ESCO Universal Wear Solutions

for Mining, Construction, Aggregate

and Industrial Applications
 ESCO Corporation
Building on nearly a century of innovation, ESCO
Corporation manufactures a wide variety of metal
components for industrial applications. ESCO’s
Engineered Products and Turbine Technologies groups
are committed to continuous improvement of products
and processes to provide superior quality, value and
service.
ESCO Engineered Products has worked side-by-side with
customers in mines, quarries, construction and specialized
industrial applications to develop innovative cast and
fabricated steel products for wear, impact and productivity
improvement.
ESCO Turbine Technologies is the responsive manufacturing
partner for precision investment cast components in aerospace
and industrial gas turbine applications.

ESCO Wear Solutions

ESCO Universal Wear Solutions is more than just a product. It
is a combination of products, service and metallurgical expertise
to provide superior wear protection for mining, construction,
aggregate and industrial applications. Wear Solutions are
designed to protect valuable equipment and maintain optimum
performance, while lowering the overall cost of operation, even
in the most demanding applications.
ESCO engineers and technicians are committed to
developing a comprehensive package to protect critical wear
components for a wide variety of applications. Our technical
expertise, coupled with premium cast alloy and plate
steels, ensures customer satisfaction. ESCO is a leader in
providing Universal Wear Solutions!

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Table of Contents
Universal Wear Solutions
Kwik-Lok® Wear Protection ...............................................................................4

Dualmet™ Wear Tiles .......................................................................................6

Bimetallic Bolt-on and Custom Wear Plates ..........................................6

Bimetallic CWI Wear Protection ............................................................7

Chromium Carbide Overlay Plate ........................................................7

ESCOALLOY ™ Plate .............................................................................8

Structural Steel Plate ..........................................................................8

Custom Fabrication and Processing ..............................................8

ESCO Steel Dozer and Loader Plate Liners ................................9

Bolt-in Liner Attachments ................................................................9

ESCO E3 Overlay ...........................................................................10

ESCO SRW Overlay Technology ................................................10

Continuous Improvement .............................................................11

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Kwik-Lok®II Wear Protection System
Runner – Kwik-Lok II wear
runners provide surface-
abrasion protection for a wide
variety of applications on both
flat and curved surfaces

Base – permanently
attached base with Lock – one-piece locking
dovetails securely holds device consisting of a steel
wear runner in place and polymer laminate keeps
the wear runner engaged
with the dovetails

Excellent wear protection

for machine buckets,
processing plants, truck
beds, dozer arms –
anywhere there is need for
long lasting, quick change
wear protection.

Kwik-Lok II Wear Protection Benefits

• Multiple sizes and runner styles cover a wide variety of
applications
• Versatile sizing allows protection for hot spots or entire wear
surfaces
• One-piece lock allows quick and easy installation and removal
• No large wear plates to handle, no arc splatter, or welding
fumes to change-out system
• Lightweight wear runners are easier and safer to handle
• ESCO alloy 12S cast runners provide longer wear life and
durability
• Select size runners are available in ESCO alloy 35S for
even longer wear life in low impact applications
• Most Kwik-Lok II runners are reversible for
extended life in applications with uneven wear
• Easy-to-change runners allow wear protection
maintenance to be done along with standard
machine maintenance

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Kwik-Lok Wear Protection
®

The original Kwik-Lok wear protection is a semi-mechanical system that utilizes a

weld-on stop block to hold the runner in place.
• ESCO Alloy 12S runners can last up to five
times longer than plate steel
• ESCO Alloy 35S runners are
available in select sizes for
even longer wear life in low
impact applications
• Runners are ready to use as
delivered – no material prep or
special handling required
• Longer wear life and less
maintenance increases machine uptime

Hot Slag
Semi-mechanical Kwik-Lok runners are ideally suited for fighting
abrasion in hot slag. The weld-on stop block eliminates the use
of rubber, while offering the benefits of ESCO alloy 12S wear
protection.

Underwater Dredge
The reliability of Kwik-Lok system is an excellent match for underwater
applications. The superior retention of runners is ideal where
components are not always visible to the machine operator.

Processing Plants
Kwik-Lok wear protection is ideally suited for applications where gravity
holds the runner on the base. Since there is no reverse load trying to push
the runner off the base, the system can be operated without the stop block
installed.

