
VEHICLES
and LIGHT
TRUCKS
Fifth Edition, May 2013
An in-depth report on
steel bumper systems,
including information on:
• Material Properties
• Manufacturing
• Product Design
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Steel Bumper Systems for
Passenger Cars and Light Trucks
Fifth Edition
May 2013
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Contents
2.11 SAE J2340 Dent resistant, high-strength and ultra high-strength sheet steel 2-16
2.11.1 Steel grade
2.11.2 Steel type
2.11.3 Hot rolled, cold reduced and metallic coated sheet
2.11.4 Surface conditions for cold reduced and metallic coated sheet
2.11.5 Conditions for hot rolled sheet
2.12 SAE J1562 Zinc and zinc-alloy coated sheet steel 2-18
2.12.1 Galvanizing processes
3. Manufacturing processes
3.1 Stamping 3-1
3.1.1 Stretching
3.1.2 Drawing
3.1.3 Bending
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Contents
3.5.3 Polishing
4. Manufacturing considerations
4.1 Forming considerations 4-1
4.1.1 Guidelines for roll forming high-strength steel
4.1.2 Guidelines for roll forming ultra high-strength steel
4.1.3 General guidelines for stamping high-strength
and ultra high-strength steels
4.1.4 Guidelines for hat sections stamped from
high-strength or ultra high-strength steels
4.1.5 Rules of thumb for high-strength steel stampings
4.2 Welding considerations 4-21
4.2.1 Steel chemistry
4.2.2 High-strength and ultra high-strength steels
4.2.3 Welding processes
4.2.3.1 Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
4.2.3.2 Flux cored arc welding (FCAW)
4.2.3.3 Resistance spot welding (RSW)
4.2.3.4 Resistance projection welding (RPW)
4.2.3.5 Resistance seam welding (RSeW)
4.2.3.6 Resistance projection seam welding (RPSeW)
4.2.3.7 High frequency and induction resistance seam welding (RSeW-HF&I)
4.2.3.8 Upset welding (UW)
4.2.3.9 Friction welding (FRW)
4.2.3.10 Laser beam welding (LBW)
4.2.3.11 Laser beam and plasma arc welding (LBW/PAW)
4.2.4 Weldability of bumper materials
4.2.5 Ranking of welding processes
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Contents
5. Design concepts
5.1 Sweep (roll formed sections) and depth of draw (stampings) 5-1
5.2 Tailor products 5-1
5.3 Latest benchmark bumper beams 5-7
5.4 Bumper weights, materials and coatings 5-14
5.5 Current steel bumper design - passenger cars 5-32
5.5.1 Typical bumper design - North American passenger cars
5.5.2 Typical bumper design - North American and Europe passenger cars
5.6 Current steel bumper design - pickups, full size vans and sport utilities 5-34
5.7 Auto/Steel Partnership high speed steel bumper design - North American passenger cars 5-36
5.7.1 Quantech design criteria for high speed steel bumper system
5.7.2 Flow Chart for high speed system
5.8 Bumper design for pedestrian impact 5-39
5.8.1 Impact tests
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Contents
6.4 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: Bumper Test Protocol (Version VII) 6-9
6.4.1 Requirements
6.4.2 Test vehicles
6.4.3 Impact barrier
6.4.4 Full-overlap impact
6.4.5 Corner impact
6.5 Consumers Union bumper-basher tests 6-13
6.6 Research Council for Automotive Repairs (RCAR) Low-Speed Offset Crash Test 6-13
6.6.1 Requirements
6.6.2 Test vehicle
6.6.3 Front impact
6.6.4 Rear impact
6.7 Research Council for Automotive Repairs (RCAR) Bumper Test 6-17
6.7.1 Requirements
6.7.2 Bumper barrier
6.7.3 Full overlap impact
7. Summary/Conclusions 7-1
8. References 8-1
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Figures
vi
Figures
vii
Tables
2.1 STEEL GRADES FOR POWDER COATED, PAINTED AND CHROME PLATED
FACEBARS 2-3
2.2 STEEL GRADES FOR BRACKETS, SUPPORTS AND REINFORCING BEAMS 2-4
2.3 FSV MATERIALS PORTFOLIO 2-7
2.4 FSV MATERIALS PORTFOLIO (continued) 2-8
2.5 SAE J2329 LOW-CARBON COLD ROLLED SHEET — MECHANICAL
PROPERTIES 2-25
2.6 SAE J2329 LOW-CARBON HOT ROLLED SHEET – MECHANICAL
PROPERTIES 2-25
2.7 SAE J2329 LOW-CARBON HOT & COLD ROLLED SHEET –
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION 2-26
2.8 SAE J2340 DENT RESISTANT SHEET STEEL 2-26
2.9 SAE J2340 HIGH-STRENGTH SOLUTION STRENGTHENED AND LOW-ALLOY
SHEET STEEL 2-27
2.10 SAE J2340 HIGH-STRENGTH RECOVERY ANNEALED SHEET STEEL 2-27
2.11 SAE J2340 ULTRA HIGH-STRENGTH DUAL PHASE & MARTENSITE SHEET STEEL 2-28
2.12 SAE J1562 COATING MASS FOR GALVANIZED SHEET STEEL 2-29
2.13 SAE J403 CARBON STEEL COMPOSITIONS FOR SHEET 2-30
2.14 SAE J405 CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS OF WROUGHT STAINLESS STEELS 2-30
4.1 SAE J2340 STEELS AND STRENGTH GRADES 4-23
4.2 SAE J2340 CHEMICAL LIMITS ON UNSPECIFIED ELEMENTS. 4-23
4.3 RANKING OF WELDING PROCESSES BY BUMPER MATERIAL 4-44
5.1 SWEEP NUMBERS (CAMBER, X, INCHES). 5-3
5.2 SWEEP NUMBERS (CAMBER, X, MILLIMETERS). 5-4
5.3 LATEST BENCHMARK BUMPER BEAMS. 5-12
5.4 ROLL FORMED BUMPER BEAMS - 2009 MODEL YEAR 5-15
5.5 STAMPED FACEBARS - 2009 MODEL YEAR 5-23
5.6 HOT FORMED BUMPER BEAMS - 2009 MODEL YEAR 5-27
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Preface
This publication is the fourth revision of Steel Bumper Systems for
Passenger Cars and Light Trucks. It is a living document. As
experience in its use is gained, further revisions and expansions
will be issued. The standards discussed in this document refer to
the editions of the standards as of January 2013.
AK Steel Corporation
Benteler Automotive
Cosma International
Flex-N-Gate
Nucor Corporation
Shape Corporation
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Introduction
Steel bumper systems fall into two categories: beams and face-
bars. Bumper beams are either roll-formed, hot-stamped, or use
a combination of both manufacturing processes. For example,
the 2011 Ford Mustang bumper beams have roll-formed closed
sections that are subsequently hot-stamped and direct water
quenched. Unlike bumper beams, facebars are exposed and
have an internal supporting structure. They are all stamped
except for the 2011 Ford Raptor bumper which is sheet
hydroformed.
x
Steel is well positioned in the bumper system market with 83%
market share. However, the graphs on page xii show that aluminum
is starting to gain ground as mass reduction becomes more
important to automotive OEMs. Steel bumpers must be further opti-
mized due to the strong focus on weight reduction and improving
vehicle fuel economy. This can be accomplished by increasing the
strength levels of UHSS. In the near future, stronger UHSS will be
available with minimum tensile strengths up to 1900 MPa. Work is
also underway evaluating the use of AHSS in bumper facebar
applications. Bumper suppliers will also be looking harder at
advanced manufacturing technologies to reduce mass. These
include, but are not limited to, tailored blanks, tailor welded coils,
tailor rolled blanks, tailor rolled coils, 3D roll-forming, and sheet
hydroforming.
xi
NORTH AMERICAN BUMPER SYSTEM MARKET
SHARE BY MATERIAL
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
1996 1999 2002 2006 2009 2012
ALUMINUM
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
1996 1999 2002 2006 2009 2012
COMPOSITES
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
1996 1999 2002 2006 2009 2012
STEEL
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1. Bumper systems and components
1-1
FIGURE 1.1
COMMON BUMPER SYSTEMS
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
1-2
1.1.3 Plastic fascia and reinforcing beam system
This system, as shown in Figure 1.1 B, consists of a plastic fascia
and a reinforcing beam that is fastened directly to the vehicle frame
or motor compartment rails. It is primarily used for rear bumper
systems in passenger cars since the crash requirements are less
severe and there is less need for mechanical energy absorbers
and foam.
1-3
1.2.3 Facebar
Facebars (Figure 1.1) are usually stamped from steel with plastic
or stainless steel trim to dress them up. Steel facebars, for formability
reasons, are usually made from steels with a low to medium yield
strength. Higher strength steels are being investigated for facebars
to reduce the thickness and weight. After stamping, steel facebars
are chrome plated or painted for appearance and corrosion
protection reasons.
1-4
1.3 Types of bumper beams
1.3.1 Steel Reinforcing Beams
1-5
FIGURE 1.2
COMMON REINFORCING BEAM CROSS SECTIONS
Hat Section
Roll Formed Box Section
1-6
2. Steel materials
2.1 Introduction
Flat rolled steels are versatile materials. They provide strength and
stiffness with favorable mass-to-cost ratios, and they allow high
speed fabrication. In addition, they offer excellent corrosion
resistance when coated, high energy absorption capacity, good
fatigue properties, high working hardening rates, aging capability,
excellent paintability, and complete recyclability. These characteristics,
plus the availability of high-strength and ultra high-strength steels,
have made sheet steel the material of choice in the automotive
industry.
Numerous steel types and grades offer designers a wide choice for
any given application. Bumper steels with elongations up to 50%
facilitate forming operations. Bumper steels with tensile strengths
over 1900 MPa (280 ksi) facilitate mass reduction.
2-1
2.2 Typical properties of steel grades for facebars
The steel grades that are commonly used for facebars are shown with
their typical properties in Table 2.1. Most facebars are made from high-
strength steel [minimum yield strength higher than 240 MPa (35 ksi)].
Although dual phase steels are not listed in Table 2.1, successful trials
have been completed and facebars are expected to switch over to this
grade for mass reduction.
For comparative purposes, Table 2.1 also includes similar SAE grades.
The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) designates SAE steel
grades. These are four digit numbers which represent chemical
composition standards for steel specifications. It is important to note
that the similar SAE grades are not equivalent grades. That is, there are
minor differences between the SAE grades and the common grades to
which they are similar. The differences might be significant in some
applications. Some OEM’s specify grades that can be proprietary in
nature.
2.3 Typical properties of steel grades for brackets, supports and reinforcing beams
The steel grades that are commonly used for brackets, supports and
reinforcing beams, are shown with their typical properties in Table 2.2.
Most reinforcing beams are made from ultra high-strength steel
[minimum tensile strength greater than 550 MPa (80 ksi)].
For comparative purposes, Table 2.2 also includes similar SAE grades.
It is important to note that the similar SAE grades are not equivalent
grades. That is, there are minor differences between the SAE grades
and the common grades they are similar to. The differences might be
significant in some applications.
All of the high-strength steel grades in Table 2.2 can be supplied with
sufficient formability for the production of stamped brackets, supports
and reinforcing beams. They can also be readily roll formed into
reinforcing beams.
2-2
TABLE 2.1
STEEL GRADES FOR POWDER COATED, PAINTED & CHROME PLATED FACEBARS
TYPICAL PROPERTIES AS-SHIPPED FROM THE STEEL MILL
NOTES:
1008/1010 Low-carbon commercial quality (CQ). Mechanical properties are not certified.
DR Dent resistant quality. Strength increases due to work hardening during forming.
Designation number (e.g. 210) is minimum yield strength in MPa.
XLF Microalloy quality. Strength is obtained through small quantities of alloying elements such as vanadium
and niobium. Designation number (e.g. 50) is minimum yield strength in ksi.
SS Stainless steel
2-3
TABLE 2.2
STEEL GRADES FOR BRACKETS, SUPPORTS AND REINFORCING BEAMS
TYPICAL PROPERTIES AS-SHIPPED FROM THE STEEL MILL
MATERIAL GRADE
GRADE DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION TYPICAL
TYPICAL
TYPICAL
TYPICAL TYPICAL
TYPICAL
TYPICAL
TYPICALTYPICAL
TYPICAL
TYPICAL
TYPICAL
TYPICAL
TYPICAL
TYPICAL
TYPICALSIMILAR
SIMILAR
SIMILAR
SIMILAR
SAESAE
SAE
SAE
( (((COMMON YIELDYIELD TENSILE
TENSILE ELONG
ELONG "n" "n" GRADE
GRADE
N NAME) STRENGTH
STRENGTHSTRENGTH
STRENGTH (%) (%) VALUE VALUE
MPa
M M(ksi) MPa (ksi)
H ( ) ( )
HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL GRADES
HR 50XLF Microalloy 403403
(58.5) 480 (69.6) 31 0.17 J2340 340X
HR 55XLF Microalloy 439439
(63.7) 505 (73.2) 29 0.16 J2340 380X
HR 60XLF Microalloy 475475
(68.9) 531 (77.0) 27 0.15 J2340 420X
HR 70XLF Microalloy 527527
(76.5) 600 (87.0) 26 0.13 J2340 490X
HR 80XLF Microalloy 587587
(85.1) 673 (97.6) 22 0.12 J2340 550X
A Aluminized (CR) 15B21(M) Carbon-Boron 330 (47.9) 500 (72.5) 27 N/A J403 15B21
HDG (CR) 120XF Recovery Annealed 8768(127) 889 (129) 11 N/A J2340 700R
CR 140T Dual Phase 634 (92) 1034 (150) 13 N/A J2340 950DL
CR 590T Dual Phase 371 (54) 634 (92) 24 N/A –
CR 780T Dual Phase 518 (75) 834 (121) 18 N/A –
CR M130HT Martensitic 923 (134) 1055 (153) 5.4 N/A J2340 900M
CR M160HT Martensitic 1020 (148) 1179 (171) 5.1 N/A J2340 1100M
CR M190HT Martensitic 1214 (176) 1420 (206) 5.1 N/A J2340 1300M
CR M220HT Martensitic 1420 (206) 1627 (236) 4.7 N/A J23401500M
EG (CR) M130HT Martensitic 923 (134) 1055 (153) 5.4 N/A J2340 900M
EG (CR) M160HT Martensitic 1020 (148) 1179 (171) 5.1 N/A J2340 1100M
EG (CR) M190HT Martensitic 1214 (176) 1420 (206) 5.1 N/A J2340 1300M
EG (CR) M220HT Martensitic 1420 (206) 1627 (236) 4.7 N/A J23401500M
SS T301 1/4 Hard Condition 517 (75) 862 (125) 25 0.25 J405 S30100
SS T204 20% Cold Worked 7797(113) 1193 (173) 25 0.22 J405 S20400
NOTES:
Tables 2.3 and Table 2.4 show the steel grades and their generalized
properties available for future steel vehicle design including facebars,
brackets, supports, and reinforcing beams. There are currently sufficient
worldwide steel products available globally from steel producers to
meet demand.
2-5
2.5 Elongation versus tensile strength (continued)
It is clear from the graph that most of the traditional steel products
obey an inverse relationship between strength and ductility.
Bucking this trend are the dual phase and complex phase families
of steel products. These products, although available for at least
twenty-five years, have just recently attracted the attention they
deserve for their excellent combination of higher strength and very
good ductility, making them suitable for energy-absorption
applications. Carrying this concept a step further are the TRIP
(TRansformation Induced Plasticity) steels. Although the principles
underlying these steel products were available and understood at
least thirty years ago, only now are these steels becoming available
for automotive body applications. TRIP steels provide further
enhanced potential for energy absorption at thinner gauges, thus
making it possible for a vehicle structure to provide improved
safety at lower mass.
