Transport

Wear resistance and lightweight strength for smarter transport design

In road transport, reducing vehicle weight is key to increasing payload, lowering fuel consumption, and limiting environmental impact. To achieve this balance, manufacturers of trailers, tippers, and dumper trucks turn to materials that combine mechanical strength, abrasion resistance and fabrication efficiency.

This is exactly where QUARD and QUEND come in.

  • QUARD, developed to resist friction and impact, protects truck bodies and wear-sensitive components against constant loading and unloading stress.
  • QUEND, with yield strengths up to 1300 MPa, enables the design of lightweight yet highly resistant chassis and trailer structures, reducing weight by up to 20% while maintaining structural integrity.

Together, they help manufacturers optimise vehicle performance while responding to stricter CO₂ regulations and operating cost pressures.

HIGH-PERFORMANCE STEELS FOR TIPPERS AND TRAILERS

Every day, millions of tons of materials are moved by road. To carry more with less, manufacturers need steels that deliver:

  • Reliable protection against abrasion (QUARD)
  • Lightness without compromise on strength (QUEND)
  • Easy and consistent processing in workshops

QUARD and QUEND’s excellent formability and weldability support fast production with tight tolerances — a major asset for aiming for precision and repeatability.

DESIGN FREEDOM WITH QUARD AND QUEND’S DIMENSIONAL RANGE

QUARD plates are designed to adapt to a wide range of transport applications:

  • Thickness: from 3.2 mm to 64 mm
  • Hardness: up to 550 HB
  • Specially suited for: tipper bodies, dumper truck beds, side walls, and internal linings

Its high hardness and friction resistance protect against abrasive wear during loading cycles — while thin gauges open the door to lighter, longer-lasting bodywork designs.

Thanks to InThinity, QUARD and QUEND plates under 15 mm thickness also offer tighter thickness tolerances and improved flatness, which helps ensure better forming precision and more consistent results during assembly.

QUARD PRO: enhanced durability, simplified fabrication

For tipper and dumper truck manufacturers seeking both superior wear resistance and easier processing, QUARD PRO is the ideal solution.

Positioned between QUARD 450 and QUARD 500, it offers:

  • Greater wear resistance than QUARD 450
  • Improved workability compared to QUARD 500
  • Lower preheating requirements, speeding up welding operations

With QUARD PRO, you reduce workshop time, simplify manufacturing, and extend the life of your truck bodies — all with a steel that’s easier to work with, even in complex designs.

Other applications

QUARD and QUEND prove their value well beyond transport, serving a wide spectrum of industries such as: