Abstract: Methods for producing subassemblies comprised of at least two metal components, at least one of which is comprised of a heat-treatable steel, may involve a number of steps. For example, a thermal joining technique may be employed to join the two metal components at one or more connection points to form the subassembly. One or more regions of the subassembly may then be hardened to cause one or more of the connection points to have at least partially a hardened microstructure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a suspension strut top mounting (1) in a body structure of a motor vehicle. The suspension strut top mounting (1) consists of two half-shells (2, 3) which are connected together in a rigid manner on the outer edge thereof (4, 5) and form a cavity (4) therebetween and are placed on top of each other in the support region (7) of the suspension strut top mounting (8). The suspension strut top mounting (1) is integrated into the body structure as a connecting node for adjacent hollow profiles (10, 12) of the body structure such that it reinforces and delivers a positive contribution to the crash behavior of the vehicle structure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a suspension strut top mounting (1) in a body structure of a motor vehicle. The suspension strut top mounting (1) consists of two half-shells (2, 3) which are connected together in a rigid manner on the outer edge thereof (4, 5) and form a cavity (4) therebetween and are placed on top of each other in the support region (7) of the suspension strut top mounting (8). The suspension strut top mounting (1) is integrated into the body structure as a connecting node for adjacent hollow profiles (10, 12) of the body structure such that it reinforces and delivers a positive contribution to the crash behavior of the vehicle structure.