2-6
TABLE 2.3
FSV MATERIALS PORTFOLIO
2-7
TABLE 2.4
FSV MATERIALS PORTFILIO (Continued)
2-8
FIGURE 2.1
ELONGATION VERSUS TENSILE STRENGTH
2-9
FIGURE 2.2
INCREASE IN YIELD STRENGTH THROUGH WORK HARDENING (WH)
AND BAKE HARDENING (BH)
2-10
2.7 Elongation versus tensile strength for hot-formed steel
The implementation of press-hardened applications and the utilization
of hardenable steels are promising alternatives for optimized part
geometries with complex shapes and no springback issues. Hot
stamped or press hardened steels typically use blanks that are
heated up, formed in a press and rapidly cooled. Hot Formed (HF)
steel is typically boron-based, containing 0.002-0.005 percent
boron, and is usually referred to as “boron steel.” (Reference 2.3)
The processes used to produce boron steel bestow a unique
combination of properties. “Direct hot-forming” may be used to
deform the blank in the austenitic state (at high temperatures) or
“indirect hot-forming” may be used to heat and finish the piece after
most forming is completed at room temperature. In either case, the
steel undergoes a series of transitions in elongation and strength (as
shown in Figure 2.3 below), finishing with a rapid cooling to
achieve the final desired mechanical properties.
Parts made from boron steel benefit from several material advantages,
including ultra high-strength and improved (reduced) springback.
The part remains in the die through the cooling phase, and so spring-
back is virtually nonexistent. The use of hot formed boron steel is
growing rapidly due to its ultra high-strength and good forming
properties.
2-11
2.8 Yield strength versus strain rate
More recently, consideration was given to the impact of the rate of
straining of a particular material or component on its performance.
Since steel is a strain rate sensitive material, its yield and tensile
strength increases as the loading rate increases. This provides
further benefits in its ability to sustain and absorb higher loads and
higher input energy, such as in the case of deformation of a
bumper or other structural component. Again, this is not a new
discovery but it was only through the introduction of the advanced
vehicle concepts phase of the ULSAB (UltraLight Steel Auto Body)
development that this benefit of steel began to be introduced in
structural design of automobile components. Considerable effort
was then expended in various laboratories around the world to
generate tensile data at straining rates ranging from quasi-static
(10-3 s-1) to 103 s-1 for many of the above steel grades. The effect
of the higher strain rate on the strength and ductility for TRIP 600
and DP 600 steels is provided in Figures 2.4 and 2.5, respectively.
The data for these steels and other products of interest for bumper
construction are available from many steel producers and can be
made available for use in the design of bumpers and other
energy-absorbing components.
2-12
FIGURE 2.4
STRESS VERSUS STRAIN AT DIFFERENT STRAIN RATES FOR TRIP 600.
THE DATA AT 1000 s-1 WERE OBTAINED USING THE
SPLIT HOPKINSON BAR (SHB) METHOD
FIGURE 2.5
STRESS VERSUS STRAIN AT DIFFERENT STRAIN RATES FOR DP 600.
THE DATA AT 1000 s-1 WERE OBTAINED USING THE
SPLIT HOPKINSON BAR (SHB) METHOD
2-13
2.9 Sheet steel descriptors
Sheet steel is a complex product and there are many methods
used to describe it. The following descriptors are often associated
with automotive sheet steel:
In practice, when specifying sheet steel, most (if not all) of the
above descriptors are required to fully describe the desired steel
product. Published documents, such as those of the Society of
Automotive Engineers (SAE) greatly facilitate the correct
specification of sheet steel. In this context, the relevant SAE
documents are:
2-14
2.10 SAE J2329 Low-carbon sheet steel
This SAE Recommended Practice furnishes a categorization
procedure to aid in selecting low-carbon sheet steel. The system
employs four characters. The first two alphabetic characters
denote hot rolled (HR) or cold rolled (CR) method of manufacture.
The third character defines grade (one through five) based on yield
strength range, minimum tensile strength, minimum percent
elongation, minimum rm value, and minimum n-value.
2-15
2.11 SAE J2340 Dent resistant, high-strength and ultra high-strength sheet steel
This SAE Recommended Practice defines mechanical properties for
dent resistant, high-strength and ultra high-strength sheet steel. The
properties for dent resistant steels are shown in Table 2.8, the
properties for high-strength steels in Tables 2.9 and 2.10, and the
properties for ultra high-strength steels in Table 2.11 (page 2-28).
It should be noted that the yield and tensile strength values for the
ultra high-strength steels covered by J2340 (Table 2.11) are those
commonly used in Europe. For example, J2340 and Europe use
values such as 600, 800, 1000 and 1200. On the other hand,
values such as 590, 780, 980 and 1180 are widely used in North
America and Japan. Currently, SAE’s Iron and Steel Technical
Committee is revising J2340 to cover ultra high-strength steel
grades widely used not only in Europe but also in North America
and Japan.
• The first two characters denote hot rolled (HR) or cold rolled
(CR) method of manufacture.
• The next three or four characters denote the grade of steel.
Minimum yield strength in MPa is used for dent resistant and
high-strength steels and minimum tensile strength in MPa is used
for ultra high-strength steels. Refer to Tables 2.8 - 2.11. The final
set of characters denotes the steel type. Refer to Section 2.9.2.
2-16
2.11.2 Steel type
In Tables 2.6 to 2.9, type is defined by one or two letters as
follows:
The steels in Tables 2.8 to 2.11 can be specified as either hot rolled
sheet or cold rolled sheet in either the bare or metallic coated
condition. Hot-dipped or electrogalvanized coated sheets are
covered by SAE J1562 (Section 2.12). All of the steels shown in
Tables 2.8 to 2.11 may not be commercially available in all types of
coatings. Consult your steel supplier. Also, hot rolled sheet for the
steels shown in Tables 2.8 to 2.11 may not be commercially
available in thicknesses below 1.5-2.5 mm. Again, consult your
steel supplier.
2-17
2.11.4 Surface conditions for cold reduced and metallic coated sheet
Cold reduced and metallic coated sheet steel is available in three
surface conditions:
2-18
2.12.2 Types of coatings
The types of commercially produced metallic coatings include:
• Hot-dip galvanized. Essentially a pure zinc coating applied by
the hot-dip galvanizing process.
• Electrogalvanized. Essentially a pure zinc coating applied by the
electrodeposition galvanizing process.
• Galvannealed. A zinc-iron alloy coating applied by the hot-dip
galvanizing process. The coating typically contains 8-12% iron
by weight.
• Alloy. Aluminum-zinc silicon alloy (55%, 43% and 2% by weight
respectively) and zinc-aluminum alloy (5% aluminum by weight)
coatings are applied by the hot-dip galvanizing process.
Zinc-iron alloy (<20% iron by weight) and zinc-nickel (<20%
nickel by weight) coatings are applied by the electrodeposition
process.
• Exposed
• Semi-exposed
• Unexposed
2-19
2.12.6 Coating designations
SAE J2329 uses a nine-character designation system to identify the
galvanizing process, the E-coating type and mass of each side of
the sheet and surface quality.
HD = hot-dip galvanized
EG = electrogalvanized (electrodeposition)
• The third and fourth characters denote the coating mass of the
unexposed side in accordance with Table 2.12 (page 2-30).
G = pure zinc
A = zinc-iron
N = zinc-nickel
X = other than G, A or N
G = pure zinc
A = zinc-iron
N = zinc-nickel
X = other than G, A or N
E = Exposed
Z = Semi-exposed
U = Unexposed
• The first two characters are the number “10”, which indicate that
the grade is carbon steel.
2-20
2.13.1 Carbon sheet steel
SAE J403 provides compositions for carbon grade sheet steels.
Table 2.13 (page 2-30) shows the compositions for grades 1006
through 1025. SAE J403 provides compositions for grades 1006
through 1095. However, grades above 1025 have relatively low
formability and weldability due to their relatively high carbon
content. Thus, grades above 1025 are seldom used for automotive
sheet applications.
Table 2.14 (page 2-30) shows the chemical compositions for two
stainless steel grades that are appropriate not only for bumper
facebars but also for bumper reinforcing beams.
2-21
2.15 SAE Specification and ordering descriptions
The following examples represent typical specification and
ordering descriptions for automotive sheet steel:
2-22
j) SAE J1562 HD70G20AE Hot-dip galvanized sheet having
a 70g/m2 minimum zinc coating
(Table 2.12) on the unexposed
side and a 20g/m2 minimum
zinc-iron coating (Table 2.12) on
the exposed side for an exposed
application.
2-23
2.16 ASTM A463 Aluminized sheet steel
Aluminized sheet steel is intended principally for heat resisting
applications and for uses where corrosion resistance and heat are
involved. One application is hot formed bumper beams.
Aluminized sheet has an aluminum-silicon alloy on each side
applied by a continuous hot-dip process. The coated sheet has the
surface characteristics of aluminum with the superior strength and
lower cost of steel.
For hot formed bumper beams (see Section 3.4), boron steel with
a Type 1 coating is commonly used. The mechanical properties of
the boron steel are discussed in Section 2.13.2. The Type 1
aluminum coating contains about 10% silicon. The coating weight
(total both sides) is typically 120-160 g/m2 (0.4-0.5 oz/ft2).
2-24
TABLE 2.5
SAE J2329 LOW-CARBON COLD ROLLED SHEET
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
TABLE 2.6
SAE J2329 LOW-CARBON HOT ROLLED SHEET
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
2-25
TABLE 2.7
SAE J2329 LOW-CARBON HOT & COLD ROLLED SHEET
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
TABLE 2.8
SAE J2340 DENT RESISTANT SHEET STEEL
2-26
TABLE 2.9
SAE J2340 HIGH-STRENGTH SOLUTION STRENGTHENED
AND LOW-ALLOY SHEET STEEL
TABLE 2.10
SAE J2340 HIGH-STRENGTH RECOVERY ANNEALED SHEET STEEL
2-27
TABLE 2.11
SAE J2340 ULTRA HIGH-STRENGTH DUAL PHASE & MARTENSITE SHEET STEEL
Type DL = Dual phase with a yield-to-tensile ratio less than or equal to 0.7.
Type DH = Dual phase with a yield-to-tensile ratio greater than 0.7.
Type M = Martensitic.
2-28
TABLE 2.12
SAE J1562 COATING MASS FOR GALVANIZED SHEET STEEL
00 00 NA2 00
20 20 50 30
30 30 60 45
40 40 70 55
45 45 75 60
50 50 80 70
55 55 85 75
60 60 90 80
70 70 100 90
90 90 120 110
98 98 130 130
1. Single spot test. Approximate thickness in microns equals coating mass in g/m2
multiplied by 0.14. Approximate thickness in mils = coating mass in g/m2 multiplied
by 0.006.
2. Not applicable.
2-29
TABLE 2.13
SAE J403 CARBON STEEL COMPOSITIONS FOR SHEET
TABLE 2.14
SAE J405 CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS OF WROUGHT STAINLESS STEELS, %
(maximum unless a range is indicated)
DESIGNATION C Mn P S Si Cr Ni N
S20400 0.030 7.00-9.00 0.040 0.030 1.00 15.00-17.00 1.50-3.00 0.15-0.10
S30100 0.15 2.00 0.045 0.030 1.00 16.00-18.00 6.00-8.00 0.10
2-30
3. Manufacturing processes
3.1 Stamping
The art of science of sheet metal stamping processes are
challenged daily to accommodate higher strength and thinner
materials. Further, these materials must be transformed into more
complex shapes with fewer dies and increased quality in the final
part. And, of course, all must be accomplished while reducing
costs. Such pressures require a rigorous approach to assessing the
current state of a stamping process. A detailed discussion on
stamping operations is given in Reference 4.2. However, an
overview is outlined below.
3.1.1 Stretching
The concept of major and minor strain can be used to describe
different kinds of sheet forming processes. In cases where the sheet
is stretched over a punch, the major strain is always positive. For
stretching, the minor strain is usually positive as well. Different
punch and clamping configurations can create a variety of major
and minor strain levels.
In circle grid analysis (CGA), small circles are etched on the surface of
the steel sheet prior to stamping (Figure 3.1). After stamping, the
deformed circles are compared to the original circles (Figure 3.2).
For the condition of plane strain, the deformed circle is an ellipse
with the minor strain diameter equal to the original diameter of the
underformed circle. A minor strain equal to the major strain is
indicated by an original circle, which remains circular after
deformation. However, the diameter of the circle after deformation
is larger than the diameter before deformation. This condition is
called equi-biaxial stretch because the amount of the stretch is
equal regardless of the direction in the plane of the sheet.
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FIGURE 3.1
TYPICAL CIRCLE GRID PATTERN
FIGURE 3.2
REPRESENTATION OF STRAINS BY ETCHED CIRCLES
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3.1.2 Drawing
When a sheet is pulled into a die cavity, and must contract to flow
into the cavity in areas such as at a corner or in the flange of a
circular cup, the sheet is said to be undergoing drawing. Drawing,
also known as deep drawing, generates compressive forces in the
flange area being drawn into the die cavity. Negative minor strains
are generated. In contrast to failures in stretching, failures in
drawing do not normally occur in the flange area where the
compression and flow of sheet metal is occurring. Instead, necking
and fracture occur in the wall of the stamping near the nose of the
punch. Failure occurs here because the force causing the
deformation in the flange must be transmitted from the punch
through this region. If the force required to deform the flange is too
great, it cannot be transmitted by the wall without overloading the
wall.
3.1.3 Bending
Bending differs from drawing and stretching, because the
deformation present in bending is not homogeneous through the
thickness of the material. For pure bending, where there is no
superimposed tension or compression on the bending process, the
center of the sheet has zero strain. The outer surface is elongated,
with a tensile strain equal to t/2r (t=steel thickness, r=bend radius to
the midpoint of the steel thickness). The inner surface is
compressed, with a compressive strain equal to t/2r. The strain
varies from compressive at the inner radius, through zero at the
midpoint of the thickness, to tensile at the outside radius. In pure
bending, the compressive and tensile strains are equal.
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3.1.5 Forming limits
The measurement of strain provides an important tool for
determining the local deformation that occurs in a complicated
process. Sharply changing levels of strain usually indicate a
localization of deformation and a higher likelihood of necking and
failure during forming. For sheet metal, it has been found that a
limit to the major strain exists for each level of minor strain. This
phenomenon has been studied in the laboratory and has resulted in
the creation of forming limit diagrams.
First, flat sheets of a given material are etched with circles as shown
in Figure 3.1. The flat sheets are then deformed in a variety of
configurations to develop a large range of major and minor strains.
If the forming process for any given configuration is continued until
failure (as defined by localized necking), the major and minor
strains at failure, as shown in Figure 3.2, can be measured for that
configuration.
Roll forming is one of the few sheet metal forming processes that is
confined to a single primary mode of deformation. Unlike most
forming operations that have various combinations of stretching,
drawing, bending, bending and straightening, and other forming
modes, the roll forming process is nothing more than a carefully
designed series of bends. In roll forming, metal thickness is not
changed except for a slight thinning at the bend radii.
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FIGURE 3.3
TYPICAL FORMING LIMIT DIAGRAM
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The roll forming process is particularly suited to the production of
long lengths of complex shapes held to close tolerances. Large
quantities of these parts can be formed with a minimum of handling
and manpower. The process can be continuous by coil feeding and
exit cutting to length. Operations such as notching, slotting,
punching, embossing and curving can easily be combined with con-
tour roll forming to produce finished parts off the exit end of the roll
forming mill. In fact, ultra high-strength steel reinforcing beams,
with sweeps up to 50, only need to have the mounting brackets
welded to them before shipment to the assembly line.
3.3 Hydroforming
There are two types of hydroforming - sheet and tubular. Sheet
hydroforming is typically a process where only a female die is
constructed and a bladder membrane performs as the punch. High
pressure fluid (usually water) forces the bladder against the steel
sheet until it takes the shape of the female die. Sheet hydroforming
has several advantages versus stamping such as lower tooling costs
and less friction during forming. However, it is limited to lower vol-
ume applications due to its higher cycle time.
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3.4 Hot forming
Generally speaking, as the strength of steel increases, its ductility
decreases. One method used to overcome the reduced formability
of ultra high-strength steel is hot forming. Hot formed bumper
beams have very high-strength. They offer not only mass reduction
but also large and compound sweeps. Highly complex beams can
be produced in one piece. The repeatability of dimensions is very
good and there is no springback, a phenomenon which is com-
mon with cold forming processes.
