2021 Bronco Will be First in World to Use Fortiform 980 GI Grade Steel

[rmillermich]

I wanted Reardon metal. Oh well, those times are long gone....

Who is John Galt?

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[Gene Dios]

I'm in Michigan, so only one question... what are the corrosion resistance properties

Get yourself a couple cans of Fluid Film ready

 

[Musclecarconvrt]

Awesome! That fancy new American steel frame looks very beefy indeed.

... now can we have a higher max tow rating?

 

[SantaStephen]

“goal to decrease the total vehicle weight reduction by 10 percent” so increase the weight?

 

[IfIHMadeA2021Scout]

I'm not going to read the entire thread so this might have been posted already...

I found this.

" With the second generation of steels, body engineers had some limitations in using the higher strength grades for parts that play a role in energy absorption or parts that were complex in shape. The use of Fortiform eliminates this limitation. Because of their high corrosion protection capacity and surface quality, Extragal coated products are recommended for numerous automotive applications, for both exposed and non-exposed parts."

Strong is nice. Corrosion resistance is awesome.

https://www.greencarcongress.com/2019/10/20191019-arcelormittal.html

 

[PhoenixM3]

Holy flashback to my childhood.

 

[RedDawg]

Red Dawg from Phoenix AZ asks: “What is this ‘rust’ thing you speak of? ?

 

[mrxg78]

Red Dawg from Phoenix AZ asks: “What is this ‘rust’ thing you speak of? ?

? I’m already dealing with it on my FJ. Lesson learned !!!!

 

[Hey19]

So the coating on the steel is going to help prevent the dissimilar metal corrosion with the aluminum. Unless that coating is conducive? Interesting stuff.

 

[Big Island Bronco ?♂️]

Everyone knows they should have gone for Rearden Metal. Anything else is just a compromise.


One of the claimed properties of this steel is increased corrosion resistance due to a different formulation of the galvanizing material. Only time will tell.

The first thing to corrode through on my Cherokee when I was stationed at Schofield Barracks was the steel under the seat. I was driving on to Wheeler AAF, hit a speed bump, heard something break and dropped about an inch. Oahu killed that poor Cherokee. Well, that and I used it to haul around SCUBA gear.

My current vehicle is a 99 Cherokee classic

 

[Norm A.]

Thankfully! The Chinese steel is basically melted down washers and dryers.

Ahhhhh yes Grasshopper ?

 

[BroncoBoy22]

Ford uses e-coat on F-150 and Super Duty frames, which is very resilient. I imagine they might use e-coat on Bronco too, but no official info yet.

More on e-Coating here: http://www.nmfrc.org/pdf/pf/ec0203.html

Confirmed in the painted bodies thread Ford is using e-coat on the Bronco

 

[Skagzoola]

Right!

Last thing we needed to hear was "a new seam sealer was also developed in conjunction with this new steel, it sucks 1% less than before"....

There is a reason women prefer men who can weld.

And this lucky guy replaced his Harbor Freight welder with Big Blue!

Those Millers are nice.

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