For the automotive industry, using AHSS frees vehicle designers to create concepts optimized for beauty, safety and improved fuel economy, factors that can often be at odds with each other. AHSS grades are lighter and stronger than other stampable steels, and their continued development, including 3rd generation AHSS, challenge the limits of formability and ductility. In return, we are pushing the limits of our steelmaking technology, which includes being the only North American mill to connect an electric arc furnace (EAF) with a Rührstahl – Herraeus (RH) degasser. Along with our other advanced equipment, our RH degasser allows us to reach the chemistries and properties AHSS demands today, and far into the future.