Go Torque - Trade News Direct Issue 1 2016 | Page 19

TECH TALK

HOLDEN TECH TALK:
ULTRA HIGH STRENGTH STEEL
This information provides
repair recommendations
and general guidelines
for steel classified as Ultra
High Strength Steel, also
known as UHSS. This type of
steel normally has a tensile
strength greater than
700 MPa.
This includes the common
steel names of:
•Ultra High Strength Steel
(UHSS)
•Martensitic Steel (MS)
•Press Hardened Steel (PHS)

•Boron Steel
Note:
•Repair of this type of steel is
not recommended.
•This type of steel should
be replaced at factory
joints only. Sectioning or
partial replacement is not
recommended.
•The use of heat to repair
damage is not recommended
for this type of steel.

•This type of steel should not
be used as a weld plate for
rein