Your Partner in
High Strength Steel
THE CHALLENGE
THE CHALLENGE
DEVELOPING A LIGHTER CAR IS EASY.
DEVELOPING A SAFER AND STIFFER CAR IS EASY.
BUT WHAT ABOUT DOING BOTH?
IT´S A CHALLENGE
Today’s automotive industry faces tough challenges. Stricter crash safety requirements, harsher emission regulations, calls for more fuel-efficient vehicles, higher performance demands – the list goes on and on. For OEMs, innovation holds the key to competitiveness. Those who can create components that are not only lighter, but also stronger and safer – and more cost effective – will prosper. It sounds easier said than done, but there is a way.
A SAFE, LIGHT AND COST-EFFECTIVE COMBINATION
Docol©, the advanced high-strength steel from SSAB, offers a solution. For more than 30 years, Docol has been helping OEMs develop better automotive compo-nents. A quality product supported by dedicated teams of design and support specialists, Docol has become the strongest brand of cold-forming high-strength steel on the automotive market. It provides significant-ly higher strength, enabling designers and fabricators to use thinner dimensions and thereby reduce weight and increase safety. Easy to process, Docol steel is also considered one of the most environmentally sound manufacturing materials.
The Docol advantage:
Perfect for lighter safety components in the car body, chassis and interior components, which make up a big part of a vehicle’s weight
Produced with one of the lowest greenhouse gas emissions among commonly used materials Backed by 30 years of experience in developing
safer steel for automotive applications
THE BENEFITS
An advanced high-strength steel available in a wide range of grades, thicknesses and profiles, Docol makes it easy for OEMs to develop innovative and more competitive products. Here are some of the benefits:
Increased strength Reduced weight
Clean steel with high consistency
Consistent weldability with well-known methods
Docol is also more cost-effective than other lightweight materials like aluminium, magnesium and carbon fiber reinforced plastics. And with SSAB’s unique trial material stock, finding the right Docol steel is easy.
TECHNICAL OFFER
BUMPERS
Lower weight, improved cost efficiency and better crash test results.
Key applications
So where can Docol be used? From rocker panels to bumpers and beyond, the range of use for Docol is wide. Its unique properties are useful in all body-in-white components, allowing for limitless ways to upgrade existing products or to develop completely new innovations.
SEATS
CHASSIS COMPONENTS
TUBES
BODY COMPONENTS
SIDE IMPACT BEAMS
TECHNICAL OFFER
Thinner components, reduced weight and better stiffness.
Designs that reduce weight and costs, while increasing fatigue strength.
Roll formed components for a significant cost reduction.
Optimized designs for crash safety performance.
Approved for use by the racing industry with the highest durability and safety.
SUPPORT AND SERVICES
Sharing our
expertise with you
To help you realize the full potential of your products, SSAB provides you with an advanced sales and technical support organization – no matter where you are in the world. We can give you in-depth expertise, guidance and advice about all SSAB steels for the automotive business. You’ll gain access to technical support, co-development opportunities and problem-solving for both the short and long term in these areas:
Design technology Forming technology Joining technology Production efficiency
LOCALLY, GLOBALLY
Global, yet local
SSAB manufactures steel for the automotive industry and beyond. Our steels like Hardox®, Strenx™ and Armox® serve industries in mining, construction, transportation, security, agriculture and many more. While our origins are Nordic, SSAB is a global steel manufacturer with a strong local presence in all regions across the world. Our extensive network of technical and business advisors are always close at hand, so we can provide on-site visits, seminars and workshops.
Superior quality and global availability in combination with our expertise makes SSAB a strong partner, and Docol the steel of choice for the automotive industry.
Key figures
Nordic and US-based steel company
Leading producer of advanced high-strength steels Net sales € 5,8 billion
About 17, 300 employees in 50 countries Steel production in Sweden, Finland and the US
Listed on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm and secondary listing on NASDAQ OMX in Helsinki
Borlänge, Sweden
Hot rolling mill Cold rolling mill Cut-to-length
Advanced production of the strongest cold-rolled steel on the market R&D center
Hämeenlinna, Finland
Pickling line Cold rolling mill Metal coating line Color coating line Tubes mill
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Sales coverage Automotive
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