Customer case
Less is more – higher load in every trip
December 11, 2018
5 min read
Case details
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Trailers and body builders
In this scenario 1,050 kg of Strenx® 700 high strength steel replaces 1,500 kg of conventional 355 MPa steel. Thismeans a weight reduction of 30% for the upgraded parts. The maximum allowed total vehicle weight is 40 tons, and with this upgrade the load capacity is increases by 2%, from 26 tons to 26.5 tons, reducing the fuel consumption per transported ton of cargo.
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 | 39 litres/km |
| Fuel consumption, unladen | 24 litres/km |
| Machine usage per year | 100 000 km/year |
| Distance with maximum load | 50% |
| Service lifetime | 12 years |
| Maximum payload (before upgrading) | 26 000 kg |
| Gross weight (fully loaded) | 40 000 kg |
| Weight of original parts | 1 500 kg |
| Weight of upgraded parts | 1 050 kg |