Heavy truck development trends in the first half of the year: lightweight, natural gas, high-end heavy-duty


First, lightweight trends. Lightweight design is not only to save materials, reduce self-weight, and increase the load quality; more importantly, it aims to reduce energy consumption, reduce emissions, improve operational efficiency, and drive safety. This year, heavy-duty lightweight design is mainly reflected in the following aspects:

1, the use of variable section less leaf spring structure leaf spring leaf springs are all metal parts, the weight is very large, reducing the weight of leaf springs, but also reduce the quality of the important measures for the preparation. The variable cross-section leaf spring is composed of several leaf springs of variable cross-section in the longitudinal direction. Variable leaf springs not only reduce weight, but also improve ride comfort and service life by reducing friction between leaf springs. In addition, the use of rubber suspension or air suspension can also reduce the weight of the suspension system.

2, the use of single-frame frame beam compared to the leaf spring, the frame of the larger weight, effectively reduce the weight of the frame, will greatly reduce the vehicle's overall quality.

3, the use of composite cab is the use of composite materials up to the assembly, especially the outer cover: front panel, angled panels, fenders, bumpers, and even the top cover, have used a large number of composite materials. On the one hand, this effectively reduces the weight of the entire vehicle. On the other hand, due to the good formability of the composite material, the molding structure can be more complex, more beautiful, and more accurate in size than the metal stamping.

4, the use of aluminum alloy material Aluminum alloy is less dense than steel, so in some parts of the composite material can not be replaced, you can use aluminum alloy materials, including sheet metal parts and castings. Wheel rims, engine blocks, transmission bodies, etc., are also cast aluminum alloys to a large extent, and they are designed to provide sufficient strength and stiffness while minimizing weight.

5, the use of high-strength steel using high-strength steel plate, can reduce the thickness of the steel plate, thereby reducing weight. Cold-rolled steel sheets used to manufacture the car body and hot-rolled steel sheets used to make the frame can be made of high-strength steel to increase the strength of the car and reduce its own weight.

Second, the natural gas trend. The natural gas heavy truck market will become a new growth point in the heavy truck market. During the “12th Five-Year Plan” period, it will be a period of high-speed growth of natural gas heavy trucks, which will surely become an important market segment for heavy truck companies to compete for. Natural gas heavy truck refers to a gas-fueled heavy-duty vehicle that uses natural gas as fuel (CNG is compressed natural gas; LNG is liquefied natural gas). According to different fuel use conditions, it can be divided into single-fuel natural gas vehicles (engines use only CNG or LNG as fuel), dual-fuel natural gas vehicles (using diesel + natural gas, or using gasoline + natural gas as a fuel vehicle). The most widely used at present is a single-fuel natural gas vehicle.

Third, the high-end heavy trend. With the soaring oil prices in recent years, increasing overloading of governance in various regions of the country, and the development of the road transport industry, transportation companies have paid great attention to the economics of road transport, which has led to the development of heavy transport. At present, all domestic heavy truck companies have launched their own high-end products. For instance, the automobile fleet’s “land fleet”, Jinan CNHTC’s “HOWOA7”, SAIC Iveco Hongyan “JIE SHI”, Shaanxi CNHTC’s “DeLong F3000”, FAW Jiefang “J6”, Dongfeng “Tianlong”, and Hualing "Star Kema" and so on.



Weld Materials

1.Welding materials

In Welding, substances called filler materials or consumables are used. As the name implies, these substances provide filler or a body of molten materials that provides a strong bond to be formed between the base metals used. Most welding processes will also require some form of shielding to protect both the main components and filler from being oxidized during the process.


The type of welding materials used during welding depends on the nature of the job intended. Electrodes draw the necessary energy in order to perform welding applications. Luoyang Golden Egret Company has any kind of welding materials include CTC Welding Rod /rope, SCTC welding rod/rope, TC electronic welding rod, Ni-based welding rod, flux-cored Welding Wires, solid welding wires and etc.

Welding can be applied in different kinds of industries such as building and construction, oil and gas, marine, power generation, steel, mine tools, automobile, transportation and etc.


2. Welding rod

1)Cast tungsten carbide based tubular rod

The hard phase of the rod is cast tungsten carbide which leads to higher hardness and better wear-resistance.

Wear resistance: the wear resistance is 6-7 times better than others. Tested by ASTM G65

Mainly used for Mining machinery, Geological tools, Petroleum drilling tools etc, by Oxy-Acetylene with weak carburizing flame.

