General:

StronSal® MC guarantees the highest body shell quality, with an outstanding paint appearance for the most demanding requirements in the automotive industry. The innovative zinc-magnesium coating that delivers as a minimum the same corrosion protection as conventional zinc coatings and persuades with excellent processing characteristics in the pressing plant.


Highlights:


Function enhancement


Weight reduction


Cost-effectiveness


CO2-reduction


Customer benefits:

Powerful corrosion protection in body shell quality:

  • improved corrosion protection compared to conventional zinc coatings
  • highest body shell quality for outstanding paint appearance

  

Cost reduction in component manufacturing:

  • significant reduced friction coefficients
  • tribological properties simplify the implementation of complex component geometries
  • increase the process stability
  • reducing set-up times

  

Corrosion protection that conserves resources:

  • Weight reduction through up to 50 % lower zinc layer thickness

Characteristics:

Steel grade Thickness [mm]1 Width [mm]1 Zinc layer thickness1
Mild steel grades for cold forming 0,40 - 2,50 900 - 1610 ZM70, ZM100, ZM140
Bake-hardening steels with higher yield strength for cold forming 0,40 - 2,50 900 - 1610 ZM70, ZM100, ZM140
Multiphase steels 0,40 - 2,50 900 - 1610 ZM70, ZM100, ZM140

Applications:

Car body:
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Roof

Photo of a front fender

Front fender

Chassis:
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Toe link