ENGINEERING MATERIAL SPECIFICATION

STEEL, SHEET, COLD ROLLED, HIGH STRENGTH

SOLID SOLUTION STRENGTHENED WSS-M1A367-A11/A14

STEEL, SHEET, COLD ROLLED, HIGH STRENGTH

BAKE HARDENABLE WSS-M1A367-A21/A25

STEEL, SHEET, COLD ROLLED, HIGH STRENGTH

MICRO-ALLOYED HIGH-STRENGTH LOW-ALLOY WSS-M1A367-A33/A39

STEEL, SHEET, HOT ROLLED, HIGH STRENGTH

MICRO-ALLOYED HIGH-STRENGTH LOW-ALLOY WSS-M1A367-A44/A49

1. SCOPE

These Global specifications are to be used for design purposes.

The materials defined by these specifications are fully killed, fine grained, high strength steel sheet with
specified minimum yield strength between 180 MPa and 550 MPa and good forming, joining, and
painting characteristics.

The steel sheet may achieve its final thickness by cold rolling, hot rolling, continuous thin-strip casting, or
other means. All requirements of the specific variant are to be met regardless of the final thickness
reduction method.

Specification WSS-M1P94-A shall be used where pre-coating by the steel supplier is required. All
requirements of the specific variant are to be met with or without pre-coating, except as noted in these
specifications or as noted as exceptions on the Engineering Drawing.

Ford Motor Company may, at its option and in agreement with the local or regional supplier, define
additional and/or restricted technical delivery requirements such as mechanical properties, forming
characteristics and surface texture, for a specific grade and/or part. The defined requirements shall be
mandatory and no characteristics shall conflict with these engineering specifications.

2. APPLICATION

These Global specifications were released originally for automotive body and chassis parts.

2.1 LIMITATIONS
Common Global Grade Names are provided for information purposes and are not intended to be
used on Engineering Drawings or CAD files.

Not all grade/gauge/width/coating combinations are available. Contact Product Development

Materials Engineering for assistance.

Material supplied to these specifications may contain titanium or other transition metals as
alloying additions. Such alloyed steels, if subsequently surface treated by a nitrocarburising
and/or oxidizing process, risk becoming embrittled due to the formation of ultrafine TiN or other
precipitates. Accordingly, special consideration should be given to low carbon steel that contains
intentional additions of titanium or other transition metals for parts that may be subjected to
nitrocarburising and/or oxidizing processes.

Date Action Revisions

2008 12 08 Pre-ballot draft

2008 08 29 DRAFT D Jordan, A Toennessen
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3. REQUIREMENTS

3.1 STANDARD REQUIREMENTS FOR PRODUCTION MATERIALS

Material suppliers and part producers must conform to the Company's Standard Requirements
For Production Materials (WSS-M99P1111-A).

Material suppliers and part producers must conform to the Company’s Quality System
Requirements. In order for materials to comply with the requirements of the material
specification they shall be sourced from suppliers listed in the Ford Motor Company Approved
Source List, ASL (See also paragraph 4.1).

3.2 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND MICROSTRUCTURE

(ASTM E112, JIS G 0320, ISO 4967 / ASTM E45)
3.2.1 Chemical Composition
The upper and lower limits of chemical composition of the controlled elements shall be
established by the supplier and included in the Supplier's Control Plan.

Heat and/or check analyses shall be provided as part of the initial material source approval
process in a format suitable for upload into the Ford Material Database.

The choice of strengthening mechanism and the method of inclusion control, inclusion
shape control, and/or stabilization shall be identified for the specific process path in the
Supplier's Control Plan.

3.2.2 Microstructure
The grain size number shall be established as part of the initial material source approval
process and shall be consistent (within 1 unit) throughout the thickness of the sheet.

The steel sheet shall be free from internal defects that adversely affect manufacturing or
part functionality. Examples of defects may include: pipe laminations, non-metallic
inclusions, segregation, and blowholes.

Non-metallic inclusion content shall not exceed a rating of 2.0 for thin and 2.0 for heavy
when tested in accordance with ASTM E45 Method D, Plate III, by analysis at 100X.

3.3 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

(ASTM E 8M, EN 10002, ISO 6892, ISO 10113, ISO 10275, SEP 1240, JIS Z 2241)

For initial approval requirements see paragraph 4.1.

Mechanical properties are valid in the longitudinal direction. Certification of ongoing production
material shall be in accordance with regional and/or local requirements.

