Auto steel frame designers draw inspiration from nature

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Automotive steel designers are taking some of their cues from nature, according to presenters at the 10th Annual Great Designs in Steel Seminar in Livonia. “Steel has been replaced by new (steels) many times over,” said Jody Shaw, chairman of the Future Steel Vehicle (FSV) program and director of technical marketing and product research at U.S. Steel Corp., and today's designs for steel applications in vehicles “consider nature's energy efficiency.