Customer case
Lower weight & higher efficiency
July 03, 2019
5 min read
Case details
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Trailers and body builders
This heavy-duty mining truck was redesigned and upgraded using Hardox® 450 in the tipper body. By reducing the material thickness and removing extra stiffeners, the weight of the tipper body was reduced by 40%. This increased transport capacity and lowered fuel consumption. At the same time reducing the tire wear and downtime.
SSAB EcoUpgraded
Together with our customers, SSAB continually upgrades steel and equipment designs. SSAB EcoUpgraded saves CO2 both in steel production and during the full lifetime of the machine.
From the CO2 payback time and onwards, every extra hour brings additional savings.
Savings on CO₂
| Calculation data | |
| Fuel consumption, fully loaded | 280 litres/100 km |
| Fuel consumption,without load | 80 litres/100 km |
| Machine usage per year | 48 000 km/year |
| Distance with maximum load | 0 % |
| Service lifetime | 8 years |
| Maximum payload (before upgrading) | 50 000 kg |
| Gross weight (fully loaded) | 70 000 kg |
| Weight of original parts | 10 000 kg |
| Weight of upgraded parts | 6 000 kg |