Hardox600 Wear Resistance Steel Sheet


Hardox 600 is a Q&T martensitic wear plate for applications that demand high resistance to abrasion and wear. Delivering a hardness of 600 Brinell, it offers a unique combination of weldability, hardness and toughness. It brings a level of user-friendliness not found in many other steels designed for high wear resistance and eliminates the need to sacrifice wear resistance to enhance impact strength.

 

Dimension Range


Hardox® 600 is available in thicknesses of 6 – 65 mm. Hardox® 600 is available in widths up to 2000 mm and lengths up to 14630 mm. Preferred dimensions are 2000 x 4000 mm, other dimensions on request. 

 

Resistance to abrasive wear is not an intrinsic material property; it depends on the application. Materials that exhibit superior abrasion resistance under one set of conditions might perform poorly under different conditions. Selecting material is complex, requiring wear know-how and the consideration of practical issues like application design, maintenance routines, workshop requirements, and material and fabrication costs.

 

The graph shows the relative wear life of Hardox 600 compared to different grades of white iron chromium castings, chromium carbide-rich hardfacing deposits/overlay and ceramics, when exposed to sliding wear from abrasives of 900–1000 HV.

 

In general, Hardox 600 shows a somewhat inferior wear resistance compared to these types of wear-resistant materials. But under certain conditions Hardox 600 shows a wear resistance equal to or better than chromium carbide-rich castings and hardfacing deposits.

 

When considering function, wear resistance is not the only factor in terms of hardness or fraction of hard chromium carbides that determines wearpart performance. Material crack susceptibility also plays a part. In this case, Hardox 600 offers an impact toughness that exceeds the toughness of white iron castings, ceramics, and overlay and hardfacing deposits.