I-CAR offers advanced High Strength-Steel Program online

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — I-CAR is answering the industry’s need for training with the new Advanced High Strength-Steel Overview (AHS01) Online Training program that addresses the unique repair challenges of new advanced high strength-steels. It also provides an overview of the different types of steels used in late model vehicle construction, addresses reparability concerns and provides some vehicle maker recommendations on proper repair techniques. Advanced High Strength-Steel Overview offers a unique training opportunity for industry professionals to familiarize themselves with handling this material.

“Advanced high strength-steels are at the forefront of training needs in the collision industry,” says I-CAR Technical Development Manager Jason Bartanen. “We’re starting to hear a lot of terms such as dual-phase steel, TRIP steel, boron-alloyed steel and martensitic steel right now. The collision industry is asking a lot of questions about how to work with these different types of steels, such as ‘How do I remove panels made with these types of steels? Can I straighten these types of steels? What are the proper attachment methods?’ This program was developed to address some of these questions, and provide accurate, up-to-date training and information on today’s steels.”

Topics covered in this Online Training program include:

• An overview of the different types of steels used in late model construction vehicles and what can and can’t be repaired.

• Recommendations from several vehicle makers on proper repair techniques.