LR3/Disco 3
High Strength Steels
Land Rover vehicles are constructed from a number of different steels, partly to obtain an optimised body (collision,
safety, rigidity, fuel economy,etc).
Steels are divided into several groups according to their tensile and yield strength, that is to say the force necessary to
bring about plastic deformation of the material.
Yield Summary
Yield is the strength at which the metal changes from elastic to plastic in behaviour, the point of no return.
Tensile Summary
Tensile strength is the breaking strength of a material when subjected to a tensile (stretching) force, the point of no return.
Item Part Number
Description
1
Body
2
Integral body Frame
Abbreviation
Steel type
Yield Point
SS
Soft Steel
Maximum Yield point of 220 MPa
