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List Of Materials

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Fig 1: Body Parts Structure Identification Materials (Steel Strengths)
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Upper structural parts

A  Sheet steel
B  High-strength steel
C  Very-high-strength steel
D  Ultra-high-strength steel
E  Aluminium; for details, see

5X00IN05 INFORMATION ON ALUMINIUM REPAIRS 

Fig 2: Body Parts Structure Identification Materials (Aluminium)
G14274320Courtesy of PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Lower structural parts

A  Sheet steel
B  High-strength steel
C  Very-high-strength steel
D  Ultra-high-strength steel
E  Aluminium; for details, see

5X00IN05 INFORMATION ON ALUMINIUM REPAIRS 

Item Material group Use/Characteristics
A  Sheet steel Outer skin parts very malleable
Can be MIG welded
Part replacement as per Workshop Service Information
B  High-strength steel Reinforcement parts moderately to not very malleable
Can be MIG welded
Part replacement as per Workshop Service Information
C  Very-high-strength steel Reinforcement parts
not malleable
Can be MIG welded
Can be resistance spot-welded only using approved welders
Part replacement is not permitted
D  Ultra-high-strength steel Pillars and columns
not malleable
MIG welding permitted only in exceptional cases
Can be resistance spot-welded only using approved welders
Part replacement is not permitted