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Dualmet™ Wear Tiles
Dualmet wear tiles are bimetallic wear components
designed to withstand high impact and severe abrasion
in the toughest operating conditions.
• Chrome white iron wear surface for maximum abrasion
resistance
• Mild steel base for structural strength
Dualmet wear tiles can be bolted or welded in place and are
available in standard sizes or custom sizes and shapes.

Chrome white iron

Steel backing

Fusion bonding

Bimetallic Bolt-on and Custom Wear Plates

ESCO’s custom bimetallic wear plate combines a mild steel
jacket with a 27% chrome ni-hard alloy core for extreme wear
conditions. ESCO wear plates provide surface abrasion
protection for a wide variety of applications on both flat and
curved surfaces.
• Bolt-on wear plates used for severe wear areas in
hoppers and conveyor chutes
• Longer wear life and less maintenance
• Weld-on custom wear plates may be
used on draglines, shovel dippers, face
shovels, excavators, loaders, truck beds,
and dozer arms

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Bimetallic CWI Wear Protection
A chrome white iron (CWI) casting with a minimum hardness of 700 BHN is
bonded to a slotted mild steel backing plate. Standard welding tools and
materials allow a quick, secure solution to problem wear areas. Recommended
applications include protection for dragline, shovel, loader, and excavator
buckets, conveyor chute liners, quarry and mining grizzly screens, and
gyratory and jaw crusher liners.
Wear Bars
Wear bars can be used to form a mosaic of wear protection to counter
highly abrasive applications. The flexibility of
the backing plate allows the bar to conform
to slightly convex or concave applications.

Wear Buttons
A circular shape button provides maximum
protection and security, while
minimizing the effects of heavy
impact.

Chromium Carbide Overlay Plate

ESCO’s Chromium Carbide Overlay wear protection is ideal in
extreme abrasion and medium impact applications. V31 grade offers
a minimum of 573 Brinell hardness. Chromium Carbide products
are the most cost-effective way to protect equipment in severe wear
conditions.
Typical Applications
• Mining • Dredging
• Construction • Cement plants
• Coal preparation • Conveyor systems

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ESCOALLOY ™ Plate
ESCO offers ESCOALLOY 400 and 500 quenched
and tempered alloy plates to handle extreme wear, with
optimum resistance to gouging abrasion under severe
impact. ESCOALLOY plate has exceptional toughness,
ductility, weldability, and superior hardness over T1 type
abrasion grades. ESCOALLOY plate can be sheared,
plasma cut and welded with conventional methods.
Typical Applications
• Truck bed liners • Crusher liners
• Bucket liners • Conveyor liners
• Dozer blade liners • Fabricated ripper shanks
• Chute liners

Structural Steel Plate

ESCO also offers premium structural A514 steel, a low carbon
alloy steel plate that is very formable and offers excellent
weldability. A514 is quenched and tempered with a yield strength
of 80,000 psi.
Typical Applications
• Storage tanks and bins
• Machinery construction
• Mining cars and equipment
• Bridge and building construction
• Tankers and barges

Custom Fabrication and Processing

ESCO provides custom fabrication and custom processing
for all plate products. ESCO’s engineering expertise
and fabrication services for typical and specialized
applications is unsurpassed in the industry.
Typical Applications
• Custom forming • Welding
• Heat treating • Fabrication
• Thermal cutting • Drilling
• Countersunk holes • Custom design

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ESCO Steel Dozer and Loader Plate Liners
ESCO steel plate liner kits are precision designed and manufactured out of top
quality materials to offer optimum equipment protection and to minimize the
time and effort required for installation.
Standard kits are available for many popular machines. For non-standard
machines, custom liner kit quotations are available upon request.

Custom Wear Liners

ESCO fabricates custom liner packages to customer specifications with
a selection of package styles to address specific wear needs. All liners
are made from ESCOALLOY™ 400 or 500 wear plate.

Tumble Bar style liners cause material to

tumble instead of slide, which reduces wear
during material discharge.

Flat / Formed liners are ideal for

extreme abrasion and high impact
applications.

