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Tubes for vehicle body manufacturers

Our experience in the automotive sector allows us to serve our body maker customers who require structural tubes with demanding requirements such as mechanical behaviour for use in bus structures.


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tubes for vehicle body manufacturers

We are specialists in steel tubes for vehicle body manufacturers

Since 2018 we have specialised in the manufacture and supply of welded tubes in specific steel grades for bus manufacturers and vehicle body manufacturers, who have precise specifications in terms of tube quality and mechanical performance, as well as requiring a custom supply service to match the production rates of assembly lines.


Grade 1.4003 stainless steel provides the benefits of traditional stainless steel such as corrosion resistance, abrasion resistance, durability and low maintenance, but also provides additional benefits such as good weldability, formability and low cost compared to other corrosion resistant materials such as austenitic or duplex steels.


STAINLESS STEEL

Stainless steel tubes

TLA manufactures structural tubing mainly in 1.4003 3CR12 stainless steel designed to meet the high demands of mechanical behaviour required for bus structures. The use of stainless steel tubing gives our vehicle body manufacturers a significant competitive advantage by avoiding the anti-corrosion surface treatment required for carbon steel tubing.

  • 250 times higher corrosion resistance than carbon steel.
  • Greater corrosion/abrasion resistance.
  • Economical – low initial cost, low maintenance.
  • High mechanical strength.
  • Excellent impact resistance.

SQUARE

RECTANGULAR

tubes for vehicle body manufacturers

Packaging and strapping

PROTECTIVE PLASTIC PACKAGING

standard

All packages are protected with plastic and strapped with metal strapping on top of the protective plastic.

Square and rectangular tubes have a square format, while the round tube has a hexagonal format.


PROTECTIVE PLASTIC STRAPPED PACKAGING

The tube bundle is protected with plastic in the area where it is strapped with the metal strap.


WOODEN PACKAGING

on request

The tube package is protected with plastic in the area where it is strapped with the wood and metal strap.


We are the first stainless tube manufacturer to produce tubes in high yield strength stainless grades that enable body weights to be reduced by up to 3.5% of the total vehicle weight, reduce the amount of welding, increase safety and reduce emissions and the CO2 footprint.


DELIVERY AND OPTIONS

Delivery conditions and options

The standard delivery length is 6,000 mm, with special lengths between 4,000 mm and 9,000 mm also possible. Other options are also available on request, in different lengths and types of packaging (maritime, etc.).


FERRITIC SQUARE TUBES

FERRITIC RECTANGULAR TUBES

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We provide solutions to your needs

At Tubos de Legutiano Automoción, we do not limit ourselves to manufacturing welded tubes. We offer comprehensive solutions, from coil processing to customised kits. Our aim is that you only have to think about your own production.


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