SSAB’s Hardest Wear Plate Steel is Shop-Workable


Hardox Extreme steel wear plate.
SSAB Oxelösund plans to introduce what it claims is the world’s hardest quenched and tempered steel plate, offering a maximum hardness of 700 Brinell. According to the company, the new product, labeled Hardox Extreme, has been undergoing testing since 2004 and has had good results when compared with competing products such as Ni-hards, overlays and chromium-rich castings. For sliding wear, wear resistance is approximately 1.75 times higher when compared with Hardox 600 and approximately 12 times higher than Hardox 400. Mechanical properties of Hardox Extreme include: typical hardness range of 650–700 Brinell; 8- to 25- mm thickness; standard item size (t) x 2,000 x 6,000 mm. Hardox Extreme can be welded, cut, milled and drilled using standard workshop practices.

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