For the determination of mechanical properties, the material cross sectional area shall be
defined as that of the steel; contribution of any metallic and/or organic coating to the calculated
cross-sectional area used for stress calculations is neglected.

Yield Strength is defined as lower yield stress or 0.2% proof stress (for materials without marked
yield point).

ASTM Total Elongation is measured with an ASTM (50 mm) test bar (ASTM E 8M).
EN Total Elongation is measured with an ISO II (80 mm) test bar (EN 10002-1).
JIS Total Elongation is measured with a JIS #5 test bar (JIS Z 2201).

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Plastic Strain Ratio (r-value) is defined for a specific test direction with respect to the rolling
direction. It is measured at 20% total elongation (or maximum uniform elongation if less than
20%). See ASTM E 517, ISO 10113, or JIS Z 2254.

Average Plastic Strain Ratio (ravg) is calculated as a weighted average of the individual
o o o
r-values, i.e., ( 0 + 90 + 2 x 45 ) / 4

Strain Hardening Exponent (n-value) is measured over the range 10-20% strain (or 10% to end
of uniform elongation if less than 20%). See ASTM E 646 or ISO 10275.

BHI (Bake Hardening Index) is defined as the increase in lower yield strength due exclusively to
the baking portion of straining 2% in the longitudinal direction and baking at 170 deg C for 20
minutes. BHI neglects the contribution of work (strain) hardening to yield strength. See En
10325.

Table 1: Mechanical Properties for Cold Rolled, Solution Strengthened Variants

Variant A11 A12 A13 A14

Common Global
CR180 CR210 CR240 CR270
Grade Name
Yield Strength, MPa
180 210 240 270
(min)
Yield Strength, MPa
240 270 300 330
(max)
Tensile Strength,
300 320 340 360
MPa (min)
ASTM Total
35 33 30 28
Elongation, % (min)
EN Total
33 31 28 26
Elongation, % (min)
JIS Total
39 37 34 32
Elongation, % (min)
ravg (min) 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.0
n value (min) 0.20 0.19 0.15 0.14

Table 2: Mechanical Properties for Cold Rolled, Bake Hardenable Variants

Variant A21 A22 A23 A24 A25

Common Global
CR180B2 CR210B2 CR240B2 CR270B2 CR300B2
Grade Name
Yield Strength, MPa
180 210 240 270 300
(min)
Yield Strength, MPa
240 270 300 330 360
(max)
Tensile Strength,
300 320 340 360 390
MPa (min)
BHI, MPa(min) 30 30 30 30 30
ASTM Total
35 33 30 28 26
Elongation, % (min)
EN Total
33 31 28 26 24
Elongation, % (min)
JIS Total
39 37 34 32 30
Elongation, % (min)
ravg (min) 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9
n value (min) 0.19 0.17 0.17 0.15 0.14

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Table 3: Mechanical Properties for Typically Cold Rolled, Micro-alloyed High-Strength Low-Alloy
Variants

Variant A33 A34 A35 A36 A37 A38 A39

Common Global CR420LA CR500LA
CR240LA CR270LA CR300LA CR340LA CR380LA
Grade Name
Yield Strength, MPa 420 500
240 270 300 340 380
(min)
Yield Strength, MPa 520 600
330 350 380 420 460
(max)
Tensile Strength, 480 560
320 330 370 410 450
MPa (min)
ASTM Total 18 16
28 26 24 22 20
Elongation, % (min)
EN Total 16 14
26 24 22 20 18
Elongation, % (min)
JIS Total 22 20
32 30 28 26 24
Elongation, % (min)
n value (min) 0.15 0.15 0.14 0.13 0.12 0.11 0.09

Table 4: Mechanical Properties for Typically Hot Rolled, Micro-Alloyed High-Strength Low-Alloy
Variants

A44 A45 A46 A47 A48 A49 A50

Common Global
HR270LA HR300LA HR340LA HR380LA HR420LA HR500LA HR550LA
Name
Yield Strength, MPa
270 300 340 380 420 500 550
(min)
Yield Strength, MPa
350 380 420 460 520 600 650
(max)
Tensile Strength,
330 370 410 450 480 560 610
MPa (min)
ASTM Total
29 27 25 23 22 20 18
Elongation, % (min)
EN Total
27 25 23 21 20 18 16
Elongation, % (min)
JIS Total
33 31 29 27 26 24 22
Elongation, % (min)
n value (min) 0.15 0.14 0.13 0.12 0.11 0.09 0.08

3.4 DIMENSIONS AND DIMENSIONAL TOLERANCES

3.4.1 Thickness and Thickness Tolerance
Unless otherwise specified by Ford Motor Company on the Engineering Drawing or
Purchase Order, the tolerance for thickness shall comply with
ES-8S43-1N260-(*).

