Ford Escape 2010 - Weld Nugget Chart; Descriptions of Ford Steel Families

(0.035-0.045 in)
Weld Nugget Chart
Test Thickness of Metal (mm)
Nugget Size
0.7 + 0.7
4.3 mm (0.16 in)
0.7 + 0.7 + 0.7
4.3 mm (0.16 in)
0.9 + 0.9
4.7 mm (0.18 in)
0.9 + 0.9 + 0.9
4.7 mm (0.18 in)
1.0 + 1.0
5.2 mm (0.2 in)
1.0 + 1.0 + 1.0
5.2 mm (0.2 in)
2.0 + 2.0
7.1 mm (0.27 in)
2.0 + 2.0 + 2.0
7.1 mm (0.27 in)
3.0 + 3.0
8.7 mm (0.34 in)
3.0 + 3.0 + 3.0
8.7 mm (0.34 in)
3.0 + 0.7
4.3 mm (0.16 in)
0.7 + 3.0 + 1.0
5.2 mm (0.2 in)
2.0 + 2.0 + 0.7
4.3 mm (0.16 in)
0.9 + 0.9 + 2.0
4.7 mm (0.18 in)
2.0 + 0.9 + 1.0
5.2 mm (0.2 in)
1.0 + 3.0 + 1.0
5.2 mm (0.2 in)
3.0 + 1.0 + 2.0
7.1 mm (0.27 in)
0.9 + 0.7 + 0.9
4.3 mm (0.16 in)
Descriptions of Ford Steel Families
Grade
Alloy Content
Heat Treatment
Typical Applications
Comments
Mild Steel, Bake
Hardened, Solid
Solution Strengthened
Low
Fully annealed/dead
soft
Body panels (closures,
floor pan, dash panel)
—
High-Strength Low
Alloy (HSLA)
Low
Fully annealed/dead
soft
Rails, structural
members
Strengthened with
fine particles and
small grain size
Dual Phase
Medium (Manganese
Silicon, Molybdenum
Chromium)
Fully
annealed/partially
hardened
Rails, structural
members
15-50% of structure is
hard martensite
Ultra High Strength
Steel (UHSS)
(Martensitic, Boron)
Low
Fully hardened
Rocker
reinforcements, door
beams, bumper beams
100% of structure is
hard martensite
Transformation
Induced Plasticity Steel
High (Manganese,
Phosophorus, Silicon,
Aluminum)
Fully annealed/
partially hardened
To be determined
Complex
microstructure for
high strength and
ductility
Ford Recommended Steel Repairability Matrix