The typical material used for hot stamping is boron steel having
0.22% carbon, 0.002% boron, an as-delivered yield strength of
330 MPa (47.9 ksi), an as-delivered tensile strength of 500 MPa
(72.5 ksi) and a 15-20% elongation. The boron steel may be bare
or aluminized. If aluminized, a hot dip Type 1 coating (10% silicon)
and a coating mass of 120-160 g/m2 (0.7-1.0 mils) are common.
After heating and quenching, a hot formed part has very high
hardness (470 HV). Thus, it is best to punch any required holes
into the blank.
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3.5 Bumper beam coatings
Steel bumper beams are coated for one or more of the following
reasons:
• To improve appearance
• To slow or prevent corrosion
• To increase resistance to wear
The frontside of a facebar is an exposed automotive part and
appearance is critical. However, in addition to appearance, the
coatings applied to facebars made from hot or cold rolled sheet
must also provide adequate corrosion protection and resistance to
rock chipping. Zinc coated sheet is not commonly used for
facebars. One exception, though, is when the thickness of a
facebar is less than 1.00 mm (0.039 inches). In such cases, the zinc
provides the extra corrosion protection and rock-chip resistance
needed to meet design requirements. Successful trials have been
conducted on facebars made from stainless steel. An inherent
advantage of such facebars is their corrosion resistance. Thus,
stainless steel facebars need only be coated to meet appearance
and rock-chip requirements.
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3.5.3 Polishing
In order to achieve a high quality surface after painting or
chromium coating, the steel blanks used to stamp facebars must
be smooth and free of surface defects. Traditionally, hot rolled
sheet has been used for facebars and the following steps taken for
the blanks:
• Ordering to special surface and flatness requirements
• Pickling
• Polishing
• Phosphating and lubricating
3.5.4 Chromium coating
Chromium coatings are applied using the electroplating process,
which places a thin layer of metal on an object through the use of
electricity. Although there are variations, the following steps are
typically used to place a chromium coating on a fabricated facebar:
• Polishing manually or automatically to remove die marks, orange
peel and shock lines introduced during the stamping process.
• Cleaning to remove lubricants, polishing compounds and shop soils.
• Pickling to remove oxides, rust, scale and weld smoke.
• Rinse.
• Semi-bright nickel electroplating.
• Rinse.
• Bright nickel electroplating.
• Rinse.
• Decorative chromium electroplating.
• Rinse.
In the electroplating steps described above, the metal coating is
deposited onto the facebar by applying an electrical potential
between the facebar (cathode) and a suitable anode in the
presence of an electrolyte. The electrolyte usually consists of a
water solution containing a salt of the metal to be deposited and
various other additions that contribute to the electroplating
process. When the metallic salt dissolves in the water, the metal
atoms are freed to move about. The atoms lose one or more
electrons and become positively charged ions. The metallic ions
are attracted to the negatively charged facebar. They coat the
facebar and regain their lost electrons to become metal once again.
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During electroplating, the process is tightly controlled to place the
required thickness of nickel and chromium on the surfaces with
high visibility. The frontside of a facebar must have excellent
appearance and corrosion resistance. Often, a corrosion
resistance of 44 hours using the CASS test outlined in ASTM B368
is specified. To avoid unnecessary cost, the electroplating process
is designed to place an absolute minimum of nickel and chromium
on the hidden surfaces.
3.5.5 Conversion coating
Phosphate conversion coatings are employed to enhance paint
adhesion. By enhancing paint adhesion, they indirectly enhance
corrosion resistance. There are several varieties of phosphate
coatings (e.g., iron, zinc or manganese).
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3.5.7 Paint coating
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3.5.9 Powder coating
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4. Manufacturing considerations
Do:
• Select the appropriate number of roll stands for the material
being formed. Remember that the higher the steel strength,
the greater the number of stands required on the roll former.
Don’t:
• Do not roll form with worn tooling, as the use of worn tools
increases the severity of buckling.
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4.1.2 Guidelines for roll forming ultra high-strength steel.
All of the ultra high-strength steels in Table 2.3 can be roll formed,
pre-pierced and swept after roll forming.
4.1.3 General guidelines for stamping high-strength and ultra high-strength steels.
All of the high-strength streels in Table 2.1 may be stamped into
bumper beams. Additionally, some ultra high-strength steels in Table
2.2, such as 120X, 590T, 780T and 140T, may be stamped, bend
stretched, drawn and flanged.
PRODUCT DESIGN
• Avoid designing parts that require a draw forming operation
(i.e., metal must flow or stretch off the binder).
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• Keep the depth of the part to a minimum when the part
has excessive sweeps in the plan view or elevation.
DIE PROCESS
• Try to form the parts completely to the depth desired in
the first forming operation.
DIE DESIGN
• Maintain die forming radii as sharp as possible. Try to
fold the metal rather then stretch it over a radius. Folding
reduces curl of the sidewalls and springback of the weld
flanges.
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FIGURE 4.1 a)
RULES OF THUMB - SPRINGBACK
3) Undercut the lower die steel and let the metal overbend.
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FIGURE 4.1 b)
RULES OF THUMB - SPRINGBACK
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FIGURE 4.1 c)
RULES OF THUMB - SPRINGBACK
11) By adding a horizontal step along the flange, the flange is stiffened,
resulting in reduced springback.
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FIGURE 4.2
RULES OF THUMB - DIE FLANGE STEELS
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FIGURE 4.3
RULES OF THUMB - HAT SECTION
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FIGURE 4.4
RULES OF THUMB - RADIUS SETTING
When forming a hat section, the action of the die can aid the
retention of shape by setting the corner radii.
1) As the flange steels make contact with the sheet metal blank, an
initial crown is formed.
2) The flange steels then enter over the die-post radii and force the
metal to conform to the lower die. The crown remains in the
part. It is best if both sides enter simultaneously.
3) The die is now very close to its home position. The crown
remains and the lower flanges are starting to form.
4) As the die is closed, the lower flanges are formed with corner
radii as sharp as possible. The top corners are forced outward
as the crown is hit home by the upper die. If the part retains a
crown, then a negative crown can be incorporated to minimize
springback.
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FIGURE 4.5 a)
RULES OF THUMB - COMBINATION FORM & FLANGE DIE
The die initially forms the contour in the developed blank using the
upper pressure pad. The metal is then locked, using the lock beads
to prevent feeding the metal in from the ends. The metal is allowed
to flow in freely from the sides without restrictions within the ring,
just a metal thickness apart to stop wrinkling.
The flange steels are maintained as sharp as possible, and the side
walls are tight. This procedure controls the springback and sidewall
curl in order to produce a quality part. If the part is straight, see
Figure 4.4 for more information.
1) The upper pressure pad gives the sheet metal blank its initial
contour and holds the blank in location.
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FIGURE 4.5 b)
RULES OF THUMB - COMBINATION FORM & FLANGE DIE
AIR PINS
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FIGURE 4.6
RULES OF THUMB - FORMING BEADS
2) Lock beads are generally used to stop the metal from moving.
This condition is pure stretch. In general, it is recommended that
this type of bead be avoided in dies used to form high-strength
steel material.
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FIGURE 4.7
RULES OF THUMB - FORMING AN EMBOSS
1) This formation is totally within the part’s perimeter and does not
extend to the trim.
2) This example shows the formation open to the part’s trim edge.
This formation causes excess or loose metal along the edge.
Therefore, it is recommended that a short flange and/or small
bead be added to stiffen and eliminate this condition.
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FIGURE 4.8
RULES OF THUMB - EDGE SPLITTING
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FIGURE 4.9
RULES OF THUMB - PART DESIGN
3) The above diagram shows how these darts and notches could be
applied to an HSS part.
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FIGURE 4.10
RULES OF THUMB - DIE CONSTRUCTION
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FIGURE 4.11
RULES OF THUMB - DEVELOPED BLANKS
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FIGURE 4.12
RULES OF THUMB - TRIMMING
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FIGURE 4.13
RULES OF THUMB - DIE SHEAR
In order to prolong the die life of either a blank or trim die, die
shear must be added.
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4.1.4 Guidelines for hat sections stamped from high-strength or ultra high-strength steels.
Basic guidelines for designing and processing hat section parts of
high-strength or ultra high-strength steel are (Reference 6.3):
Do:
• Form channels as close to finished shape as possible.
Don’t:
• Assume high-strength and ultra high-strength steel will
behave like mild steel.
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4.2.1 Steel chemistry
Welding procedures must suit the chemistry of the steel grade being
welded. Steel specifications traditionally set limits on the main elements
in a steel grade (e.g., carbon, manganese). However, most steel
grades contain additional elements that have not been specified.
Thus, when selecting suitable welding procedures, it is important to
identify the levels of any unspecified elements in a bumper steel
grade. Recommended Practice, SAE J2340 (Reference 6.4), recognizes
this fact and places limits on unspecified elements. The high-strength
and ultra high-strength steels covered by SAE J2340 are shown in
Table 4.1. The unspecified elements permitted in the SAE J2340
grades are shown in Table 4.2.
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TABLE 4.1
SAE J2340 STEELS AND STRENGTH GRADES
Ultra High-Strength Dual Phase DH & DL 500, 600, 700, 800, 950, 1000
Ultra High-Strength Low Carbon Martensite M 800, 900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500
TABLE 4.2
SAE J2340 CHEMICAL LIMITS ON UNSPECIFIED ELEMENTS
2) Maximum phosphorus shall be less than 0.050 on grades 180A & 180B.
3) The sum of Cu, Ni, Cr and Mo shall not exceed 0.50% when none of these elements are specified.
When one or more of Cu, Ni, Cr or Mo are specified, the sum limit of 0.50% does not apply. However,
the individual limits for the unspecified elements apply.
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4.2.3.1 Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
This process, schematically illustrated in Figure 4.15a), utilizes a
direct current electrical power supply with the electrode positive
(DCEP). The positive electrode attracts electrons flowing in the circuit.
The electrons act to melt the electrode wire that deposits within
the weld metal, mixing with molten material from the base metal.
Shielding to prevent oxidation of the hot wire and molten weld
pool region is provided by an inert shielding gas directed into the
weld region by the gas nozzle. The consumable electrode material
is selected to match the strength (and other important characteristics)
of the base metal. The wire guide and contact tube must be
periodically replaced in order to maintain good electrical contact.
Also, the gas nozzle must be occasionally cleaned of spattered
material.
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FIGURE 4.14
GAS METAL ARC WELDING (GMAW)
a) SCHEMATIC
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In GMAW, the shielding gas (used for atmospheric shielding) also
affects the type of metal transfer in the process, penetration depth,
and the bead shape. These factors are schematically illustrated in
Figure 4.14c). The ionization potential of the gas is the ability of the
gas to give up electrons and is the characteristic that determines the
plasma characteristics of the arc. The ionization potential (IP) of the
gas can have an effect on welding characteristics such as arc heat,
stability, & starting:
Surface tension of the weld pool and metal droplets are also affected
by the type of shielding gas. Surface tension affects:
Advantages Limitations
• High deposition rates • Equipment is more expensive and
• High Productivity complex than some manual welding
• No slag removal processes
• Continuous welding • Process variants/metal transfer
• Easily automated mechanisms make the process more
• Joint fit-up tolerance complex and the process window more
difficult to control
• Restricted access (the GMAW gun is
larger than other electrode holders)
• Spatter
• Porosity (especially with coated materials)
• Higher heat input than some processes
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GMAW equipment is more expensive than most manual welding
equipment. The complexity of process variants makes process
control more difficult, thus requiring experienced personnel. The
weld gun may have difficulty reaching into restricted spaces; thus,
design of parts and supplemental machinery must be considered.
Spatter and porosity discontinuities may occur if process parameters
are not fairly accurately controlled, leading to the need for weldment
inspection and possibly clean up and post weld repair. Finally,
heat input may need to be controlled, particularly when welding
high-strength and ultra high-strength bumper steels.
Each variant uses different agents in the flux core. Usually, self-
shielded FCAW contains significant quantities of gas forming powder
that make this variant useful in outdoor conditions where wind
would blow away a shielding gas. The fluxing agents in self-shielded
FCAW are designed not only to shield the weld pool and metal
droplets from the atmosphere, but also to deoxidize the weld pool.
In gas-shielded FCAW, supplemental shielding gas is provided.
Thus, the flux generates only a secondary source of gas shielding
from the atmosphere. The main role of the flux is to support the
weld pool for out-of-position welds. Gas-shielded FCAW is often
used to increase the productivity of out-of-position welding and to
achieve deeper penetration welds.
Advantages Limitations
• High deposition rates • Slag must be removed
• Deep penetration • More smoke and fumes than GMAW
• High-quality • Spatter
• Less pre-cleaning • FCAW wire is expensive
than GMAW • Equipment is more expensive and
• Slag covering helps complex than that for manual
with larger welding
out-of-position welds
• Self-shielded FCAW
is draft tolerant
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FIGURE 4.15
FLUX CORED ARC WELDING (FCAW)
a) SCHEMATIC
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In summary, the FCAW process offers deeper penetration and
higher deposition rates than the GMAW process, particularly in
out-of-position welds. Perhaps one of the most important advantages
of FCAW, particularly in bumper welding, is a tolerance for material
that has not been rigorously cleaned as the flux aids in the cleaning
operation during welding. However, slag must be removed from
the weldment, and smoke must be removed from the
manufacturing environment. If weld parameters are not set properly,
spatter on the weldment may become a problem.
a) SCHEMATIC
b) LOBE CURVE
FIGURE 4.17
RESISTANCE PROJECTION WELDING (RPW)
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The advantages and limitation of RSW are:
Advantages Limitations
• High speed, (<0.1 • Higher equipment costs than arc
seconds in automotive welding
spot welds) • Surface indentation
• Excellent for sheet • Nondestructive testing
metal applications • Low tensile and fatigue strength
[thickness <6.4 mm • Not portable
(0.25 inches)] • Electrode wear
• No filler metal • Lap joint requires additional metal
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Projection welding is not limited to sheets. Any joint whose projection
(contact area) is small compared to the thickness of the parts being
welded is a candidate for projection welding.
Advantages Limitations
• Satisfactory heat • Requires an additional operation to
balance for welding form projections
difficult combinations • Requires accurate control of projection
• Uniform results height and precise alignment of the
• Increased output welding dies with multiple welds
because welds are • Requires higher capacity equipment
being made than spot welding
simultaneously • Sheet metal thickness limited by ability
• Longer electrode life to form projections
• Welds may be closely
spaced
• Parts easily welded in
assembly fixture
• Improved surface
appearance
• Parts welded that
cannot be resistance
spot welded
In resistance spot welding, if the welds are too closely spaced, the
welding current is shunted through a previously finished weld. In
RPW, multiple welds may be made simultaneously. Thus, shunting
is less of an issue and welds may be more closely spaced than in
resistance spot welding. However, if more that three projections
are welded simultaneously, the height of the projections must be
uniform to avoid some projections fusing before others have made
contact. Alternately, ample pressure in conjunction with a double
weld cycle (one schedule) may be run. The first weld should be
short in time and high in current. The first hit buries and evens out
the projections. The second weld should be longer in time and
lower in current. The second hit tempers the welds.
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Small parts, such as brackets or handles, are difficult to locate in a
spot welding machine, which results in misplaced spots or extruded
metal. Neat embossing would be less unsightly and a fitted electrode
would not mark the exposed surface.
Power supply and control governs the frequency with which current
is applied to the workpiece. Depending on this frequency and the
speed with which the material is being welded, the weld will be a
continuous seam weld, an overlapping seam weld or a roll spot
weld as illustrated in Figure 4.18a).
Typical lobe curves for RSeW are presented in Figures 4.18b) and
c)(Reference 4.7). The major variables that control the quality of
seam welds are current (impulse or continuous), speed and force.
These variables are plotted for both uncoated and hot-dip galvanized
steels. It can be noted that as the speed increases, a limit is
reached where a non-continuous seam is produced. Likewise, as
the current is increased, a point is reached where surface eruptions
or expulsion occurs and the copper from the electrodes melts and
may cause additional cracking. In general, increased electrode
force tends to increase the acceptable lobe size and move it to
higher current levels. For coated steels, the speed tends to be
reduced and the current increased.