(*) – latest level

3.4.2. Other Dimensional Tolerances

Length, width, flatness, camber, out-of-square, mass and other tolerances for the
material as delivered by the steel supplier are defined by the relevant local
manufacturing activity. Examples include ASTM A 568M, ASTM A 635M, JFS A 1001,
JFS A 2001, EN 10051, EN 10131, and EN 10143.

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3.5 FORMABILITY
In conjunction with the material supplier and Product Development Materials Engineering, the
affected local manufacturing activity shall, as part of the initial material source approval process,
approve the formability of this material by means of laboratory test(s), manufacturing trial(s),
and/or another mutually acceptable alternative, using the equipment and methods that are
proposed for production.

If needed to enable the fabrication of a specific component, restricted tolerances and/or

additional material property requirements (i.e., the "quality level" of the steel) shall be developed
by the affected manufacturing activity and the steel supplier. Examples include, but are not
limited to: restricted yield strength range, restricted gauge tolerance, specified minimum n-value,
and specified surface roughness.

The "quality level" of the steel for a specific component:

• shall not conflict with specified requirements in paragraph 3 of this Engineering Material
Specification
• shall be described in detail by the local manufacturing activity
• shall be a mandatory extension of these Engineering Material Specifications

Acceptance of subsequent orders by the steel supplier for a given component at the agreed
upon quality level implies that all steel supplied will be of a comparable quality level and will form
that part satisfactorily as defined and recorded by the manufacturing activity. The test specimen
geometry and orientation relative to the rolling direction are to be established locally to certify
ongoing production material.

3.6 JOINABILITY
In conjunction with the material supplier and Product Development Materials Engineering, the
affected local manufacturing activity shall, as part of the initial material source approval process,
approve the joinability (e.g., resistance spot welding, riveting, adhesive bonding) of this material
by means of laboratory test(s), manufacturing trial(s), and/or another mutually acceptable
alternative, using the equipment and methods that are proposed for production.

If needed to enable the fabrication of a specific component, restricted tolerances and/or

additional material property requirements (i.e., the "quality level" of the steel) shall be developed
by the affected manufacturing activity and the steel supplier. Examples include, but are not
limited to: restricted chemical composition, restricted gauge tolerance, specified minimum n-
value, and specified surface condition.

The "quality level" of the steel for a specific component:

• shall not conflict with specified requirements in paragraph 3 of this Engineering

Material Specification
• shall be described in detail by the local manufacturing activity
• shall be a mandatory extension of these Engineering Material Specifications

Acceptance of subsequent orders by the steel supplier for a given component at the agreed
upon quality level implies that all steel supplied will be of a comparable quality level and can be
joined satisfactorily as defined and recorded by the manufacturing activity.

3.7 SURFACE APPEARANCE, CONDITION, AND SURFACE ROUGHNESS (Ra)

3.7.1 Surface Classification
Surface appearance shall be defined as Class 1 or Class 3:

• A Class 1 surface shall be specified for parts of the vehicle that are exposed to view
after paint or trim.
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• A Class 3 surface shall be specified for parts of the vehicle that are concealed
during normal use.

3.7.2 Incoming Lubricant

Products coated with a designated mill-applied lubricant (i.e., mill oil or prelube) shall
comply with the regional requirements and regional approved lubricant list.

3.7.3 Surface Roughness

The surface roughness and associated parameters for a given component are to be
defined and recorded by the regional manufacturing activity.

3.8 PAINTABILITY
In conjunction with the material supplier and Product Development Materials Engineering, the
affected local manufacturing activity shall, as part of the initial material source approval process,
approve the paintability (e.g., compatibility, appearance, performance) of this material by means
of laboratory test(s), manufacturing trial(s), and/or another mutually acceptable alternative, using
the equipment and methods that are proposed for production.

If needed to enable the fabrication of a specific component, restricted tolerances and/or

additional material property requirements (i.e., the "quality level" of the steel) shall be developed
by the affected manufacturing activity and the steel supplier. Examples include, but are not
limited to: restricted dross content, specified surface roughness, and specified surface condition.

