Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Wear Resistant Parts: A Compelling Case Of Abrasion Resistant Steel

By Melissa Brown


Wear related problems have almost gone the way of the eight track tape as a relic of the past, thanks to new steel technology. Corrosion resilient steel, impact resistant steel and wear resistant steel have helped to virtually eliminate the industrial wear application issue. Steel wear resistant parts are now used the world over.

What makes tough steel so amenable to all these various applications is its unique combination of physical properties. They include but are not limited to high strength, superior high fracture toughness, excellent hardness, shock resistance and corrosion resistance. It also holds up extremely well to high temperatures. Industrial applications, in particular, take full advantage of all these excellent tough characteristics.

Long-Lasting to Ensure Zero Downtime - Even during your peak production season, it helps reduce lost production time due to worn parts that might otherwise hamper your throughput. They also stand up to repetitive actions like rubbing, scraping, and erosion that tend to wear away material from the surface over time.

The rather resilient ceramic showed an uncommon ability to withstand mechanical phenomenon, including corrosion, rust, scrapping, erosion, etc. These unavoidable mechanical side-effects were the prime reason for most manufacturing activities being high on cost and low on returns. These ceramics ensured that the downtime associated with the processes were low and manageable.

Abrasive steel offers the following benefits to industrial applications. It improves product lifetimes. It affords manufacturing efficiency. It enhances performance. It reduces downtime.

Is it affordable? Abrasion resistant steel comes in a variety to fit every industrial application and budget. Tensalloy AR400 can be a particularly cost-effective option. It offers excellent abrasion and impact resistance at an economical price without sacrificing an ounce of weldability, formability, toughness or good weathering characteristics. Tensalloy AR 400 is recommended as an alternative to the more costly AR450 in applications where abrasion is not severe yet where a hardness exceeding that of standard A36 plates is needed.

Where else might I find it? In addition to the previously mentioned industrial applications, it is found almost everywhere you look in everyday life. For instance, the "Lake Tahoe News" recently discussed Yaktrax, a smart shoe slip-on that prevents slips and falls when walking on winter ice. And you guessed it-it's the coils, which just happens to be made of abrasion resilient steel, which are wrapped around the Yaktrax's rubber surface that enables safe traversing of icy surfaces.

To find such a specialized steel manufacturer, business owners for whom industrial applications are a normal part of operations should ask around. A manufacturer that is willing to work side by side with its customers shows it is in the game for all the right reasons. The one they ultimately chose to partner with should, above all else, be focused on the customer's bottom line, work with the client to reduce time and money spent maintaining and servicing different parts, understand the client's problems and be prepared to solve them proactively




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