Hardox wear plate is a very wear-resistant sheet steel. Hardox wear plate is manufactured and exported worldwide by the Swedish company SSAB, which developed the first modern wear-resistant sheet in 1974. This steel wears slowly, even under large mechanical loads. This fact is especially interesting for companies that quarry gravel and sand as, for example, excavator buckets or dump truck bodies made from HARDOX wear plate last fast longer.

This material is characterised by its uniform evenness, high hardness and high strength. The weight of the constructions produced is reduced significantly. This is possible, because the material’s high strength enables thinner metal sheets to be used. HARDOX wear plate does not lose its impact resistance, even at low temperatures. As these sheets and plates have very good welding and machining properties, subsequent repairs of wearing parts is not a problem.

By choosing Wear plates with higher hardness levels it is possible to reduce the weight of a construction by up to 15 %. An increase by 50 Brinell extends the life of the workpiece by 50 to 80 percent.

HARDOX wear plate is a quenched and tempered steel. Hardening (quenching) and tempering sheets and plates produces the outstanding properties, which can be lost if worked incorrectly. Therefore precautions and protective measures must be taken when bending, welding, cutting and grinding.