Why Aren't Advanced High–Strength Steels More Widely Used

Stakeholder Preferences and Perceived Barriers to New Materials

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ID19468463
AuthorsStina Alriksson (0000-0003-0702-0306, Linnaeus University, corresponding author), Marianne Henningsson (Linnaeus University)
Year2015
Volume19
Issue4
Pages645-655
Publication date2015-08-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Industrial Ecology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1088-1980 • E-ISSN: 1530-9290
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/jiec.12212
OpenAlexW2142302226
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited26

Advanced high‐strength steels may reduce the use of nonrenewable resources and energy given that the amount of material needed is smaller, compared to traditional steel grades. Still, advanced steel grades are not utilized to the extent that could be expected. This study examines stakeholders’ preferences of steel characteristics and perceived barriers to the introduction of new materials. Focus group interviews were used to identify steel characteristics and perceived barriers. Stakeholder preferences of steel characteristics were evaluated through a conjoint analysis; the results showed that low weight was given the highest priority, followed by high impact strength and low price. Low chromium content was the steel characteristic of least interest. Perceived barriers to the introduction of high‐strength steel were categorized as technical barriers, knowledge barriers, scrap management barriers, suitability barriers, and cost barriers

Business · Economics · Metallurgy · Scrap · Stakeholder · Environmental Sustainability in Business · Materials Science · Sustainable Supply Chain Management · Technology Assessment and Management

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