Body-in-white parts sit in the welded steel shell of the car. They must hold their shape and hole positions so the body shop’s robots can weld them without rework.
Typical parts in this family
Roof members, cross members, roof rail reinforcements, wheel housings, pedal brackets, seat supports and fuel tank mounts - by high-tensile forming and deep draw, robot spot welded. Side impact beams for front and rear doors, single and double, in more than 50 variants up to 1,765 MPa.
Size and material range
Sheet from 0.5 to 8 mm - cold-rolled, galvannealed, hot-rolled and high-tensile steel up to 590 MPa.