Advantages Limitations
• High Speed • Higher equipment costs than arc welding
• Excellent for sheet • Power line demands
metal applications • Nondestructive testing
[<6.35mm • Low tensile and fatigue strength
(0.25 inches)] • Not portable
• No filler metal • Electrode wear
• Ability to produce • Lap joint requires additional metal
leak-tight joints
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FIGURE 4.18
RESISTANCE SEAM WELDING (RSeW)
CURRENT, kA
CURRENT, kA
Non-Continuous Units
Seam as per
b
FO
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RC
RC
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min min
lb
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a) SEAM VARIATIONS b) LOBE CURVE FOR UNCOATED c) LOBE CURVE FOR HOT-DIP
LOW CARBON STEEL GALVANIZED LOW CARBON STEEL
FIGURE 4.19
RESISTANCE PROJECTION SEAM WELDING (RPSeW)
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The advantages of high speed, applicability to sheet materials and
no need for filler metal make RSeW ideally suited for the closure
welding of bumper beam tubes in a high speed automated fabrication
line. Often these lines consist of a steel coil (slit to the proper
width) being fed from a pay-off reel into a continuous roll forming
line. The line forms the required tubular cross section. The seam
welder then closes the open tube. The formed and welded tubular
section may then go through an induction heat-treating device or
into a sweep forming device, and finally into a cutter, which cuts
the beam to length.
The shape of the projection has been studied and both the continuous
projection geometry and the dimple projection geometry (as
illustrated in Figure 4.19b), have been successfully used. The
continuous projection makes a continuous weld, but requires more
total energy input. The dimple projection makes an intermittent
seam; but requires less total energy input.
Advantages Limitations
• Satisfactory heat • Requires an additional operation to form
balance for welding projections
difficult combinations • Requires accurate control of projection
• Uniform results height and precise alignment of the
• Reduced total energy welding dies
consumption • Sheet metal thickness limited by
• Longer electrode life ability to form projections
• Parts easily welded
in assembly fixture
surface
• Improved surface
appearance
• Parts welded that
cannot be resistance
spot welded
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The advantages of RPSeW are: heat balance problems are solved,
the welds are uniform, welding speed is increased and total energy
consumption is reduced. The preparation of the projection, however,
requires an additional step. This issue may not be too great a
concern if the projection is formed on the same roll forming line
used to make a part. However, control of the projection size and
design is still an issue.
4.2.3.7 High frequency and induction resistance seam welding (RSeW - HF&I)
High frequency welding includes those processes in which the
coalescence of metals is produced by the heat generated from the
electrical resistance of the work to high frequency current, usually
with the application of an upsetting force to produce a forged
weld.
There are two processes (Reference 4.9) that utilize high frequency
current to produce the heat for welding: high frequency resistance
welding (HFRW), as illustrated in Figure 4.20a), and high frequency
induction welding (HFIW), sometimes called induction resistance
welding, as illustrated in Figure 4.20b). The heating of the work in
the weld area and the resulting weld are essentially identical with
both processes. With HFRW, the current is conducted into the
work through electrical contacts that physically touch the work.
With HFIW, the current is induced in the work by coupling with an
external induction coil. There is no physical electrical contact with
the work. A characteristic of high frequency current is that it travels
as close to the “vee” edge as possible, thus treating only the
surfaces that are to be welded.
The fit of the surfaces to be joined and the manner in which they
are brought together is important if high-quality joints are to be
produced. Flux is not usually used but can be introduced to the
weld area in an inert gas stream. Inert gas shielding of the welding
area is generally needed only for joining reactive metals such as
titanium and certain stainless steel products.
Advantages Limitations
• Produces welds with • Special care must be taken to avoid
very narrow heat- radiation interference in the plant’s
affected zones vicinity
• High welding speed • Uneconomical for products required
and low power in small quantities
consumption • Needs proper fit-up
• Able to weld very • Hazards of high frequency current
thin wall tubes
• Minimizes oxidation
and discoloration as
well as distortion
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FIGURE 4.20
HIGH FREQUENCY AND INDUCTION RESISTANCE SEAM WELDING (RSeW-HF&I)
FIGURE 4.21
UPSET WELDING (UW)
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High frequency welding processes offer several advantages over
low frequency and direct current resistance welding processes.
One characteristic of the high frequency processes is that they can
produce welds with very narrow heat-affected zones. The high
frequency welding current tends to flow only near the surface of
the metal because of the “skin effect” and along a narrow
controlled path because of the “proximity effect”. The heat for
welding, therefore, is developed in a small volume of metal along
the surfaces to be joined. A narrow heat-affected zone is generally
desirable because it tends to give a stronger welded joint than the
wider zone produced by many other welding processes. With
some alloys, the narrow heat-affected zone and absence of cast
structure may eliminate the need for post-weld heat treatment to
improve the metallurgical characteristics of the welded joint. The
shallow and narrow current flow path results in extremely high
heating rates and therefore, high welding speeds and low-power
consumption. A major advantage of the continuous high frequency
welding processes is their ability to weld at very high speeds. high
frequency welding can also be used to weld very thin wall tubes.
Wall thicknesses down to 0.13mm(0.005 inches) is presently being
welded on continuous production mills. The processes are
adaptable to many steels including low carbon, low-alloy and
stainless steels. Because the time at welding temperature is very
short and the heat is localized, oxidation and discoloration of the
metal as well as distortion of the part are minimal.
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4.2.3.8 Upset welding (UW)
UW is a resistance welding process that produces coalescence
over the entire area of faying surfaces, or progressively along a
butt joint, by the heat obtained from the resistance to the flow of
welding current through the area where those surfaces are in
contact. Usually DC current is used for the heating, with the
parts clamped in electrical contacting dies, one stationary and
the other movable as illustrated in Figure 4.21a). Pressure is used
to complete the weld.
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4.2.3.9 Friction welding (FRW)
FRW is a process that produces a weld under a compressive
force (Reference 4.10). As illustrated in Figure 4.22a), the work
pieces are brought into contact and rotated very rapidly to
produce heat. Usually one piece is rotated against a stationary
piece to produce the heat at the junction. The rotation time and
force are adjusted until the temperature in the joint reaches the
forging temperature of the material at which time the rotation is
stopped and an axial force is applied to forge weld the pieces
together. As such, the process is a solid-state bonding process.
Advantages Limitations
• Faster than most • Start-up cost is high
other processes • Parts must be able to rotate about an
• Can join dissimilar axis of symmetry
material together • Free machining alloys are difficult to
(e.g.) Copper to weld
steel • Non-forgeable materials cannot be
• Easily automated friction welded
for high-volume
production
Two basic types of lasers are used in welding: solid-state and gas
(Reference 4.10). Solid-state lasers are made of a single elongated
crystal rod. Nd:YAG (a doped crystal of neodymium with yttrium,
aluminum, and garnet) is the most common solid-state laser used
for welding today. The end surfaces of the rod are ground flat
and parallel. These ends usually have a reflectivE-coating placed
on them. While one end is totally reflective, the other end is partially
reflective, leaving a small area for photons to escape. The Nd
ions excite their electrons to a higher energy level. By doing this,
photons are emitted at a wavelength of 1.06 microns. After the
photons are emitted, the electrons are allowed to return to their
original state.
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FIGURE 4.22
FRICTION WELDING (FRW)
FIGURE 4.23
LASER BEAM WELDING (LBW)
b) BEAM FOCUS
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The most common gas laser is the carbon dioxide laser (see
Figure 4.23a). It is also the laser used for most welding applications.
An electrical charge excites the carbon dioxide molecules, which
on their return to their normal energy state emit some photons.
Much like solid-state lasers, reflective surfaces are placed at the
ends of the tube in which the gas is contained. The one end is
totally reflective, while the other allows a small amount of light to
pass. This light is emitted at a wavelength of 10.6 microns.
Factors affecting the choice between gas and solid-state lasers are:
Advantages Limitations
• Single pass weld • High initial start-up costs
penetration in • Part fit-up and joint tracking are
steel up to 19mm critical
(0.75 inches) thick • Not portable
• Materials need • High cooling rates may lead to
not be conductive material problems
• No filler metal
required
• Low heat input
produces low
distortion
LBW advantages include the very rapid weld travel speed and
the low heat input that results in very little distortion. However,
initial equipment costs for laser welding are high. Additional
costs to assure good part fit-up may be of some disadvantage.
Coatings on steel can be a problem in plume formation through
which the laser beam cannot adequately penetrate. Fume control
shielding gas may be required.
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4.2.4 Weldability of bumper materials
The heat of welding causes changes in the microstructures and
mechanical properties in a region of heated steel that is referred
to as the heat-affected zone (HAZ). The resulting microstructure
in the HAZ will depend on the composition of the steel and the
rate at which the steel is heated and cooled. The degree of
hardening in the HAZ is an important consideration determining
the weldability of a carbon or low-alloy steel. Weldability and
resistance to hydrogen cracking generally decrease with increasing
carbon or martensite in the weld metal or the HAZ, or both.
CE = C + Mn + Cr + Mo + V + Ni + Cu
6 5 15
Generally, steels with low CE values (e.g., 0.2 to 0.3) have excellent
weldability; however, the susceptibility to underbead cracking
from hydrogen increases when the CE exceeds 0.40.
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TABLE 4.3
RANKING OF WELDING PROCESSES BY BUMPER MATERIAL
WELDING PROCESSES 3, 4
RSeW-HF&1
LBW/PAW
BUMPER MATERIAL
GMAW
RPSeW
FCAW
RSeW
RPW
RSW
FRW
LBW
MATERIAL1 STANDARD2
UW
UNCOATED
CQ SAEJ2329 (Grade 1) B B B B B B B b b b b
DQSK SAEJ2329 (Grades 2 & 3) B B B B B B B b b b b
DQAK SAEJ2329 (Grades 2 & 3) B B B B B B B b b b b
35XLF SAEJ1392 (035XLF) B B B B B B B b b b b
50XLF SAEJ1392 (050XLF) B B B B B B B b b b b
55XLF SAEJ1392 Modified B B B B B B B b b b b
80XLF SAEJ1392 (080XLF) B B B B B B B b b b b
120XF SAEJ2340 (830R) b b B B B B B b b b b
135XF SAEJ2340 Modified b b B B B B B b b b b
140T SAEJ2340 (950DL) b b B B B b B b b b b
M190HT SAEJ2340 (1300M) b b b b b b b b b b b
10B21 (Modified) SAEJ403 (10B21 Modified) B B g g b g B b b b b
COATED
HDG/EG — b b g g g g g b b p p
1. Refer to Section 4.2.5 and Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 5.4 and 5.5 for bumper material definitions and properties.
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All of the materials in Table 4.3 are commonly used for production
bumpers. Examples are given in Tables 5.4 and 5.5 along with a
description of each bumper material. In Table 4.3, the welding
processes are ranked for the following materials:
1. CQ Commercial quality
2. DQSK Drawing quality, special killed de-oxidation
practice.
3. DQAK Drawing quality, aluminum killed.
4. 35XLF High-strength low-alloy with sulphide inclusion
control, low carbon, 240 MPa (35 ksi) yield
strength.
5. 50XLF High-strength low-alloy with sulphide inclusion
control, low carbon, 345MPa (50ksi) yield
strength.
6. 55XLF High-strength low-alloy with sulphide inclusion
control, low carbon, 380MPa(55ksi) yield
strength.
7. 80XLF High-strength low-alloy with sulphide inclusion
control, low carbon, 550MPa (80ksi) yield
strength.
8. 120XF High-strength low-alloy with sulphide inclusion
control, low carbon 830MPa (120ksi) yield
strength.
9. 135XF High-strength low-alloy with sulphide inclusion
control, low carbon 920MPa (135ksi) yield
strength.
10. 140T Dual phase structure contains martensite in
ferrite matrix, excellent formability prior to strain
aging, 965MPa (140ksi) tensile strength.
11. M190HT Martensitic quality, 1310MPa (190ksi) tensile
strength.
12. 10B21 Carbon-Boron steel, 1140MPa (165ksi) yield
(Modified) strength after hot forming and quenching.
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The following is an overall explanation of the rankings assigned in
Table 4.3:
Figure 4.24 also indicates that some steel materials undergo softening
and a loss of strength in the heat-affected zone (e.g., microalloy,
dual phase, recovery annealed and martensitic materials). Lower
heat input during welding helps reduce the degree of softening.
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FIGURE 4.24
HARDNESS IN HEAT-AFFECTED ZONE OF ARC WELDS
Hardness
4-46
FIGURE 4.25
RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING COMPARISON
c) GALVANIZED SHEET
4-47
Each lobe is a three dimensional diagram. The larger rectangular
plane in a lobe represents the base line of weldability. This
base line diminishes into the depth of the page to a smaller
plane. The reduction in plane size represents sensitivity to
some weld parameter such as electrode force. Thus, when
the two planes are almost the same size, the material is weldable
over a wide range of parameters. On the other hand, if one
plane is considerably smaller than the other, weldability losses
are expected with a change in parameter. For galvanized sheets,
the coating has a marked effect on weldability. To represent
the effect of the coating, a square has been placed onto the
smaller plane.
The hot and cold rolled XLF materials have excellent weldability.
They closely match the weldability of CQ and DQ. The XLF
materials obtain their strength from microalloying elements
(precipitation hardening) and controlled rolling (fine grain
size). During welding, loss of precipitation hardening and
grain growth may occur, resulting in strength loss in the heat-
affected zone. Usually, the effect is minimal and does not hinder
the application of XLF materials.
120XF and 135XF hot and cold rolled sheets generally obtain
their strength through cold work and recovery annealing.
While there is no problem welding these materials, a reduction
in hardness and strength in the heat-affected zone can occur.
Using the lowest current and shortest weld time prevents over
welding and improves heat-affected zone strength.
Weldability tests on hot and cold rolled dual phase (e.g. 140T)
steels show they respond very similar to other steels at their
strength level.
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Galvanized coatings add a complexity to welding. In general, as
the strength level of the base steel increases, weldability decreases.
Also, as strength increases, the required electrode force increases.
The effect of the coating on the electrode, plus the higher welding
force, cause reduced weldability as indicated by the smaller
operating windows for galvanized materials. Coatings also
reduce electrode life; thus, the condition of the electrodes must
be closely monitored during welding. Frequent dressing or
replacement of the electrodes is required.
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5. Design concepts
A laser welded blank joins two or more flat steel blanks together
with laser welding prior to forming. The blanks can have different
strengths and thicknesses so that the formed end product has
extra thickness and/or strength where it is needed. Examples of
laser welded blanks are shown in Figure 5.3.
Both laser welded blanks and tailor rolled blanks have been
implemented into production for bumper beams and are considered
a viable method of mass reduction for steel bumper systems.
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FIGURE 5.1
DEFINITION OF SWEEP
5-2
TABLE 5.1
SWEEP NUMBERS (CAMBER, X, INCHES)
5-3
TABLE 5.2
SWEEP NUMBERS (CAMBER, X, MILLIMETERS)
5-4
FIGURE 5.2
DEFINITION OF DEPTH OF DRAW
5-5
FIGURE 5.3
EXAMPLES OF TAILOR WELDED BLANKS
5-6
5.3 Latest benckmark bumper beams
Examples of recent bumper beams are given in Table 5.3 and Figures
5.4 and 5.5. The examples clearly illustrate that steel bumper beams
readily meet the challenges faced by bumper designers -styling,
weight, cost and structural integrity.
