Customer case

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July 09, 2020 6 min read

Case details

Industry Automotive

In this pick-up truck, the control arms in the front suspension were upgraded from 340 MPa yield strength to Docol HR700 LA. This reduces the weight of the control arms by 36%, or 2.7 kg. At the same time, static and dynamic as well as fatigue performance was improved – at a lower cost compared to an aluminum solution.

Case details

Industry Automotive

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	15.5 litres/100 km
Fuel consumption,without load	13.8 litres/100 km
Machine usage per year	15 000 km/year
Distance with maximum load	0%
Service lifetime	15 years
Maximum payload (before upgrading)	700 kg
Weight of original parts	7.7 kg
Weight of upgraded parts	5.0 kg