TechSupport #65: upgrading from Hardox® 450 to 500 Tuf
SSAB®'s comparison of Hardox® 450 and Hardox® 500 Tuf and how to move between them on an existing design.
Short technical bulletins from SSAB®'s TechSupport engineers, including the grade upgrade series.
TechSupport is the channel SSAB®'s engineers use to publish practical guidance. The upgrade bulletins compare adjacent grades and explain what changes when you move between them, which is the fastest way to see whether a harder grade pays for itself on your equipment.
All 3 documents in this collection, direct from SSAB®.
SSAB®'s comparison of Hardox® 450 and Hardox® 500 Tuf and how to move between them on an existing design.
What changes when you move from Hardox® 400 to Hardox® 450: hardness, wear life, bending and welding.
Welding of cutting edges to buckets and adapters to cutting edges in Hardox®, with joint prep guidance.
More free material from SSAB® and Hardox® Wearparts.
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