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FIGURE 5.4
ROLL FORMED BEAMS
5-8
FIGURE 5.5
STAMPED FACEBARS
5-9
FIGURE 5.6
HOT-FORMED BEAMS
5-10
FIGURE 5.7
SHEET HYDROFORMED FACEBAR
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TABLE 5.3
LATEST BENCHMARK BUMPER BEAMS
2012 Nissan Juke 3.3 kg Roll Forming Rear 190T / 1.1 mm Lightweight roll formed bumper with
1300MPa UHSS M190
2012 Honda CRV 5.8 kg Roll Forming Front 190T / 1.2 mm Variable radii roll formed UHSS B-section
1300MPa
2010 Ford Raptor Facebar = 9.7 kg Sheet Front Mild Steel 1.6 mm Industry first sheet hydroformed facebar
Assembly = 18.7 kg Hydroforming
2012 Dodge Ram 1500 28.2 kg Stamping Front 035XLF 1.8 mm The EA system is specially designed and tuned
to allow multiple front bumper modules
2012 Toyota Tundra 25.9 kg Stamping Rear Mild Steel 1.6 mm Full-size, deep-drawn bumper with lightweight
bracing
2012 Lincoln Navigator Beam = 2.6 kg Roll Forming Front 120XF 1.7 mm Low cost design with crash compatibility
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2012 Ford Mustang 4.5 kg Roll/Hot Front MnB 1500 1.2 mm 1500 MPa boron steel with closed section,
Forming (ACCRA) aluminized coating, and variable sweep / section
2012 Jaguar XF 5.6 kg Roll/Hot Rear 22MnB5 1.2 mm 1500 MPa boron steel with closed section,
Forming (ACCRA) aluminized coating, and variable sweep / section
2012 Ford Focus (C346) 9.48 kg Hot Stamped Front 10B21MnB 1.8 mm Global design produced in North America,
Europe, Russia and China
2013 Ford Escape (C520) 10.47 kg Hot Stamped Front 10B21MnB 1.7 mm Carry over press parts from C346
2013 Ford Escape 7.4 kg Roll Forming Rear M190T 1.8 mm Lightweight, ultra high-strength steel bumper
solution
TABLE 5.3 (continued)
LATEST BENCHMARK BUMPER BEAMS
DEFINITIONS
XLF — High-strength low-alloy (HSLA) with low carbon. Formability of this quality is superior to XF quality.
Designation number is yield strength in ksi.
T — Martensitic quality.
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5.4 Bumper weights, materials and coatings
Beams produced by the roll forming production method are
shown in Table 5.4, beams produced by the cold stamping
method are shown in Table 5.5 and beams produced by the hot
forming method are shown in Table 5.6. This data may be used to
establish bumper beam benchmarks.
In Tables 5.4, 5.5 and 5.6, the bumper beams are grouped by
steel grade. The steel grades are defined in the Notes at the end
of each table (see also Tables 2.1 and 2.2). For any given steel
grade, the bumper beams are listed in decreasing order of steel
beam thickness. The vehicle make and model is given for each
beam.
There are five weight columns in Tables 5.4, 5.5 and 5.6. The first
column indicates the weight of the roll formed, cold stamped or
hot formed beam itself. For facebars, the weight is that of a
painted beam. Chrome facebars are 0.37 kg (1.0 pound) heavier.
The second column is the weight of any reinforcements welded to
the plain beam. The third column is the combined weight of the
plain beam and attached reinforcements. The fourth column
tabulates the weight of mounting brackets. The fifth column is the
weight of a plain bumper beam, its reinforcements and its
mounting brackets. It should be noted that many spaces in the
five weight columns are left blank. A blank space indicates that
the weight being tabulated is unavailable.
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TABLE 5.4
ROLL FORMED BUMPER BEAMS
2009 MODEL YEAR
TABLE 5.4
ROLL FORMED BUMPER BEAMS
2009 MODEL YEAR
STEEL THICKNESS MAKE MODEL FRONT OR WEIGHT [kg (pounds)] STEEL BUMPER SUPPLIER ASSEMBLY SWEEP SWEEP
GRADE1 [mm (inches)] REAR PRODUCT COATING LINE NUMBER RADIUS
Performance Mounting
BUMPER Beam Subtotal Total COATING mm (inches)
Reinforcements Brackets
590R 3.20 (0.126) Honda Ridgeline rear HR E-coat none
80XLF 1.60 (0.063) Chev Tahoe front 7.79 7.79 HR E-coat 35 2673
(17.16) (17.16) (105)
1.73 (0.068) Jeep Wrangler front 6.20 6.20 CR none
(13.68) (13.68)
3.50 (0.138) Chev Tahoe rear 7.40 15.20 22.60 HR E-coat 28 3295
(16.32) (33.51) (49.83) (10)
120XF 1.10 (0.043) Pontiac Solstice rear 5.85 5.85 CR E-coat 36 2628
(12.90) (12.90) (103)
1.10 (0.043) Saturn Sky rear 5.85 5.85 CR E-coat 36 2628
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(12.90) (12.90) (103)
1.14 (0.045) Nissan Sentra front 5.74 5.74 CR E-coat 39 2400
(12.65) (12.65) (95)
1.20 (0.047) Ford P150 Ranger front 2.70 1.88 4.58 2.44 7.02 60G60G E-coat none 42 2243
(5.94) (4.14) (10.08) (5.36) (15.44) (88)
1.20 (0.047) Chrysler Sebring front 5.71 2.55 8.26 CR E-coat 40 2350
(12.60) (5.61) (18.21) (93)
1.20 (0.047) Chrylser Sebring Conv front 5.71 2.55 8.26 CR E-coat 40 2350
(12.60) (5.61) (18.21) (93)
1.20 (0.047) Chrysler 300 front 6.71 6.71 CR none 43 2200
(14.80) (14.80) (87)
1.20 (0.067) Chrysler 300 rear 6.75 6.75 CR none 28 3348
(14.88) (14.88) (132)
1.20 (0.047) Dodge Caliber front 4.99 2.9 7.89 CR none 40 2348
(11.00) (6.38) (17.36) (92)
1.20 (0.047) Dodge Caliber rear 6.03 6.03 CR none 40 2348
(13.30) (13.30) (92)
1.20 (0.047) Dodge Charger front 6.71 6.71 CR none 43 2200
(14.80) (14.80) (87)
1.20 (0.047) Dodge Charger rear 6.75 6.75 CR none 28 3348
(14.88) (14.88) (132)
TABLE 5.4 (continued)
ROLL FORMED BUMPER BEAMS
2009 MODEL YEAR
STEEL THICKNESS MAKE MODEL FRONT OR WEIGHT [kg (pounds)] STEEL BUMPER SUPPLIER ASSEMBLY SWEEP SWEEP
GRADE1 [mm (inches)] REAR PRODUCT COATING LINE NUMBER RADIUS
Performance Mounting
BUMPER Beam Subtotal Total COATING [mm (inches)]
Reinforcements Brackets
120XF 1.20 (0.047) Jeep Compass front 4.99 10.45 CR none 40 2349
(11.00) (23.04) (93)
1.20 (0.047) Jeep Compass rear 6.03 5.46 6.03 CR none 40 2349
(13.30) (12.04) (13.30) (93)
1.20 (0.047) Jeep Patriot front 5.23 11.76 CR none 40 2349
(11.53) (25.93) (93)
1.20 (0.047) Jeep Patriot rear 6.03 6.53 6.03 CR none 40 2348
(13.30) (14.40) (13.30) (93)
1.20 (0.047) Buick Enclave rear 6.56 15.84 CR E-coat 49 1926
(14.47) (34.92) (76)
1.20 (0.047) Chev Malibu rear 5.53 2.17 8.73 7.11 7.97 CR 34 2743
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(12.19) (4.78) (19.25) (15.67) (17.58) (108)
1.20 (0.047) Chev Impala rear 6.31 2.44 8.73 CR E-coat 37 2550
(13.91) (5.39) (19.25) (100)
1.20 (0.047) GMC Acadia front 4.63 2.42 11.59 CR E-coat 36 2624
(10.20) (5.34) (25.56) (103)
1.20 (0.047) GMC Acadia rear 6.56 1.15 5.78 5.81 15.84 CR E-coat 49 1925
(14.47) (2.25) (12.75) (12.81) (34.92) (76)
1.20 (0.047) Saturn Aura rear 5.53 2.17 8.73 7.11 7.97 CR E-coat 34 2743
(12.19) (4.78) (19.25) (15.67) (17.58) (108)
1.20 (0.047) Saturn Outlook front 4.63 2.44 11.59 CR E-coat 59 1624
(10.20) (5.39) (25.66) (64)
1.20 (0.047) Saturn Outlook rear 6.56 1.15 5.78 5.81 15.84 CR E-coat 49 1926
(14.47) (2.55) (12.85) (12.81) (34.92) (76)
1.30 (0.051) Chev Impala front 6.84 2.17 8.73 7.11 7.09 CR E-coat 36 2620
(15.07) (4.78) (19.25) (15.67) (15.61) (103)
1.40 (0.055) Chev Malibu front 6.19 0.25 7.39 CR none 27 340
(13.64) (0.54) (16.30) (136)
1.40 (0.055) Chev Camaro front 6.74 1.20 6.74 CR E-coat 27 3441
(14.85) (2.66) (14.85) (136)
TABLE 5.4 (continued)
ROLL FORMED BUMPER BEAMS
2009 MODEL YEAR
STEEL THICKNESS MAKE MODEL FRONT OR WEIGHT [kg (pounds)] STEEL BUMPER SUPPLIER ASSEMBLY SWEEP SWEEP
GRADE1 [mm (inches)] REAR PRODUCT COATING LINE NUMBER RADIUS
Performance Mounting
BUMPER Beam Subtotal Total COATING [mm (inches)]
Reinforcements Brackets
120XF 1.40 (0.055) Buick Enclave front 5.49 1.15 6.64 5.81 12.45 CR E-coat 59 1624
(12.11) (2.55) (14.66) (12.81) (27.47) (64)
1.40 (0.055) Saturn Aura front 6.19 1.20 7.39 CR E-coat 27 3441
(13.64) (2.66) (16.30) (136)
1.50 (0.059) Chev Corvette front 70G70G EG E-coat none 0 0
(0)
1.50 (0.059) Chev Corvette rear 70G70G EG E-coat none 0 0
(0)
1.60 (0.063) Chrysler Sebring rear 7.76 7.76 CR none 46 2061
(17.11) (17.11) (81)
1.60 (0.063) Chrysler Sebring Conv rear 7.26 7.26 CR none 46 2061
(16.01) (16.01) (81)
1.60 (0.063) Dodge Challenger rear 9.77 9.77 CR none 28 3348
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(21.54) (21.54) (132)
1.60 (0.063) Chev Camaro rear 8.07 1.88 9.95 3.87 13.82 CR E-coat 57 1689
(17.79) (4.14) (21.93) (8.53) (30.46) (67)
1.60 (0.063) Nissan Sentra rear 7.61 7.61 CR none 38 2500
(16.78) (16.78) (98)
1.60 (0.063) Subaru Tribecca rear 6.29 6.29 CR E-coat 25 3659
(13.88) (13.88) (144)
1.60 (0.063) Ford Escape front 60G60G EG E-coat none 28 3310
(130)
1.60 (0.063) Ford Escape rear 60G60G EG E-coat none 48 1981
(78)
1.70 (0.067) Ford U222 front 6.92 0.36 7.28 CR E-coat none 44 2160
Navigator (15.25) (0.79) (16.04) (85)
1.73 (0.068) Subaru Tribecca front 7.39 7.39 CR E-coat 35 2710
(16.29) (16.29) (107)
1.80 (0.071) Mitsubishi Galant front 6.60 6.60 CR E-coat 26 3602
(14.54) (14.54) (142)
1.80 (0.071) Mitsubishi Eclipse front 6.60 6.60 CR E-coat 26 3602
(14.54) (14.54) (142)
TABLE 5.4 (continued)
ROLL FORMED BUMPER BEAMS
2009 MODEL YEAR
STEEL THICKNESS MAKE MODEL FRONT OR WEIGHT [kg (pounds)] STEEL BUMPER SUPPLIER ASSEMBLY SWEEP SWEEP
GRADE1 [mm (inches)] REAR PRODUCT COATING LINE NUMBER RADIUS
Performance Mounting
BUMPER Beam Subtotal Total COATING [mm (inches)]
Reinforcements Brackets
120XF 1.80 (0.071) Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder front 6.60 6.60 CR E-coat 26 3602
(14.54) (14.54) (142)
1.90 (0.075) Ford D258 Taurus rear 6.60 3.66 11.57 CR none E-coat 37 2530
(14.54) (8.05) (25.46) (100)
1.90 (0.075) Lincoln Town Car rear 10.26 10.26 60G60G EG E-coat none 18 5109
(22.58) (22.58) (201)
1.91 (0.075) Ford Crown rear 10.26 10.26 60G60G EG E-coat none 18 5109
Victoria (22.58) (22.58) (201)
140T 1.20 (0.047) Mitsubishi Endeavor front 5.65 5.65 CR E-coat 26 3600
(12.45) (12.45) (142)
1.40 (0.055) Chev Cobalt front CR E-coat none
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1.50 (0.059) Ford MKS rear CR E-coat none
1.60 (0.063) Toyota Solara rear 6.58 0.11 6.69 CR E-coat none 32 2908
(14.50) (0.24) (14.74) (115)
1.60 (0.063) Mitsubishi Galant rear 7.34 7.34 CR E-coat 35 2700
(16.19) (16.19) (106)
1.60 (0.063) Mitsubishi Eclipse rear 6.84 6.84 CR E-coat 35 2700
(15.08) (15.08) (106)
1.60 (0.063) MItsubishi Endeavor rear 6.84 6.84 CR E-coat none 35 2700
(15.08) (15.08) (106)
1.80 (0.071) Honda Accord front CR E-coat none 65 1509
(59)
1.80 (0.071) Honda Accord front CR E-coat none
Crossover
1.80 (0.071) Honda Accord rear CR E-coat 26 3558
(140)
TABLE 5.4 (continued)
ROLL FORMED BUMPER BEAMS
2009 MODEL YEAR
STEEL THICKNESS MAKE MODEL FRONT OR WEIGHT [kg (pounds)] STEEL BUMPER SUPPLIER ASSEMBLY SWEEP SWEEP
GRADE1 [mm (inches)] REAR PRODUCT COATING LINE NUMBER RADIUS
Performance Mounting
BUMPER Beam Subtotal Total COATING [mm (inches)]
Reinforcements Brackets
140T 1.80 (0.071) Honda Accord rear CR E-coat none
Crossover
2.00 (0.079) Honda Element rear 5.73 1.22 6.95 1.31 8.26 CR E-coat 42 2240
(12.64) (2.68) (15.32) (2.88) (18.17) (88)
2.00 (0.079) Acura MDX front CR E-coat none
M190HT 1.10 (0.043) Chev Equinox front 3.81 1.00 4.81 4.81 CR E-coat 23 3994
(8.40) (2.21) (10.61) (10.61) (157)
1.10 (0.043) Pontiac Torrent front 3.81 2.58 6.39 6.39 CR E-coat 23 3994
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(8.40) (5.68) (14.08) (14.08) (157)
1.10 (0.043) Nissan Altima front 4.92 4.92 CR E-coat 38 2500
(10.85) (10.82) (98)
1.10 (0.043) Nissan Altima Coupe front 4.92 0.11 5.03 CR E-coat 38 2500
(10.85) (0.24) (11.07) (98)
1.10 (0.043) Nissan Maxima front 5.85 5.85 CR E-coat 38 2500
(12.90) (12.90) (98)
1.10 (0.043) Suzuki XL-7 front 3.81 2.58 6.39 6.39 CR E-coat 23 3994
(8.40) (5.68) (14.08) (14.08) (157)
1.14 (0.045) Ford Fusion rear 5.74 5.74 CR none 34 2740
(12.65) (12.65) (108)
1.14 (0.045) Lincoln MKZ rear 5.74 5.74 CR none 34 2740
(12.65) (12.65) (108)
1.14 (0.045) Mercury Milan rear 5.74 5.74 CR none 34 2740
(12.65) (12.65) (108)
1.14 (0.045) Suzuki XL-7 rear 4.00 0.83 4.83 4.83 CR E-coat 23 4006
(8.82) (1.84) (10.66) (10.66) (158)
1.20 (0.047) Ford Taurus front 7.26 0.48 7.74 30G30G none E-coat 19 4843
(15.97) (1.06) (17.03) (191)
TABLE 5.4 (continued)
ROLL FORMED BUMPER BEAMS
2009 MODEL YEAR
STEEL THICKNESS MAKE MODEL FRONT OR WEIGHT [kg (pounds)] STEEL BUMPER SUPPLIER ASSEMBLY SWEEP SWEEP
GRADE1 [mm (inches)] REAR PRODUCT COATING LINE NUMBER RADIUS
Performance Mounting
BUMPER Beam Subtotal Total COATING [mm (inches)]
Reinforcements Brackets
M190HT 1.20 (0.047) Chev Equinox rear 4.79 1.00 5.79 5.79 CR E-coat 23 4006
(10.55) (2.21) (12.76) (12.76) (158)
1.20 (0.047) Pontiac Torrent rear 4.79 0.83 5.62 5.62 CR E-coat 23 4006
(10.55) (1.83) (12.38) (12.38) (158)
1.30 (0.051) Nissan Altima rear 6.22 3.59 9.81 CR E-coat 23 4000
(13.70) (7.92) (21.62) (158)
1.30 (0.051) Nissan Altima rear 6.22 3.59 9.81 CR E-coat 23 4000
(13.70) (7.92) (21.62) (158)
1.30 (0.051) Nissan Maxima rear 6.22 0.31 6.53 3.59 10.12 CR E-coat 23 4000
5-20
(13.70) (0.69) (14.39) (7.92) (22.31) (158)
1.33 (0.052) Dodge Caravan rear 8.14 8.14 CR E-coat 37 2543
(17.95) (17.95) (100)
1.33 (0.052) Chrysler Town & rear 8.14 8.14 CR E-coat 37 2543
