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Material Innovations

March 2003

High-strength-steel seat frame from Finnveden

Exacting requirements from Volvo for the second-row seat frame in the XC90 SUV included a maximum mass of 20 kg (44 lb) and the strength to withstand 60 kN (13,500 lb) of tensile force in a collision.
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