Hardox® 550 steel with high hardness and toughness
Hardox® 550 is specially designed for heavy wear applications and makes a great alternative to 12% manganese steel castings, 500 Brinell wear plate or bimetals. The additional 50 Brinell you gain in hardness, when upgrading from conventional 500 HBW steels, will increase wear life, though not at the expense of crack integrity. Hardox® 550 is typically used for wear parts in industries like mining, quarrying, mineral processing, earthmoving and recycling.