Country (17.95) (17.95) (100)
1.40 (0.055) Ford Flex front 2.79 3.90 6.69 6.69 CR E-coat 41 2325
(6.15) (8.59) (14.74) (14.74) (92)
1.40 (0.055) Ford Edge rear 5.13 6.35 CR E-coat 27 3500
(11.30) (13.98) (138)
1.40 (0.055) Lincoln MKX rear 5.13 1.22 5.13 CR E-coat 27 3500
(11.30) (2.68) (11.30) (138)
1.40 (0.055) Lincoln MKT front 2.79 3.90 6.69 6.69 CR none 41 2325
(6.15) (8.59) (14.74) (14.74) (92)
1.40 (0.055) Pontiac G8 front 5.78 5.78 CR none 12 7934
(12.73) (12.73) (312)
1.40 (0.055) Acura MDX rear CR none none
STEEL THICKNESS MAKE MODEL FRONT OR WEIGHT [kg (pounds)] STEEL BUMPER SUPPLIER ASSEMBLY SWEEP SWEEP
GRADE1 [mm (inches)] REAR PRODUCT COATING LINE NUMBER RADIUS
Performance Mounting
BUMPER Beam Subtotal Total COATING [mm (inches)]
Reinforcements Brackets
M190HT 1.54 (0.061) Chrysler Town & front 7.72 3.23 10.95 CR E-coat 44 2148
Country (17.02) (7.12) (24.14) (85)
1.54 (0.061) Dodge Caravan front 7.72 3.23 10.95 CR E-coat 44 2148
(17.02) (7.12) (24.14) (85)
1.54 (0.061) Honda CR-V front 3.34 0.94 4.28 1.09 5.37 CR E-coat 38 2500
(7.36) (2.07) (9.43) (2.41) (11.84) (98)
1.54 (0.061) Honda CR-V rear 3.41 2.29 5.70 1.77 7.47 CR E-coat 27 3400
(7.52) (5.06) (12.58) (16.49) (16.49) (134)
1.50 (0.059) Ford Crown front CR E-coat none 30 3096
Victoria (122)
1.50 (0.059) Lincoln Town Car front CR E-coat none 30 3096
5-21
(122)
1.60 (0.063) Ford Fusion front 4.42 4.42 CR E-coat 27 3403
(9.74) (9.74) (134)
1.60 (0.063) Lincoln MKZ front 4.42 4.42 CR E-coat 27 3403
(9.74) (9.74) (134)
1.60 (0.063) Lincoln MKT rear 5.49 0.54 6.03 CR E-coat 18 5000
(12.11) (1.18) (13.29) (197)
1.60 (0.063) Mercury Milan front 4.42 4.42 CR E-coat 27 3403
(9.74) (9.74) (134)
1.60 (0.063) Chev Cobalt rear CR E-coat none
STEEL THICKNESS MAKE MODEL FRONT OR WEIGHT [kg (pounds)] STEEL BUMPER SUPPLIER ASSEMBLY SWEEP SWEEP
GRADE1 [mm (inches)] REAR PRODUCT COATING LINE NUMBER RADIUS
Performance Mounting
BUMPER Beam Subtotal Total COATING [mm (inches)]
Reinforcements Brackets
M190HT 1.80 (0.071) Honda Odyssey front CR E-coat none 43 2181
(86)
M220HT 1.45 (0.057) Cadillac CTS front CR E-coat none
1.70 (0.067) Ford MKS rear 6.76 1.12 7.88 1.06 8.94 60G60G none E-coat 44 2148
(14.88) (2.46) (17.34) (2.34) (19.68) (86)
NOTES:
1. A blank cell means that data is unavailable for that cell.
2. A zero (0) sweep number means the beam is straight/flat.
5-22
3. Sweep numbers are rounded to the nearest whole number. Sweep radii are actual radii.
DEFINITIONS:
590R Ferrite-bainite transformation strengthening grade. Minimum tensile strength is 590 MPa.
XF Recovery annealed quality. Strength is achieved primarily through cold work during cold rolling at the steel mill. Designation number (e.g. 50) is minimum yield
strength in ksi.
XLF Microalloy quality. Strength is obtained through small quantities of alloying elements such as vanadium and niobium. Designation number (e.g. 120) is
minimum yield strength in ksi.
T Dual phase quality. Structure contains martensite in ferrite matrix. Designation number (e.g. 140) is minimum tensile strength in ksi.
M..HT Martensitic quality. Strength is determined by carbon content. Designation number (e.g. 190) is minimum tensile strength in ksi.
CR Cold rolled sheet.
HR Hot rolled sheet.
EG Electrogalvanized sheet. The six-character descriptor designates coating type and weight. Two numeric characters (e.g. 60) denote coating weight in
g/m2. An alphabetic character denotes coating type. The first three characters denote coating weight and type on one side of the sheet and the last
three characters denote coating weight and type on the opposite side of the sheet.
G Hot-dip galvanized sheet. The six-character descriptor designates coating type and weight. Two numeric characters (e.g. 90) denote coating weight in
g/m2. An alphabetic character denotes coating type. The first three characters denote coating weight and type on one side of the sheet and the last
three characters denote coating weight and type on the opposite side of the sheet.
TABLE 5.5
STAMPED FACEBARS
2009 MODEL YEAR
TABLE 5.5
STAMPED FACEBARS
2009 MODEL YEAR
STEEL THICKNESS MAKE MODEL FRONT OR WEIGHT [kg (pounds)] STEEL BUMPER SUPPLIER ASSEMBLY DEPTH
GRADE1 [mm (inches)] REAR PRODUCT COATING LINE OF DRAW
Performance Mounting
BUMPER Beam Subtotal Total COATING [mm (inches)]
Reinforcements Brackets
1008/ 1.40 (0.055) Toyota Tundra front 10.59 10.59 CR front side - chrome or paint none
back side - thermoplastics, water
1010 (23.33) (23.33) based compound
1.60 (0.063) Toyota Tundra rear 10.28 10.28 CR front side - chrome or paint none
back side - thermoplastics, water
(22.65) (22.65) based compound
1.60 (0.063) Toyota Tacoma rear 8.53 8.53 CR front side - chrome or paint none
back side - thermoplastics, water
(18.80) (18.80) based compound
1.60 (0.063) Nissan Frontier front 9.11 9.11 CR front side - chrome or paint none
back side - thermoplastics, water
(20.08) (20.08) based compound
1.80 (0.071) Dodge Dakota rear 9.66 9.66 CR front side - chrome or paint none
back side - thermoplastics, water
(21.30) (21.30) based compound
1.80 (0.071) Mitsubishi Raider rear 9.66 9.66 CR front side - chrome or paint none
back side - thermoplastics, water
(21.30) (21.30) based compound
5-23
1.80 (0.071) Nissan Frontier rear 8.26 8.26 CR front side - chrome or paint none
back side - thermoplastics, water
(18.20) (18.20) based compound
1.80 (0.071) Nissan Titan front 14.56 14.56 CR front side - chrome or paint none
back side - thermoplastics, water
(32.08) (32.08) based compound
1.80 (0.071) Nissan Xterra rear 6.94 6.94 CR front side - chrome or paint none
back side - thermoplastics, water
(15.30) (15.30) based compound
1.90 (0.071) Nissan Titan rear 10.93 10.93 CR front side - chrome or paint none
back side - thermoplastics, water
(24.09) (24.09) based compound
2.00 (0.079) GM Hummer 3 rear CR front side - paint none
back side - none
2.00 (0.079) Ford Ranger rear 7.12 4.17 11.29 11.29 CR front side - chrome or paint none
(15.7) (10.4) (26.1) (26.1) back side - paint
2.00 (0.079) Mazda B-series rear 7.12 4.17 11.29 11.29 CR front side - chrome or paint none
(15.7) (10.4) (26.1) (26.1) back side - paint
2.01 (0.079) Ford Econoline rear 13.42 5.42 18.84 6.35 25.17 CR front side - chrome or paint none
(Step) (29.6) (11.95) (41.55) (14.0) (55.5) back side - paint
TABLE 5.5 (continued)
STAMPED FACEBARS
2009 MODEL YEAR
STEEL THICKNESS MAKE MODEL FRONT OR WEIGHT [kg (pounds)] STEEL BUMPER SUPPLIER ASSEMBLY DEPTH
GRADE1 [mm (inches)] REAR PRODUCT COATING LINE OF DRAW
Performance Mounting
BUMPER Beam Subtotal Total COATING [mm (inches)]
Reinforcements Brackets
1008/ 2.29 (0.090) Chev Tahoe rear 21.19 21.19 HR front side - chrome or paint none 135
1010 (46.71) (46.71) back side - none (5.3)
2.29 (0.090) Chev Suburban rear 21.19 21.19 HR front side - chrome none 135
(46.71) (46.71) back side - none (5.3)
2.29 (0.090) Chev Silverado rear 21.19 21.19 HR front side - chrome or paint none 135
(46.71) (46.71) back side - none (5.3)
2.29 (0.090) GMC Sierra 400 rear 21.19 21.19 HR front side - chrome or paint none 135
(46.71) (46.71) back side - none (5.3)
2.30 (0.090) Ford Econoline rear 13.15 13.15 1.77 14.92 CR front side - chrome or paint none
(29.0) (29.0) (3.9) (32.9) back side - paint
5-24
DR210 1.80 (0.071) Ford Super Duty front 17.05 front side - chrome or paint none
17.05 CR back side - thermoplastics, water
(37.59) (37.59) based compound
1.80 (0.071) Ford Super Duty rear 8.44 front side - chrome or paint none
8.44 CR back side - thermoplastics, water
(18.60) (18.60) based compound
1.80 (0.071) Ford Econoline front 14.43 front side - chrome or paint none
14.43 CR back side - thermoplastics, water
(31.81) (31.81) based compound
BH210 1.60 (0.063) Chev Silverado front CR front side - chrome or paint none
back side - acrylic compound
35SLK 1.90 (0.075) GMC Canyon rear 20.23 20.23 CR front side - chrome or paint none 165
(44.60) (44.60) back side - acrylic compound (6.5)
1.90 (0.075) Chev Colorado rear 20.23 20.23 CR front side - chrome or paint none 165
(44.60) (44.60) back side - acrylic compound (6.5)
front side - chrome or paint
35XLF 1.64 (0.065) Dodge Ram 1500 rear 9.54 9.54 CR back side - thermoplastics, water none 92
(20.99) (20.99) based compound (3.6)
1.80 (0.071) Dodge Ram HD rear 13.28 13.28 9.55 22.83 CR front side - chrome or paint none
(29.29) (29.29) (21.06) (50.35) back side - paint
TABLE 5.5 (continued)
STAMPED FACEBARS
2009 MODEL YEAR
STEEL THICKNESS MAKE MODEL FRONT OR WEIGHT [kg (pounds)] STEEL BUMPER SUPPLIER ASSEMBLY DEPTH
GRADE1 [mm (inches)] REAR PRODUCT COATING LINE OF DRAW
Performance Mounting
BUMPER Beam Subtotal Total COATING [mm (inches)]
Reinforcements Brackets
35XLF 1.80 (0.071) Chev Silverado rear 7.42 7.42 CR front side - chrome or paint none
back side - thermoplastics, water
(16.35) (16.35) based compound
1.80 (0.071) GMC Sierra rear 7.42 7.42 CR front side - chrome or paint none
back side - thermplastics, water
(16.35) (16.35) based compound
front side - chrome or paint
1.80 (0.071) Dodge Ram 1500 front 13.91 13.91 CR back side - thermoplastics, water none
(30.66) (30.66) based compound
1.80 (0.071) Dodge Ram HD front 15.30 15.30 CR front side - chrome or paint none
back side - thermoplastics, water
(33.71) (33.71) based compound
1.91 (0.075) Chev Colorado front CR front side - chrome or paint none 140
back side - acrylic compound (5.5)
1.91 (0.075) Mazda B Series Pickup front 7.26 3.57 10.83 1.19 12.01 CR front side - chrome or paint none 117
(16.00) (7.86) (23.86) (2.62) (26.48) back side - paint (4.6)
1.91 (0.075) Ford Ranger front 7.26 3.57 10.83 1.19 12.01 CR front side - chrome or paint none 117
5-25
(16.00) (7.86) (23.86) (2.62) (26.48) back side - paint or E-coat (4.6)
2.01 (0.079) Chev Express 600 rear 10.94 6.38 17.32 HR front side - chrome or paint none 132
(24.12) (14.07) (38.2) back side - none (5.2)
2.01 (0.079) GMC Savana 600 rear 10.94 6.38 17.32 HR front side - chrome or paint none 132
(24.12) (14.07) (38.2) back side - none (5.2)
50XLF 1.80 (0.071) Dodge Ram 2DR front 17.24 5.67 22.91 CR front side - chrome or paint none 191
(38.00) (12.50) (50.5) back side - acrylic compound (7.5)
1.91 (0.075) Ford F-150 front 13.51 1.97 15.49 5.8 27.09 CR front side - chrome or paint none 140
(29.8) (4.36) (34.16) (12.8) (59.60) back side - paint (5.5)
1.91 (0.075) Ford F-150 Styleside rear 6.44 8.97 15.41 4.55 19.97 CR front side - chrome or paint none 160
(5000 lb. tow) (14.2) (19.79) (33.99) (10.04) (44.03) back side - paint (6.3)
1.91 (0.075) Ford F-150 Styleside rear 6.44 9.90 16.34 5.87 22.21 CR front side - chrome or paint none 160
(10500 lb. tow) (14.2) (21.83) (36.03) (12.96) (48.99) back side - paint (6.3)
2.00 (0.079) GMC Sierra front 9.61 9.61 CR front side - chrome or paint none
back side - thermoplastics, water
(21.18) (21.18) based compound
2.00 (0.079) Chev Express front 16.32 16.32 CR front side - chrome or paint none
back side - thermoplastics, water
(35.96) (35.96) based compound
front side - chrome or paint
2.00 (0.079) GMC Savana front 16.32 16.32 CR back side - thermoplastics, water none
(35.96) (35.96) based compound
TABLE 5.5 (continued)
STAMPED FACEBARS
2009 MODEL YEAR
STEEL THICKNESS MAKE MODEL FRONT OR WEIGHT [kg (pounds)] STEEL BUMPER SUPPLIER ASSEMBLY DEPTH
GRADE1 [mm (inches)] REAR PRODUCT COATING LINE OF DRAW
Performance Mounting
BUMPER Beam Subtotal Total COATING [mm (inches)]
Reinforcements Brackets
50XLF 2.00 (0.079) Dodge Ram front 13.28 13.28 9.55 22.84 CR front side - chrome or paint none
back side - thermoplastics, water
(29.29) (29.29) (21.06) (50.35) based compound
2.00 (0.079) Dodge Ram 1500 front 13.91 13.91 CR front side - chrome or paint none
(30.66) (30.66) back side - paint
2.00 (0.079) Dodge Ram HD front 15.30 15.30 CR front side - chrome or paint none
back side - thermplastics, water
(33.71) (33.71) based compound
front side - chrome or paint
55XLF 2.26 (0.089) Chev Suburban front 15.30 15.30 HR back side - thermoplastics, water none 127
(33.71) (33.71) based compound (5.0)
2.26 (0.089) Chev Suburban 430 front 14.29 14.29 HR front side - chrome none 127
(31.50) (31.50) back side - none (5.0)
2.26 (0.089) Chev Tahoe front 14.29 14.29 HR front side - chrome none 127
(31.50) (31.50) back side - none (5.0)
2.26 (0.089) GMC Yukon front 14.29 14.29 HR front side - chrome or paint none 127
5-26
(31.50) (31.50) back side - none (5.0)
2.26 (0.089) Chev Silverado front 14.29 14.29 HR front side - chrome or paint none 127
(31.50) (31.50) back side - none (5.0)
2.26 (0.089) GMC Sierra HD front 14.29 14.29 HR front side - chrome or paint none 127
(31.50) (31.50) back side - none (5.0)
80XLF 1.32 (0.050) Honda Element front 14.29 14.29 front side - chrome or paint none
(31.50) (31.50) back side - none
NOTES:
1. A blank cell means that data are unavailable for that cell.
2. Beam weight is for a painted beam. Add 0.37 kg (1.0 pound) for a chrome beam.
DEFINITIONS
1008/1010 — Low carbon quality. Mechanical properties are not certified.
