HARDOX in shot

blasters
 Dimensions

Thickness range: 3 -130 mm

Max plate width: 3350 mm

Max plate length: 14.5 m
SSAB Oxelösund Products
Rp0.2 MPa HBW

1600 600

1400
500
1200

400
1000

800

HARDOX® Extreme
300

HARDOX® HiTuf
WELDOX® 1300
WELDOX® 1030

WELDOX® 1100
WELDOX® 900
WELDOX® 700

WELDOX® 960

HARDOX® 400

HARDOX® 450

HARDOX® 500

HARDOX® 550

HARDOX® 600
600
200
400

100
200

700 900 960 1030 1100 1300 HiTuf 400 450 500 550 600 X3M
0 0
Construction steel Abrasive resistant steel
EHS SHS AR
Cooled steels
The level of the maintenance costs after 3
years is directly connected to the
maintenance strategy
MAINTENANCE STRATEGY HARDOX 600

 Planned & intelligent maintenance starts at the drawing desk

 Spare parts last twice as long as rolled 12% manganese steel plates*.
 Spare parts with perfect fit in stock gives
 No welding during maintenance
 No flame cutting during maintenance

* From several field tests and also supported by a theoretical model shown later in this presentation
MAINTENANCE STRATEGY
HARDOX 400 and 450

By using HARDOX 400 or HARDOX 450 at medium and low worn areas structural
components in the equipment may be given a significantly longer service life.

Structural components are expensive to replace and by picking certain applications

in the shot blast a significant reduction in maintenance cost can be achieved.
MAINTENANCE STRATEGY
HARDOX 400 and 450

 Planned & intelligent maintenance starts at the drawing desk

 Use HARDOX 400 and HARDOX 450 when sliding or light impact wear may be
expected
 Use it for structural parts expected to be worn
 HARDOX postpone replacement of mayor structural parts
Erosive wear

 Erosion is the main wear type in shot blaster

 Erosive wear rate is influenced by
• Erosive particle hardness
• Erosive particle shape
• Erosive particle impact velocity
• Impingent angle
• Volume of particles
Erosive wear model
 HARDOX 600 for the exposed parts of the blast cabin
 HARDOX 600 gives about twice the service life compared to Manganese steel when
steel shots are used.

Typical Wear when grits are used. In Typical wear when steel shots are used. In
this calculation grits with hardness this calculation round particles with
940HV is evaluated. hardness 550HV is evaluated.
HARDOX 600 in the shot blaster

Outstanding hardness
Consistent properties give even wear
Used as bolt-on liner plates
At severely exposed areas with
direct or secondary hits
Blast cabin

Structure made of HARDOX 400 or HARDOX 450

Stud welded HARDOX 600 as wear protection
Stud welded liners can easily be changed
Multiple layer and overlap make the bolt-on liner plates successful
 Producing liners from HARDOX 600

 Abrasive water jet cutting

Hard liner plate edges
Perfect fit in the cabin

 Stud welding*
Stainless bolts
Preheating
Post heating
Welding on clean surface

* Techsupport #23 HARDOX 600 in workshop

Sliding wear model
 In many areas the wear is milder of the type “sliding wear”
 SSAB Oxelösund have a sliding wear model
 For sliding wear the potential is good to extend the service life on structural parts in the design
 Postpone mayor maintenance at equipment in contact with the abrasives

Sharp steel grits Round shaped steel shots

Elevator

About 10% of the abrasive material in a bucket

falls down in the chute and wears the back of the
bucket shell as well as the elevator chute.

The elevator chute is erosive worn with low

impingent angles. After a few years mild steel
walls are completely worn out. By selecting
HARDOX 450 the chute lasts about 2-2,5 times
longer under these conditions.

Strengthening the buckets “cutting edge” with a

3.2mm HARDOX 450 extend the service life
significantly.
Abrasive cleaner

The abrasive cleaner is a structural part directly

exposed to light erosive wear.

By building the abrasive cleaner in HARDOX 450

6-12mm the mayor maintenance can be postponed
several years.

HARDOX 400 or HARDOX 450 is a excellent

material selection in all sliding chutes and transport
screws.