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EWI is pleased to welcome BorgWarner, Inc., to EWI membership. Based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, the company provides engineered systems and components, primarily to automotive OEMs. With 93 sites in 22 countries, BorgWarner is one of the largest auto suppliers in the world.

EWI is pleased to welcome Oetiker Group to membership. Headquartered in Switzerland, with locations in more than 25 countries, Oetiker provides connecting solutions for the vehicle industry and for applications in industrial segments including clamps, rings, straps, and quick connectors ranging from powertrain and drivetrain applications to medical applications.

The H-coupon test, developed a few years ago to evaluate cracking behavior in spot-welded advanced high-strength steels (AHSS), has recently been applied to galvanized third generation AHSS. Two types of cracking have been observed in the tests of these steel grades – interfacial and zinc liquid metal embrittlement (LME). This research is discussed in Application...