DR210 — Dent resistant quality. Minimum yield strength of 210MPa (30 ksi) as-shipped from the steel mill. Strength increases due to work hardening during forming.
BH 210 — Bake hardenable quality. Minimum yield strength of steel is 210 MPa (30 ksi) as-shipped from the steel mill. Strength increases due to work hardening during
forming and baking during coating.
SLK — Structural quality. Killed, fine grain practice. Designation numbr (e.g. 35) is minimum yield strength in ksi.
XLF — Microalloy quality. Strength is obtained through small additions of alloying elements such as vanadium and niobium. Designation number (e.g. 50) is minimum
yield strength in ksi.
CR — Cold rolled sheet.
HR — Hot rolled sheet.
TABLE 5.6
HOT FORMED BUMPER BEAMS
2009 MODEL YEAR
TABLE 5.6
HOT FORMED BUMPER BEAMS
2009 MODEL YEAR
STEEL THICKNESS MAKE MODEL FRONT OR WEIGHT [kg (pounds)] STEEL BUMPER SUPPLIER ASSEMBLY DEPTH
GRADE1 [mm (inches)] REAR PRODUCT COATING LINE OF DRAW
Performance Mounting
BUMPER Beam Subtotal Total COATING [mm (inches)]
Reinforcements Brackets
10B21(M) 4.0 (0.157) BMW 6 Series rear
3.50 (0.138) VW A4 Jetta USA rear 6.00 6.00 HR E-coat none 65 (2.6)
(13.23) (13.23)
3.00 (0.118) VW C1 USA rear HR E-coat none 80 (3.1)
New Beetle
2.75 (0.108) SEAT Ibiza rear
5-27
2.70 (0.108) VW B5 USA Passat front 6.50 7.20 HR E-coat none 82 (3.2)
(14.33) (15.87)
2.70 (0.106) VW B5 USA Passat rear 8.00 0.70 8.00 HR E-coat none 105 (4.1)
(17.64) (1.54) (17.64)
2.50 (0.098) VW PQ24 Brazil rear 2.00 5.00 HR E-coat none 70 (2.8)
New Polo (4.41) (11.03)
2.50 (0.098) VW PQ24 A04 rear 2.80 3.00 5.00 HR E-coat none 70 (2.8)
New Polo (6.17) (6.61) (11.03)
2.50 (0.098) Seat PQ24 S04 rear 2.80 2.20 5.00 HR E-coat none 70 (2.8)
New Ibiza (6.17) (4.85) (11.03)
2.50 (0.098) VW Tiguan front 4.00 2.20 4.00 E-coat yes 50 (2.0)
(8.82) (4.85) (8.82)
2.35 (0.093) VW Scirocco front 4.20 4.00 E-coat yes 60 (2.4)
(9.26) (8.82)
2.14 (0.084) VW Golf rear 3.50 6.00 HR E-coat none 65 (2.6)
(7.72) (13.23)
2.14 (0.084) VW Jetta front 6.00 3.1 2.50 11.6 HR E-coat none 65 (2.6)
(13.23) (6.82) (5.51) (25.52)
TABLE 5.6 (continued)
HOT FORMED BUMPER BEAMS
2009 MODEL YEAR
STEEL THICKNESS MAKE MODEL FRONT OR WEIGHT [kg (pounds)] STEEL BUMPER SUPPLIER ASSEMBLY DEPTH
GRADE1 [mm (inches)] REAR PRODUCT COATING LINE OF DRAW
Performance Mounting
BUMPER Beam Subtotal Total COATING [mm (inches)]
Reinforcements Brackets
10B21 2.14 (0.084) VW/ T5 New 307 rear 3.30 1.80 5.10 HR E-coat none
Skoda (7.28) (3.97) (11.24)
2.00 (0.079) Opel Zafira rear 4.30 0.50 4.80 HR E-coat none 85 (3.3)
(9.48) (1.10) (10.58)
2.00 (0.079) Smart Pure Coupe rear 4.09 3.13 7.22 HR Zinc coated none 40 (1.6)
(9.02) (11.62) (15.92)
1.80 (0.071) VW SE241 front 2.00 3.00 5.00 HR E-coat none 60 (2.4)
New Cordoba (4.41) (6.61) (11.03)
1.80 (0.071) Saab 602 New 9-5 front 2.80 2.20 5.00 HR E-coat none 60 (2.4)
(6.17) (4.85) (11.03)
5-28
1.80 (0.071) Saab 440 New 9-3 front 2.80 2.20 5.00 HR E-coat yes 60 (2.4)
(6.17) (4.85) (11.03)
1.80 (0.071) VW- X4 (X41, X42) front 2.80 2.20 5.00 HR E-coat yes 60 (2.4)
China New Xantia (6.17) (4.85) (11.03)
1.80 (0.071) VW- W456 Brasil rear 2.80 3.20 6.00 HR E-coat none 75 (3.0)
Seat former (SUV) (6.17) (7.05) (13.23)
1.80 (0.071) VW C1 USA New front
Beetle
1.75 (0.069) VW C1 ECE New front 4.97
Beetle (10.96)
1.60 (0.063) VW D1 (Phaeton) front 3.60 6.60 10.20 HR raw/CB-Zinc yes 85 (3.3)
(7.94) (14.55) (22.49)
TABLE 5.6 (continued)
HOT FORMED BUMPER BEAMS
2009 MODEL YEAR
STEEL THICKNESS MAKE MODEL FRONT OR WEIGHT [kg (pounds)] STEEL BUMPER SUPPLIER ASSEMBLY DEPTH
GRADE1 [mm (inches)] REAR PRODUCT COATING LINE OF DRAW
Performance Mounting
BUMPER Beam Subtotal Total COATING [mm (inches)]
Reinforcements Brackets
10B21 1.50 (0.059) VW W456 Brasil front 2.10 7.20 10.05 HR Zinc coated none
former (SUV) (4.63) (15.88) (22.16)
1.50 (0.059) Ford Mondeo front 2.85 10.33
(6.28) (22.77)
1.50 (0.059) BMW 5 Series rear 3.6
(7.92)
1.50 (0.059) Chrysler A-Class rear 5.47
(11.90)
1.25 (0.049) VW Polo A05 rear 3.12
(6.88)
5-29
1.20 (0.047) Toyota Auris rear 1.82 2.0 3.82 E-coat yes 27 (1.1)
(4.01) (4.4) (8.41)
1.20 (0.047) Toyota Verso rear 1.8 2.0 3.80
(3.96) (4.4) (8.36)
1.20 (0.047) Ford Mustang front 4.3 HR E-coat none 80 (3.1)
(9.46)
1.20 (0/047) Ford Mustang rear 4.2 HR E-coat none 80 (3.1)
(9.24)
VW D1 (Phaeton) rear 4.15 3.00 7.15 HR E-coat 70 (2.8)
(9.15) (6.61) (15.76)
BMW 3 Series front 4.95 none
(10.91)
BMW MINI front 5.5
(12.13)
BMW MINI rear 6.1
(13.42)
BMW MINI front 8.9
Countryman (19.58)
BMW X5 front 8.1
(17.82)
TABLE 5.6 (continued)
HOT FORMED BUMPER BEAMS
2009 MODEL YEAR
STEEL THICKNESS MAKE MODEL FRONT OR WEIGHT [kg (pounds)] STEEL BUMPER SUPPLIER ASSEMBLY DEPTH
GRADE1 [mm (inches)] REAR PRODUCT COATING LINE OF DRAW
Performance Mounting
BUMPER Beam Subtotal Total COATING [mm (inches)]
Reinforcements Brackets
10B21 BMW X5 rear 5.5
(12.1)
Chrysler E-class rear 8.93
(19.69)
1.8mm Ford Fiesta front 8.6
(18.92)
2.0mm Ford Fiesta rear 3.3
(7.26)
Ford Focus C-Max front 10.0
(22.0)
Ford Focus C-Max rear 4.53
(10.0)
10.0
5-30
Ford S-Max/Galaxy front
(22.05)
Ford S-Max/Galaxy rear 5.00
(11.03)
Ford Mondero rear 5.00
(11.03)
PSA Peugeot 3-7 rear 10.4
(22.88)
Saab 9-3 front 5.00
(11.03)
Saab 9-3 Convert front 6.00
(13.23)
Saab 9-5 front 4.97
(10.96)
SEAT Ibiza front 10.20
(22.49)
SEAT Leon front 10.20
(22.49)
SEAT Leon rear 7.,27
(16.03)
TABLE 5.6 (continued)
HOT FORMED BUMPER BEAMS
2009 MODEL YEAR
STEEL THICKNESS MAKE MODEL FRONT OR WEIGHT [kg (pounds)] STEEL BUMPER SUPPLIER ASSEMBLY DEPTH
GRADE1 [mm (inches)] REAR PRODUCT COATING LINE OF DRAW
Performance Mounting
BUMPER Beam Subtotal Total COATING [mm (inches)]
Reinforcements Brackets
10B21 SEAT Altea front
AUDI A3 rear
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VW SLW Caddy front 3.84
(8.4)
VW Touran front 7.1
(15.62)
Mazda Mazda 6 front 2.6
(5.72)
Mazda Mazda 6 rear 5.4
(11.88)
VW Russland front
NOTES:
1. A blank cell means that data are unavailable for that cell.
DEFINITIONS
10B21 — Carbon-Boron quality (SAE 10B21 modified). Beams are hot formed. After quenching, the yield strength is about 1140 MPa (165ksi).
5.5 Current steel bumper design - passenger cars
A flow chart for designing passenger car bumpers is shown in
Figure 5.8. There are two paths. One path is for vehicles sold only
in North America and the other path is for vehicles sold in both
North America and Europe.
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The designer may be designing a front bumper, a rear bumper or
both bumpers. If only a front or rear bumper is being designed,
the designer must establish the IIHS damage estimate desired by
the OEM for the bumper. If both a front and rear bumper are
being designed, the designer must establish the desired IIHS
weighted damage estimate. In the flow chart, the only difference
between the “front or rear” and the “front and rear” paths is the
acceptance criterion. The criterion for a single bumper is the damage
estimate for that bumper. The criterion if both bumpers are being
designed is the weighted damage estimate, which is calculated
using the damage estimate for each of the two bumpers.
5.5.2 Typical bumper design - North American and Europe passenger cars
In general, the NHTSA and ECE requirements are similar as are the
IIHS and RCAR Bumper Test Requirements. However, the
requirements associated with the RCAR Structural Test are more
demanding than the NHTSA, ECE and RCAR Bumper Test
requirements. For this reason, plus the fact a European front
bumper must have pedestrian protection, the flow chart goes
through the European path before the North American path.
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A rear bumper would essentially follow the same path as a front
bumper. However, one major difference is that Pedestrian
Protection is not a requirement and this step in the design process
is bypassed.
5.6 Current steel bumper design - pickups, full size vans and sport utilities
There are no federal regulations in the United States or Canada
for bumpers on pickups, full size vans or SUVs. These bumpers
are designed to meet OEM internal specifications. Thus, a designer
should develop a design flow chart using Figure 5.8 as a model.
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DETERMINE OEM NO
FIGURE 5.8
FIGURE 5.6
INTERNAL DESIGN TYPICAL BUMPER
TYPICAL BUMPER
REQUIREMENTS FRONT
PEDESTRIAN
PROTECTION ACCEPTABLE DESIGN FOR
DESIGN FOR
N. AMERICA OR
OR REAR BASE DESIGN PASSENGER CARS
PASSENGER CARS
N. AMERICA N.A. &
& EUROPE EUROPE YES AND MINIVANS
AND MINIVANS
YES IIHS
REQUIREMENTS? N.A.
REAR RCAR NO
REQUIREMENTS?
NO NHTSA
BASE DESIGN ECE
YES BASE DESIGN
PENDULUM –
• 2.5 mph LONG • 2.5 mph LONG
• 1.5 mph CORNER • 1.5 mph CORNER
ESTABLISH
FRONT OR REAR BARRIER –
OR • 2.5 mph DESIRED
FRONT & REAR DAMAGEABILITY &
REPAIRABILITY
REQUIREMENTS
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8 FUNCTIONAL ITEM • 15 km/h FRONT DAMAGE?
ESTABLISH DESIRED ESTABLISH DESIRED DAMAGE? •15 km/h REAR
IIHS IIHS WEIGHTED
DAMAGE ESTIMATE DAMAGE ESTIMATE BUMPER TEST – NO
NO • 10 km/h FRONT
• 10km/h REAR
REAR
NO ACCEPTABLE BASE DESIGN
DAMAGE •IIHS 10km/h OVERLAP
ESTIMATE? •IIHS 5km/h CORNER
ACCEPTABLE
WEIGHTED FINAL DESIGN
YES DAMAGE
ESTIMATE?
NO
5.7 Auto/Steel Partnership high speed bumper design - North American passenger cars
The Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP) commissioned Quantech
Global Services to conduct a study on the front-end of a four-door,
mid-size sedan. The objective was to reduce the cost and mass of
the front end structure through the use of advanced high-strength
steels. The study included the development of a high speed
bumper system.
5.7.1 Quantech design criteria for high speed steel bumper system
Quantech, in consultation with A/SP, established the design
criteria for a high speed bumper system as:
1. No bumper damage or yielding after a 5mph (8km/h)
frontal impact into a flat, rigid barrier. Note: This
criterion does not apply to low speed bumpers, where
controlled yielding and deformation are beneficial.
2. No intrusion by the bumper system rearward of the
engine compartment rails for all impact speeds less than
9mph (15km/h).
3. Minimize the lateral loads during impacts in order to
reduce the possibility of lateral buckling of the rails.
4. Full collapse of the system during Danner (RCAR),
NCAP, and IIHS high speed crash without inducing
buckling of the rails.
5. Absorb 1% of the total energy every millisecond.
6. Absorb 15% of the total energy in the NCAP crash,
including engine hit.
7. Use the front-end crush space efficiently.
8. Meet the air bag sensor requirements in low, medium
and high speed impacts.
9. No detrimental affect on baseline body-in-white static or
dynamic stiffness.
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2. 35 mph NCAP (NHTSA New Car Assessment Program,
Reference 5.2). This load is a 35mph (56km/h) impact
into a rigid barrier. The A/SP objective is to maximize
the energy absorbed in the bumper system.
3. 40%-40mph IIHS (Reference 5.3). This load case is a
40mph (64km/h) impact at a 40% offset into a
deformable barrier. The A/SP objective is to ensure the
bumper system does not break and is capable of
transferring the load to the right rail, thereby minimizing
the damage.