The "quality level" of the steel for a specific component:

• shall not conflict with specified requirements in paragraph 3 of this Engineering

Material Specification
• shall be described in detail by the local manufacturing activity
• shall be a mandatory extension of these Engineering Material Specifications

Acceptance of subsequent orders by the steel supplier for a given component at the agreed
upon quality level implies that all steel supplied will be of a comparable quality level and can be
painted satisfactorily as defined and recorded by the manufacturing activity.

4. GENERAL INFORMATION

The information given below is provided for clarification and assistance in meeting the requirements of
this specification.

4.1 INITIAL SUPPLIER APPROVAL BY FORD

For initial approval, the supplier should contact Product Development Materials Engineering to
obtain the latest revision of the Sheet Metal Material Specification/Source Approval Process and
test requirement checklist.

Upon initial technical approval and completion of a functional prove-out (line trial), the material
will be added to the Engineering Material Approved Source List (ASL).

4.2 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

The reference documents are:

External Standards:

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ASTM A 568M Standard Specification for Steel, Sheet, Carbon, and High-Strength,
Low-Alloy, Hot-Rolled and Cold-Rolled, General Requirements for
ASTM A 635M Standard Specification for Steel Sheet and Strip, Heavy-Thickness
Coils, Carbon, Hot-Rolled
ASTM E 8M Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
ASTM E 45 Test Methods for Determining the Inclusion Content of Steel
ASTM E 112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
ASTM E 517 Test Method for Plastic Strain Ratio r for Sheet Metal
ASTM E 646 Test Method for Tensile Strain-Hardening Exponents (n-values) of
Metallic Sheet Materials
EN 10002-1 Metallic Materials – Tensile Testing – Part 1: Method of Test at Ambient
Temperature
EN 10051 Specification for Continuously Hot Rolled Uncoated Plate, Sheet and
Strip of Non-Alloy and Alloy Steels – Tolerances on Dimensions and
Shape
EN 10131 Cold Rolled and Zinc or Zinc-Nickel Electrolytically Coated Low Carbon
and High Yield Strength Steel Flat Products for Cold Forming –
Tolerances on Dimension and Shape
EN 10143 Continuously Hot-Dip Coated Steel Sheet and Strip – Tolerances on
Dimensions and Shape
EN 10325 Steel – Determination of Yield Strength Increase by the Effect of Heat
Treatment (Bake Hardening Index)
ISO 4967 Steel – Determination of Content of Non-Metallic Inclusions –
Micrographic Method
ISO 6892 Metallic Materials – Tensile Testing at Ambient Temperature
ISO 10113 Metallic Materials – Sheet and Strip – Determination of Plastic Strain
Ratio
ISO 10275 Metallic Materials – Sheet and Strip – Determination of Tensile Strain
Hardening Exponent
JFS A 1001 Hot Rolled Steel Sheet and Strip for Automobile Use
JFS A 2001 Cold Rolled Steel Sheet and Strip for Automobile Use
JIS G 0320 Standard Test Methods for Heat Analysis of Sheet Products
JIS Z 2201 Test Pieces for Tensile Test for Metallic Materials
JIS Z 2254 Metallic Materials – Sheet and Strip – Determination of the Plastic
Strain Ratio
JIS Z 2241 Method of Tensile Test for Metallic Materials
SEP 1240 Testing and Documentation Guideline for the Experimental
Determination of Mechanical Properties of Steel Sheets for CAE-
Calculations

Ford Material / Engineering Standards:

ES-8S43-1N260-(*) Sheet Metal Gauges & Thickness Tolerances

WSS-M1P94-A Coatings, Steel Sheet
WSS-M99P1111-A Standard Requirements for Production Materials

(*) – latest level

4.3 METHOD OF SPECIFYING

The specification on the Engineering Drawing, CAD file, or related documents shall include the
base steel, the coating (if applicable), and the surface classification.

e.g. Steel, Sheet, Cold Rolled, High Strength, Bake Hardenable, with a design minimum
incoming yield strength of 210 MPa, coated with hot dip galvanized zinc, for a visible exterior
body panel (210B2), would be defined thus:

• Steel to WSS-M1A367-A22, coated to WSS-M1P94-A:50G50G-HD, Class 1

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e.g. Steel, Sheet, Hot Rolled, High Strength, Micro-Alloyed High-Strength Low-Alloy, with a
design minimum incoming yield strength of 340 MPa, uncoated, for a non-visible part, would be
specified thus:

• Steel to WSS-M1A367-A46: Class 3

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