SSAB’s Hardox wear steel is a material that offers a unique mix of high wear resistance and high toughness
SSAB is a specialised steel company that manufactures its products in Scandinavia and the USA. It is a leading producer in the global market of advanced high-strength steels and quenched and tempered steels, strip, plate and tube products, as well as construction solutions. More importantly, only SSAB produces genuine Hardox® wear plate. The well-known steel brand Hardox wear plate is owned by SSAB and is a registered trademark. In India, Hardox wear steel is solely available through SSAB’s own sales channels in Chennai and Mumbai. There are many product essentials that only Hardox wear steel can provide.
First and foremost is the consistent hardness from the surface to the core of the material. Hardox wear steel offers an exceptional service life in the most challenging wear conditions. Steels that are not hard to the core will wear out quickly, leading to alarming costs for production stops and emergency repair and maintenance. Hardox wear plate offers strength in accordance with the material’s specification. The high strength of Hardox wear plate makes the steel resistant to denting and buckling when hit by rocks and other large and heavy objects. Since Hardox is, in many cases, used as a structural material in tipper bodies, containers and buckets, the strength results in high structural integrity of the equipment. Further, toughness is a unique benefit of Hardox wear plate.
Hardox wear steel is a material that combines high wear resistance with high toughness. Steel with inferior toughness has a high risk of sudden and potentially dangerous failure if the steel fractures because it is stressed beyond its breaking point. Moreover, it has guaranteed properties. Hardox wear steel is an extremely consistent material, thanks to a carefully controlled chemical composition and production process. That is why Hardox steel comes with product guarantees which include the steel’s flatness, thickness and bending properties. This ensures predictable workshop performance and end products with a high and uniform quality.
Every Hardox plate, sheet tube and round bar is accompanied by an SSAB mill certificate for the material delivered. If a seller cannot provide an SSAB certificate, this is a clear sign that the product is not legitimate. “In addition to our customers, our product brands available in the Indian market are our most valuable assets. When they enter the market, SSAB’s products carry with them a great deal of recognition and trust, which reflects the quality of the products. We therefore want to encourage customers in India to buy only genuine Hardox steel produced by SSAB and sold through our sales channels. We will do our outmost to ensure you only get steel that you can trust,” says Subodh Shinde, Director SSAB India.