The results from the analyses of the three high speed load
cases are compared to the design criteria in Section 5.7.1. If
all of the criteria are met, the designer assesses the amount of
energy absorption. Energy absorption should be maximized
because the higher the amount, the greater the opportunity
to reduce mass in the front end structure. If the designer
believes energy absorption has been maximized, a viable
design has been captured. If not, the learning from the three
high speed load cases is used to improve the base design and
reach a viable design.
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FIGURE 5.9
AUTO/STEEL PARTNERSHIP BUMPER DESIGN FOR HIGH SPEED SYSTEM
NORTH AMERICAN PASSENGER CARS
AIR BAG G
BASE DESIGN
NO/MINIMUM
DAMAGEABILITY
OF RAIL ENERGY YES
CAPTURE A
ACCEPTABLE? ABSORPTION
NO VIABLE DESIGN
MAXIMIZED?
YES NO
PREFERRED
DESIGN
USE LEARNING
FOR AN IMPROVED
DESIGN
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5.8 Bumper design for pedestrian impact
Pedestrian safety is a globally recognized safety concern. Efforts
towards modifying vehicle designs to offer some protection for
pedestrians began in earnest in the 1970s. At the same time, test
procedures to evaluate the performance of new designs
developed. Pedestrian safety has improved significantly since
then.
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The “leg-form” impactor is shown in Figure 5.10. It consists of two
semi-rigid 70mm (27.6 inches) diameter core cylinders (the “tibia”
and “femur”) connected by a deformable “knee joint.” This core
structure is wrapped in 25mm (1 inch) of foam “flesh” covered by
6mm (0.24 inches) of neoprene “skin.”
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5.8.5 Design solutions
As bumper systems meeting the requirements of pedestrian
leg impact are only beginning to hit the marketplace in
Europe, Australia and Japan, it is too early to identify the
most popular designs. However, a thorough review of articles
and patents does indicate the most popular design solutions
for passenger cars. There is limited production of vehicles
with exposed bumper beams (facebars) in these areas.
Hence, there has been little activity devoted to adapting
facebars to meet pedestrian impact requirements. For
passenger cars with reinforcing beams, the most commonly
proposed design solutions are:
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FIGURE 5.12
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6. Relevant safety standards in
North America and Europe
6-1
6.1 United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (49 C.F.R.),
Part 581 - Bumper Standard
This standard (Reference 6.8) is summarized in Sections 6.1.1
through 6.1.5. The reader is cautioned that these sections are
only a summary. The reader must refer to the actual regulatory
document in order to obtain a complete understanding of the
standard.
6.1.1 Requirements
The Bumper Standard only applies to passenger cars.
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6.1.2 Vehicle
1. The vehicle is at unloaded vehicle weight.
2. Trailer hitches, license plate brackets, and headlamp
washers are removed. Running lights, fog lamps and
equipped mounted on the bumper face bar are removed
if they are optional equipment.
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FIGURE 6.1
IMPACT PENDULUM
(20” Impact Height)
(Source: Reference 6.8)
FIGURE 6.2
PENDULUM
(20-16” Impact Height)
(Source: Reference 6.8)
6-4
FIGURE 6.3
SAMPLE IMPACT APPARATUS
Source: Transport Canada, Safety and Security
Weight equals
Plane B unloaded vehicle
• •
weight +0, -10kg
Impact
Surface •
Plane A
•
NOTES:
1. Drawing not to scale.
2. The arc described by any point on impact line shall be constant with a minimum
radius of 3.3m and lie in a plane perpendicular to Plane A.
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6.1.5 Impacts into a fixed collision barrier
1. Impact speed of 2.5mph (4km/h).
2. Impact into a fixed collision barrier perpendicular to line of
travel while travelling longitudinally forward.
3. Impact into a fixed collision barrier perpendicular to line of
travel while travelling longitudinally rearward.
6.2.1 Requirements
A passenger car shall be equipped with bumpers that conform
to either:
a) the requirements set out in title 49, part 581 of the United
States Regulations or
b) the requirements set out in paragraph 6, and the low-speed-
impact test procedure set out in Annex 3, except for
paragraph 4 of that Annex, of ECE Regulation No. 42.
After each impact test, the vehicle shall meet the following
requirements:
1. The lighting and signalling devices shall continue to operate
correctly and to remain visible. Bulbs may be replaced in the
event of filament failure.
2. The hood, trunk lid, and doors shall be operable in the normal
manner. The side doors shall not open during the impact.
3. The vehicle’s fuel and cooling systems shall have neither leaks
nor constricted fluid passages, which prevent normal
functioning. Sealing devices and caps shall be operable in the
normal manner.
4. The vehicle’s exhaust system shall not suffer any damage or
displacement, which would prevent its normal function.
5. The vehicle’s propulsion, suspension (including tires), steering
and braking systems shall remain in adjustment and shall
operate in a normal manner.
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6.3.2 Test vehicle
1. The protective devices and the mountings attaching them to
the vehicle structure may be repaired or replaced between
tests.
2. A vehicle of the same type may be used for each test.
3. “Unladen weight” means the weight of the vehicle in running
order, unoccupied and unladen but complete with fuel,
coolant, lubricant, tools and a spare wheel (if provided as
standard equipment by the vehicle manufacturer.
Number of Number of
Seating Positions Passengers Distribution
2 and 3 2 2 in the front seats
4 and 5 3 2 in the front seats
1 in the back seat
6 and 7 4 2 in the front seats
2 in the rearmost seats
8 and 9 5 2 in the front seats
3 in the rearmost seats
When the rear row of seats has
only two seating positions, one
person shall be on the second
row from the rear.
6.3.3 Impact device
1. The impact device is shown in Figure 6.4.
2. The impact device may be either secured to a carriage
(moving barrier) or form part of a pendulum.
3. The effective mass shall be equal to the mass corresponding
to the “unladen weight” of the vehicle.
4. With Plane A of the impact device vertical, the reference line
shall be horizontal.
5. The reference line height is 445mm.
6.3.4 Longitudinal test procedure
1. This procedure consists of four impacts at 4 km/h.
2. Two impacts are on the front surface and two impacts are on
the rear surface.
3. On each surface, one impact is made with the vehicle under
“unladen weight” and the other is made with the vehicle
under “laden weight.”
4. The choice of impact location for the first impact on each
surface is free. The second should be at least 300mm from
the first, provided the impact device does not overhang the
corner of the vehicle.
5. Plane A of the impact device shall be vertical and the
reference line horizontal at a height of 445mm.
6.3.5 Corner test procedure
1. This procedure consists of our impacts at 2.5 km/h.
2. Two impacts are on the front surface and two impacts are on
the rear surface.
3. On each surface, one impact is at one corner with the vehicle
under “unladen weight” and the second impact is at the other
corner with the vehicle under “laden weight.”
4. The choice of impact location for the first impact on each
surface is free. The second should be at least 300mm from
the first, provided the impact device does not overhang the
corner of the vehicle.
5. Plane A of the impact device shall be vertical and the
reference line horizontal at a height of 445mm./
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FIGURE 6.4
IMPACT DEVICE
(Source: Reference 6.10)
6-8
6.4 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: Bumper Test Protocol (Version VII)
This protocol (Reference 6.11) is summarized in Sections 6.4.1
through 6.4.4. The reader is cautioned that these sections are only
a summary. The reader must refer to the actual protocol document
in order to obtain a complete understanding of the protocol.
6.4.1 Requirements
Four tests (a front and a rear full-overlap test at 10 km/h and a front
and a rear corner test at 5 km/h) are conducted. After each test, a
damage estimate is prepared as it would be done in a repair shop.
A weighted damage estimate is calculated by adding the front
full-overlap damage estimate to the rear full-overlap damage
estimate and multiplying the total by two; adding to this amount
the front corner damage estimate and the rear corner damage
estimate; then dividing the grand total by six to get a weighted
average damage estimate. The weighted average damage estimate
is used to determine the overall rating for a vehicle. The
good/acceptable boundary is $500, the acceptable/marginal
boundary is $1,000 and the marginal/poor boundary is $1,500.
However, no vehicle can earn a rating of good or acceptable if the
vehicle is deemed undrivable or unsafe because of severe
headlamp or tail lamp damage, hood buckling, coolant loss or the
like.
6.4.2 Test vehicles
1. Two vehicles are purchased to conduct the four tests.
2. The front and rear license plate brackets (if provided) and all
associated fasteners are removed. Bolt-on trailer hitch
reinforcement members that are supplied as optional
equipment are removed, but their fasteners are reattached to
the vehicle where possible.
6.4.3 Impact barrier
1. The Impact Barrier is shown in Figure 6.5.
2. The bumper barrier is constructed of 12.5mm steel plate
(Figure 6.6) and mounted to a block of reinforced concrete
weighing 145,150 kg.
3. A steel backstop is constructed of 12.5mm steel plate (Figure
6.7). It is mounted to the upper surface of the bumper barrier
rearward from the impact face of the bumper barrier.
4. A plastic energy absorber is affixed by nylon push-pin rivets to
the impact face of the bumper barrier.
5. An overlying plastic cover is mounted over the plastic energy
absorber on the bumper barrier.
6. An overlying plastic cover is mounted over the steel backstop.
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FIGURE 6.5
IIHS IMPACT BARRIER
(Source: Reference 6.4)
6-10
FIGURE 6.6
STEEL BUMPER BARRIER
(Source: Reference 6.4)
FIGURE 6.7
STEEL BACKSTOP
(Source: Reference 6.4)
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FIGURE 6.8
OVERLAP FOR FRONT CORNER TEST
(Source: Reference 6.4)
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6.4.5 Corner impact
1. Two tests - front corner into barrier and rear corner into
barrier.
2. Impact speed of 5 km/h.
3. The forwardmost portion of the bottom edge of the bumper
barrier is 406mm from the floor.
4. At impact, the vehicle overlaps the lateral edge of the barrier
by 15% of the vehicle’s width at the wheel wells (including
moldings and sheet metal protrusions) at the corresponding
axle - front axle for front corner test (Figure 6.8) and rear axle
for rear corner test.
6.6 Research Council for Automotive Repairs (RCAR) Low-Speed Offset Crash Test (Low-Speed Structural Test)
This test (Reference 6.13) is summarized in Sections 6.6.1 through
6.6.4. The reader is cautioned that these sections are only a
summary. The reader must refer to the actual test document in
order to obtain a complete understanding of the test.
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6.6.3 Front impact
1. One impact into a non-deformable barrier/former (see Figure
6.5). The former can be adjusted laterally to accommodate
various vehicle widths. The former may be secured to a fixed
barrier or placed on the ground with arresting devices to
restrict its movement. The front face of the former is
perpendicular to the direction of travel of the test vehicle.
The mass of the barrier/former exceeds twice that of the test
vehicle. The steering column side of the vehicle contacts the
former. The test vehicle overlaps the former by 40%.
2. The test vehicle impact speed is 15km/h (9mph).
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FIGURE 6.9
RCAR FRONT CRASH PROCEDURE
(Source: Reference 6.13)
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FIGURE 6.10
RCAR REAR CRASH PROCEDURE
(Source: Reference 6.13)
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6.7 Research Council for Automotive Repairs (RCAR) Bumper Test
This test is summarized in Sections 6.7.1 through 6.7.3. The reader
is cautioned that these sections are only a summary. The reader
must refer to the actual test documents (References 6.14 and 6.15)
in order to obtain a complete understanding of the test.
The test involves either the front or rear of a moving car striking a
fixed bumper barrier at 10 km/h. The centerline of the car is aligned
with the center of the bumper.
RCAR does not assign vehicle ratings. It states that results from the
RCAR Bumper Test may be used by RCAR members (or the
associated test organizations) for rating or consumer information
purposes to suit local market conditions.
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FIGURE 6.11
RELEVANT BUMPER ENGAGEMENT
(Source: Reference 6.14)
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FIGURE 6.12
BUMPER BARRIER
(Source: Reference 6.14)
FIGURE 6.13
BUMPER BARRIER WITH BACKSTOP AND ENERGY ABSORBER
(Source: Reference 6.15)
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6.7.3 Full overlap impact
1. Both the front and rear of a moving vehicle strike the fixed
bumper barrier at 10 km/h.
2. The vehicle should be at normal curb weight plus a 75kg
dummy or equivalent in the driver’s seat. In addition, the fuel
tank should be filled to 90% of capacity or weight equivalent.
3. The centerline of the vehicle is aligned with the center of the
bumper.
4. For a front bumper test, the distance from the floor to the
underside of the bumper barrier is 455mm. For a rear bumper
test, the distance from the floor to the underside of the
bumper barrier is 405mm. The distance for a rear bumper test
on a pickup or SUV may be 455mm.
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7. Summary/Conclusions
7-1
• BUMPER CORROSION PROTECTION - The coatings used
influence the corrosion life of the bumper system. Metal
facebars use bare steel which is e-coated and then painted or
chromed. Most roll-formed bumper beams also use bare steel
and are e-coated after forming. However, zinc coated steels (GI,
GA, and EG) are increasingly being used to improve corrosion
life since the gauges of the steel used are decreasing as the
strength of the steel used is increasing. Most hot-formed bumper
beams have an aluminized coating which eliminates the need for
shot blasting after forming and also provides barrier protection
from corrosion. In addition, they are usually e-coated. However,
the use of zinc coated MnB steels is expected to increase since
they provide improved corrosion protection.
7-2
• BUMPER MASS REDUCTION - Mass reduction is critical to the
future of steel bumper systems and can be accomplished in
several ways:
- Eliminate global bumper system platforms. Because all bumper
systems are bolt-on components, it is possible to manufacture
bumper systems specific to the country in which the vehicle is
manufactured and sold.
- Use higher strength steels. 3rd Generation AHSS will be
available soon and higher strength MnB and Martensitic UHSS
grades are available now to help bumper systems meet design
requirements at lower gauges and mass.
- Use tailored products. Both tailored blanks and tailor rolled
blanks have been implemented into production for steel
bumper systems. They reduce mass by allowing the bumper
designer to put higher gauges only where they are needed to
meet design requirements.
- Geometry evolution. Continue to enhance geometries for
facebars, bumper beams, and crush cans so they can absorb
more energy at lower mass. Advanced manufacturing
technologies such as 3D roll-forming and sheet hydroforming
enable more radical geometries.
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Town Center, Suite 320, Southfield, MI 48075-1123.
6.4 SAE J2340, Categorization of Dent Resistant, High-Strength and
Ultra High-Strength Automotive Sheet Steel, Society of
Automotive Engineers, Inc., 400 Commonwealth Drive,
Warrendale, PA, 15096-0001.
6.5 Weld Quality Test Method Manual, Auto/Steel Partnership, 2000
Town Center, Suite 320, Southfield, MI 48075-1123.
6.6 ANSI/AWS/SAE Standard D8.9-97, Standard Recommended
Practices for Test Methods for Evaluating the Resistance Spot
Welding Behavior of Automotive Sheet Steel Materials, Society of
Automotive Engineers, Inc. 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale,
PA, 15096-0001.
6.7 ANSI/AWS/SAE Standard D8.8-97, Specification for Automotive and
Light Truck Component Weld Quality - Arc Welding, Society of
Automotive Engineers, Inc. 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale,
PA, 15096-0001.
6.8 United States, Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49 - Transportation,
Part 581 - Bumper Standard, 2006.
6.9 Government of Canada, Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations, Section
215 of Schedule IV, June 12, 2008.
6.10 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, ECE Regulation
No. 42 - Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles
with regard to Their Front and Rear Protective Devices (Bumpers,
etc.), Addendum 41, Corrigendum 1, Amendment 1, June 12, 2001.
6.11 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Bumper Test Protocol (Version
VII), June 2009.
6.12 Consumer Reports, April 1990
6.13 RCAR Procedure for Conducting a Low Speed 15 km/h Offset
Insurance Crash Test to Determine the Damageability and
Repairability Features of Motor Vehicles, Issue 2.1, September 2006,
www.rcar.org/papers
6.14 RCAR Bumper Test, Issue 1.02, November 2008, www.rcar.org/papers
6.15 15 Appendix 1, Dimensions and Specifications of the RCAR Bumper
Barrier System, Issue 1, September 2007, www.rcar.org/papers
6.16 RCAR Design Guide, www.rcar.org/papers
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