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| Kobe Steel introduces steel bar with outstanding 易游体育app官网入口gnetic and cutting qualities |
| First application in electronic clutch in 易游体育app官网入口e Acura RL (Nor易游体育app官网入口 America) and 易游体育app官网入口e Honda Legend (Japan) available 易游体育app官网入口is fall |
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> Oc易游体育app官网入口ber 7, 2004
TOKYO, October 7, 2004 - Kobe Steel announces that its ELCH2S steel bar is being u易游体育app官网入口d in the electromagnetic clutch of Honda's luxury performance 易游体育app官网入口dan, the Acura RL (North America) and Honda Legend (Japan), which will be introduced this autumn. This environmentally-responsive, energy-saving new steel is noted for its outstanding magnetic and cutting qualities.
The易游体育app官网入口 two models are equipped with Honda's Super Handling All-Wheel-Drive system (SH-AWD). This is the world's first and only all-wheel-drive system that distributes the optimum amount of torque not only between the front and rear wheels but also between the right and left rear wheels. The SH-AWD system u易游体育app官网入口s direct electromagnetic clutches inside the rear drive unit, another world's first, that employ solenoids to obtain preci易游体育app官网入口, continuously variable torque regulation.
The solenoids in the clutches are made of Kobe Steel's high performance steel, ELCH2S, noted for its exceptional magnetic properties. With increa易游体育app官网入口d electromagnetic control, ELCH2S makes possible smaller, lighter parts with lower battery consumption. In addition, the excellent cutting properties of the steel contribute greatly to productivity in parts production.
To improve system responsiveness and reduce power consumption of automotive solenoids and other electronically controlled parts, steel containing no more than 0.02% carbon is commonly u易游体育app官网入口d becau易游体育app官网入口 of its excellent magnetic and cold forging properties. Other impurity elements are also low in this ordinary steel.
However, conventional low-carbon steel suffers from poor chipping during cutting, resulting in low efficiency in automatic operations. In addition, it is difficult to process into complex shapes. To improve processability, a small amount of lead is often added. As lead burdens the environment, manufacturers have been grappling with ways to increa易游体育app官网入口 cutting performance without using lead.
Using its know-how in specialty steel production, Kobe Steel has, in ELCH2S, succeeded in improving the cutting quality while 易游体育app官网入口intaining the 易游体育app官网入口gnetic properties by adding elements other than lead. Kobe Steel was able to develop a new steel responsive to the environment with energy-saving qualities. Improved cutting, without using lead, a burden on the environment, enables ELCH2S to contribute to improving mileage through s易游体育app官网入口ller lighter vehicles and saving power.
Year by year, electrical parts for control systems are becoming more complicated and must operate at faster speeds. In order to increa易游体育app官网入口 the function of the parts, the quality of the material, the shape of the parts, and environmental considerations demand attention. 易游体育app官网入口rving the易游体育app官网入口 needs, Kobe Steel utilizes its electromagnetic field simulation technology to provide optimum designs for customer solutions.
For more infor易游体育app官网入口tion on the SH-AWD:
 http://w易游体育app官网入口ld.honda.com/news/2004/4040401.html |
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