Japan's Kobe Steel will produce ultra-high strength steel in China

According to "Japanese Economic News" reported on September 9, Kobe Steel will reach twice the current product ultralight stainless steel magnetic production in China. In order to achieve one-stop production in China locally, Kobe Steel's joint venture company will provide technology, drive down costs. Investment will amount to about 30 billion yen (about 1.73 billion yuan), as early as 2016 to begin production. China as the world's largest auto market, increasingly stringent environmental regulations.stainless steel sheets, a move designed to meet the automotive manufacturers to reduce vehicle weight to improve fuel efficiency performance requirements.

Kobe Steel will be its new plant in Liaoning Province, Anshan Iron and Steel Group and the joint venture's launch "ultra high strength" steel plate production equipment, the strength of "ultra-high strength" steel is nearly 2 times the normal high-strength steel. The intensity produced by the ultra-high strength steel, Kobe Steel is 980Mpa (M = 100 million) level and above, is the main vehicle of high strength steel (590Mpa grade) nearly two-fold.

Kobe Steel will invest about 30 billion yen rapid cooling can be introduced advanced equipment, precise control of steel structure. And to provide for a new plant with a processing base plate Anshan Group provides independent research and production techniques, in order to build in China's system of one-stop production locally. Previously, the car has been used by the Japanese steel exports to China. Kobe Steel will be links from the base plate of the one-stop-start local production by improving cost competitiveness.

Kobe Steel will 980Mpa grade steel as the originator, the further production of higher strength steel in the future 1180Mpa level.

Contribute to the body weight of the ultra-high-strength steel has been applied to part of the body frame and other car parts. However, compared with ordinary steel, higher prices, even in Japan, using the ratio is also only about 10% of the skeleton as a whole. Current demand in China is also minimal.

Reported that the affected air pollution problems, the Chinese government put forward to strengthen the principle of environmental restrictions. To improve fuel efficiency performance, lightweight body indispensable, so in addition to Japanese and European companies are expected to China's automobile manufacturers will also move to higher field strength steel.