With a hardness of ≥ 420 BHN, HB450 offers outstanding
resistance to abrasive wear, up to 3x longer lasting than ordinary structural steel.
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Good weldability
Despite its high hardness, HB450 is readily weldable with the correct
preheat and welding procedure.
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Toughness at low temperatures
HB450 retains its mechanical properties even at low
ambient temperatures.
Applications
Where is HB450 used?
Identify your application and you'll know this is the right material.
Tipper bodies and dumpers
Floors and sidewalls taking daily impact loads.
Crushers and breakers
Wear parts in direct contact with rock.
Transfer chutes
Resistance to drop and heavy impact loads.
Ploughshares and buckets
Earthmoving and agriculture in heavy use.
Dredging equipment
Wear-resistant linings in wet environments.
Concrete mixers and silos
Internal linings exposed to abrasive product.
About Zimmer Staal
The specialist in quarto steel plates
Zimmer Staal is based in the port of Antwerp and has been supplying heavy steel plates to
customers across Europe for over 25 years. With an average stock of 75,000 tonnes of
plates from 3 to 250 mm thick, across a wide range of grades, Zimmer is your go-to address.
We serve steel construction companies, shipbuilders, cutting companies, tank and bridge
builders, machinery manufacturers, offshore producers and yellow goods manufacturers.