Wear Resistant Parts: Abrasive Steel For Industrial Applications

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.

It was during these difficult times for metallurgical sciences that new material was identified. Ceramics were remodeled to form a new brand of materials that would sustain the challenging circumstances and come good on most expectations. What's more, the raw material required for this new ceramic was equally cheap, and hence, it was a win-win situation for the manufacturers. This synthetic silicon carbide compound later went on to be named as 'Wear Resistant Ceramic.'

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.

In the modern production circles, corporately is not shy on investing big on one-time expenses. However, the Operating Expenditure (OPEX) should justify the investments in the long run. The ceramic can virtually fit into any component and can be modeled accordingly. The product bandwidth varies from the simplest versions of silica to the complicated tungsten ceramics. The future certainly holds adequate business sense for organizations to align themselves with Wear resilient ceramics.