Waffle Style liners are typically 40% lighter

than solid plate liners with minimal change
in wear life. Waffle style liners are not
recommended for sticky applications,
clay for example, which may substantially
increase the amount of carry back.
These liner styles are available for dragline buckets,
Typical With or without
truck boxes, dozers, front end loaders, excavators,
liner is keyed bolt
and face shovels. 1-1/4 & 30°
II

above
Bolt-in Liner Attachments
There are two methods of liner attachment: weld-in orBasebolt-in.
plateAny flat Bolt, nut,
section of wear liner for truck beds, crushers, chutes, conveyors and and washer
other industrial applications can be bolted in place.
Typical countersunk holes
Bolt-in Liner Benefits
• Quicker and easier to replace
• Substantial reduction in manpower and machine downtime
• Countersunk holes maintain integrity throughout wear life

Typical With or without Typical liner

liner is thickness 82° or 90°
keyed bolt
1-1/4 &
II
is 3/8 -1
II II

30°
above

Bolt, nut, Structural Bolt, nut,

Base plate and washer
and washer base

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ESCO Overlay Technology
ESCO applies a wide variety of overlay materials to metal components to
increase wear life and improve productivity. For best performance, the way the
overlay material is applied is based on the specific field application.
Overlay material can be simply applied to component surfaces to protect them
from abrasive wear, or applied in a specific pattern that not only increases wear
life, but also improves the performance as the product wears. For example, overlay
material applied to mining bucket teeth in a certain way dictates a wear pattern that
improves penetration and loading, and thereby increases productivity for reduced
operation costs. In addition, for certain applications, ESCO designs components
specifically for best use of overlay material.
Chrome White Iron Overlay
ESCO Chrome White Iron Overlay material consists of microscopic chromium rich
carbides embedded in an iron-base matrix. Overlay of this type is used with the required
base metal and design to increase wear performance in low impact applications –
typically those involving digging in dirt or sand and well-shot rock with up to 2" in
diameter, with minimal history of product breakage.
Embedded Tungsten Carbide Overlay
ESCO Embedded Tungsten Carbide consists of macroscopic pieces of tungsten
carbide material dispersed in a tough steel matrix. The material is applied with the
optimum base metal to withstand medium to heavy impact. Such impact applications
typically involve digging in shot rock over 2" in diameter, with some history of product
breakage.
Tungsten Carbide/Nickel PTA Overlay
ESCO uses state-of-the-art Plasma Transferred Arc (PTA) welding equipment to apply
overlays of fine tungsten carbide particles dispersed in a nickel alloy matrix. In many
applications, this type of overlay provides abrasion resistance unobtainable with any
other type of overlay. It is used on metal parts for a broad range of industries and
applications, including equipment for mining, construction, crushing, rolling, road
building and tunneling. This type of overlay is suitable for low to medium impact
applications.
High Alloy/Ultra-Fine Hard Particle Overlay
This type of overlay consists of microscopic alloy carbides and other hard
particles dispersed within an iron-base matrix. It offers extreme abrasion
resistance exceeding that of chrome white irons and approaching that of
tungsten carbide/nickel alloy PTA overlays. Overlay of this type is suitable for
low-to-medium impact applications.
ESCO Overlay Benefits
• Increased wear life for minimal downtime
• Minimize the need for part replacement for lower maintenance costs
• Improved machine performance for increased productivity
• Increases the overall operating life of major equipment
investments

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Continuous Improvement
Quality, Value and Speed
ESCO Corporation’s unwavering commitment to meeting customer needs
has made ESCO the preferred choice for quality, value and speed. Apply
application of the principles of continuous improvement, ESCO facilities
improve quality, streamline processes for faster delivery and reduce waste
to improve total costs. From plant to laboratory, from engineering to
sales – ESCO professionals use a variety of tools to standardize best
practices while working to understand and eliminate the root causes of
process variation. All ESCO facilities are annually measured through an
assessment program called QVS Lean Links, and each location’s quality
management systems are third-party certified (ISO 9001:2000).

Quality
• Production process excellence
• Operational stability
• Identify, eliminate and prevent defects at the source
• Total material traceability
• In-house metallurgical testing
• ISO 9001:2000

Value
• Reduced cost of ownership through enhanced product
performance
• Products which are easier and safer to replace than the
competition’s
• Longer wear life than competitors
• Engineering expertise and product support

Speed
• Rapid prototyping capability
• Real-time customer access to supply chain data
• Electronic link to customer order processes

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ESCO Engineered Products is the innovation leader for metal wear parts, components and earthmoving
products used in global mining, construction, dredging and other challenging industrial applications.

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