TOUGHER
LIGHTER
STRONGER

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Exceptionally Tough, High-Performance Steel Tubing

Ultra-High Strength · Readily Weldable · Bendable · Certified

Made with a highly engineered, tightly controlled, and patented heat treatment process. We don’t change the steel’s chemistry, we change its microstructure and that new microstructure gives it exceptional strength while retaining good ductility.

Exceptionally Tough, High-Performance Steel Tubing.

Ultra-High Strength · Readily Weldable · Bendable · Certified

Made with a highly engineered, tightly controlled, and patented heat treatment process. We don’t change the steel’s chemistry, we change its microstructure and that new microstructure gives it exceptional strength while retaining good ductility.

ThoraSteel vs Commonly Used Tubing

Commonly Used Tubing:

  • DOM (ASTM A513-5 (1020) Drawn Over Mandrel)
  • ChroMoly (AMS 6736 (4130) Seamless Chrome-moly)
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Substitute ThoraSteel for Your Current Tubing

How much weight is saved with thinner wall tube?

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1.75″ Outside Diameter Tube

  • Significantly Stronger ThoraSteel Allows Using Thinner Wall Tube … Which Means Weight Savings
  • Weight reductions of 20-30% are common … while maintaining same, or better, structural strength.
  • 30-40% Reductions are Frequent … Especially When Fewer Gussets & Braces are Needed

Realm of the Possible … Just Expanded

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SEEKING EXTREME DURABILITY?

Use ThoraSteel of Same OD & WT …

Significantly increase durability, safety and ruggedness

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SEEKING LITE WEIGHTING?

Use ThoraSteel of Same OD Thinner WT …

  • Maintain current structural requirements while enjoying weight reduction of 20, 25, 30% or more
  • Improved performance
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SEEKING BOTH?

Find the ‘sweet spot’ for your application …

  • Some increase in durability, safety and ruggedness
  • Some degree of weight reduction

Does it cost more?

Maybe Yes … Maybe No

If you measure cost by the pound, yes, ThoraSteel costs more than the input materials. While our unique heat treatment process is inexpensive, it is not free.

However, if you measure cost by linear feet, substituting ThoraSteel may be cost neutral or, in some cases, it actually results in a cost savings.

Examples …

  • 36% weight reduction in trailer hitch assembly … no decrease in performance … substitution cost neutral. (Auto Tier-1 supplier)
  • 33% weight reduction in automotive roof rail … no decrease in structural performance, passenger safety actually increased … material costs neutral but total costs decreased because weldment ‘backer plates’ no longer needed (Major Auto OEM)
  • 28% weight reduction in an RV axle … performance of finished assembly actually increased .. material substitution was cost neutral and significant secondary cost savings found in receiving operations (RV Axle R&D)

ThoraSteel Blogs

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We’d Love to Hear From You!

Will ThoraSteel fit your application … your needs? We’re ready to work with you and find out … contact us!

  • Location: 6100 Bethuy Rd Ira MI 48023
  • Email: info@ThoraSteel.com
  • Phone: 517-292-6060
  • Social Media: Facebook & LinkedIn
Contact Us

    We’d Love to Hear From You!

    Will ThoraSteel fit your application … your needs? We’re ready to work with you and find out … contact us!

    • Location: 6100 Bethuy Rd Ira MI 48023
    • Email: info@ThoraSteel.com
    • Phone: 517-292-6060
    • Social Media: Facebook & LinkedIn
    Contact Us