Trailer Design Guideline > Manufacturing
Welding methods and filler material
Typical welding methods
All conventional welding methods can be used for HSS. The most commonly used welding methods in the trailer industry today are:
- MAG welding (with solid or cored wire)
- Submerged arc welding (sometimes used to produce longitudinal beams)
Filler metal
The strength of the filler material should normally be matched to the strength of the base material, as in the table below. However, welds in trailer applications are rarely subjected to stress levels that require matching filler metal. In most cases, it is therefore possible to use undermatching filler metals. If submerged arc welding is used for welding HSS, basic flux is recommended.
Filler material for Strenx® performance steel.
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