Ni Based Welding Rod


Product recommendation:

GT1103 (CTC, 60-80 mesh),

GT1103-1(CTC, 20-30 um),

GT1103-2(CTC, 40-60 um)

2)The hard phase of tube rod is carbide pellets which leads to higher impact resistance and better wear resistance than CTC cloase rod.

Wear resistance: the wear resistance is 6-7 times better than others. Tested by ASTM G65 wear test.

Mainly used for mining machinery. Geological tools etc; by Oxy-acetylene with weak carburizing flame.

Product recommendation:

GT2102 (Cemented carbide grit, 30-60mesh)

GT2102-2(Cemented carbide grit, 30-40mesh)

GT2102-3(Cemented carbide grit, 40-60mesh)

3)Tube rod is composited by Cemented carbide pellets, Spherical CTC and CTC. The layer has higher impact resistance, better wear resistance and good fluidity than other rods.

Wear resistance: the wear resistance is 6-7 times better than others. Tested by ASTM G65.

Mainly used for oil method drill bits, such as Tri-cone bit, Steel tooth bit, PDC bit, etc. By Oxy-Acetylene with weak carburizing flame.

Product recommendation:

GT3302 (carbide pellets, 20-40mesh)

GT3302-1(carbide pellets, 14-40um)

4)The hard phase of the rod is monocrystal WC, the welding layer has a higher wear resistance and better impact resistance.

The wear resistance is 6-7 times better than others, tested by ASTM G65 method.

Mainly used for the repair and strength for oil drills bits, such as PDC bit diameter holding by Oxy-Acetylene with weak carburizing flame.

Product recommendation:

GT4104 (Monocrystal WC, 80-200mesh)

3. Welding Rope

Made form mixture of CTC and self-fluxing nickel alloy covering on nickel wire. The CTC is in spherical or irregular with good wear resistance; the nickel alloy is in spherical or nearly spherical shape with good wettability and erosion resistance and better corrosion resistance than tubular rod.

Recommend to use Petroleum drilling tools, Concrete mixing blade, Mud pump, Coal sluice, Coal drill pipe, Tunnel drilling machinery etc.

By Oxy-Acetylene Welding with weak carburizing flame.

5mm Welding Rope

Product recommendation:

GS110450N (CTC, 4mm, HRC 47-55)

GS110550N (CTC, 5mm, HRC 47-55)

GS110650N (CTC, 6mm, HRC 47-55)

4. Welding Bar

The rod is sintered by CTC and Ni-based powders. The CTC(Cast Tungsten Carbide) is in irregular or spherical shape with better wear resistance and the nickel alloy is in spherical or nearly spherical shape and has good wettability with cast tungsten carbide. The cladding layer has a higher impact resistance and better wear resistance.

Its wear resistance and corrosion resistance is between tube rod and flexible rope.

Mainly used on the Steel PDC bit, Concrete mixer blade, Mud pump, Miner chute, Miner drill stem and Mechanical parts of Tunnel rock drill machine etc.

Welded by Oxy-Acetylene with weak carburizing flame.

Product recommendation:

GD4025253-3(CTC, SCTC, 4*600/6*600)

GD4030303-3(CTC, SCTC, 4*600/6*600)

5. Welding wire

Intensified molybdenum titanium vanadium composite chromium carbide welding wire can improve layer`s bonding strength and tenacity. This wire can use for multilayer welding which has no peel off, and it can maintain good wear resistance under certain impact working condition.

Product recommendation:GSQD671Mo-4(1.6mm)

Medium carbon and high chromium wear resistance welding wire has a higher hardness, stronger wear resistance, and excellent toughness by adding a certain amount of molybdenum alloys and boride. It has a better impact resistance and strip resistance than high chromium cast iron type materials

Product recommendation: GSQD621Mo-4(1.6mm)

6. Tungsten Carbide Pellets

With high sphericity & excellent alloy organization, cemented carbide pellet is mainly used in welding, as an adding material of PTA Powder , tubular welding rod, to improve the wear resistance of the workpieces greatly.

Product recommendation: GQ06


Wc 6co Tungsten Carbide Pellets


7. Tungsten Carbide Grits

Cemented carbide grit with different percent of cobalt has good abrasive resistance and is widely used for making grinding, polishing and cutting tools.

Product recommendation: GS08A


Wc 8co Tunsgten Carbide Grits




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