Ford Escape 2010 Workshop Manual page 4

Grade
Mild Steel
Laminate Steel Quiet Steel
Bake Hardened
BH210, BH
250, BH 280
Solid Solution
Strength- ened
High- Strength Low HSLA 250,
Alloy (HSLA) HSLA 350,
HSLA 550
Dual Phase = 600 DP 500, DP
MPa Ultimate Tensile
Strength
Dual Phase = 600 DP 700, DP
MPa Ultimate Tensile 780, DP 900
Strength particular to
c
780 and 980 grades)
Ultra High Strength
Steel (UHSS)
e
(Martens- itic, Boron)
Trans- formation
Induced Plasticity
Steel (TRIP) Steel
a
Cold repairs can be performed if damage excludes kinks. May section only if approved procedure in workshop
manual.
b
MIG braze allowed for non-structural applications only.
c
Dual phase steels DP 700, DP 780 and DP 980 must be replaced at factory joints, no sectioning unless approved
procedure in workshop manual.
d
For DP 980, use MIG plug welding only, no stitch welding.
e
Boron components must be replaced at factory joints, no sectioning allowed.
Welding Method
Metal Squeeze- Type
Trade Inert Resist- ance
Descrip- Gas Spot Welding
tions (MIG)
Mild Yes
No
BH 180, Yes
— Yes
Yes
Yes
600
d
Yes
a
Boron Yes
TRIP 590, NA
TRIP 780,
TRIP 980
MIG Cold
(STRW) Braze Repairs
Yes NA Yes
Yes No Yes
b
Yes Yes Yes
b
Yes Yes Yes
b
Yes Yes Yes
b
Yes Yes Yes
b
Yes Yes
b
Yes Yes
NA NA
Use of Temp-
Heat for erature
Repair Range
a
Yes Up to
650°C
(1,200°F)
a
NA NA
a
Yes Up to
650°C
(1,200°F)
a
Yes Up to 650°
C (1,200°F)
a
Yes Up to
650°C
(1,200°F)
a
No NA
No No NA
No No NA
NA NA NA
Max-
imum
Heat
90 sec.
x 2
NA
90 sec.
x 2
90 sec.
x 2
90 sec.
x 2
NA
NA
NA
NA