Electric Vehicles

A person is plugging a charging connector into the port of a white electric vehicle against a blurred outdoor background, indicating green transportation.

At Metallus, we are evolving with the electric vehicle industry.

Metallus currently manufactures applications for some of the most popular electric vehicles on the road today. As our customers in the automotive market have diversified their offerings from combustion engines into electric vehicles, they have trusted our expertise and our products enough to bring us along. Our reputation for quality products and our ability to customize designs, sizes, and treatments of our specialty bar quality and seamless mechanical tubing products means that if a customer is looking for something that isn’t on the shelf, we will make it for them.

Our customers set the pace for innovation.

As the electric vehicle industry evolves and our customers launch new products and programs, our team members collaborate to manage design changes. We have launched new electric vehicle programs with original equipment manufacturers, and support the full lifecycle of the development and launch of a new product – because we are seeking a sustainable future alongside our customers.

This image shows a cutaway illustration of a vehicle highlighting its drivetrain system, including the motor/transfer units, drive components, and chassis elements.

Applications

Our clean, reliably produced steel strengthens applications throughout the electric vehicle market, including those featured below.

Motor Rotor Shafts

Motor rotor shafts in electric vehicles convert electrical energy into mechanical motion by transmitting the rotational force generated by the electric motor to drive the wheels. Steel grade 5120, one of our VacTec^TM vacuum-carburizing automotive steels, provides the strength customers expect for this application.

Grade of Steel: 5120
Final Drive Pinion Shafts

Responsible for vehicle propulsion, final drive pinion shafts transmit torque from the electric motor to the wheels. Steel grade 5120, one of our VacTec^TM vacuum-carburizing automotive steels, provides the strength customers expect for this application.

Grade of Steel: 5120
Gear Materials

Gears in electric vehicles are essential for optimizing torque and speed between the electric motor and the wheels. Metallus makes gear materials in multiple VacTec^TM grades to enhance overall vehicle performance.

Grades of steel: 4140, 5130, 5120, 8320
Hubs

Metallus supports customers with clean, high-performance steel technology for bearing hub load requirements and integrated bearing design. Our steel grade 1050 strengthens these central connection points for the wheels, ensuring effective power transfer from the electric motor.

Grade of steel: 1050
Bearings

Bearings provide essential support by reducing friction between moving parts, which ensures smooth rotation and efficient power transfer through the vehicle. The cleanliness of our steel, including grades 52100 and 8620, lengthens product lifecycle.

Grades of steel: 52100, 8620

Applications

Our clean, reliably produced steel strengthens applications throughout the electric vehicle market, including those featured below.

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Motor Rotor Shafts

Motor rotor shafts in electric vehicles convert electrical energy into mechanical motion by transmitting the rotational force generated by the electric motor to drive the wheels. Steel grade 5120, one of our VacTec^TM vacuum-carburizing automotive steels, provides the strength customers expect for this application.

Grade of Steel: 5120

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Final Drive Pinion Shafts

Responsible for vehicle propulsion, final drive pinion shafts transmit torque from the electric motor to the wheels. Steel grade 5120, one of our VacTec^TM vacuum-carburizing automotive steels, provides the strength customers expect for this application.

Grade of Steel: 5120

This image shows a cutaway illustration of an electric motor, revealing copper coils, rotor, stator, and gear components within a metal housing.

Gear Materials

Gears in electric vehicles are essential for optimizing torque and speed between the electric motor and the wheels. Metallus makes gear materials in multiple VacTec^TM grades to enhance overall vehicle performance.

Grades of steel: 4140, 5130, 5120, 8320

This is a metal wheel hub bearing assembly for a vehicle, featuring a flange, lug bolts, and an electrical connector for ABS, on a gray background.

Hubs

Metallus supports customers with clean, high-performance steel technology for bearing hub load requirements and integrated bearing design. Our steel grade 1050 strengthens these central connection points for the wheels, ensuring effective power transfer from the electric motor.

Grade of steel: 1050

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Bearings

Bearings provide essential support by reducing friction between moving parts, which ensures smooth rotation and efficient power transfer through the vehicle. The cleanliness of our steel, including grades 52100 and 8620, lengthens product lifecycle.

Grades of steel: 52100, 8620

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