(Newswire.net — May 14, 2019) —
What is a Wear Plate?
Wear plates are a lesser known yet integral part of most machines in use today. It is an abrasion resistant steel plate that is affixed to the section of a machine that experiences constant friction. A wear plate absorbs impact, as well as being extremely conducive to a machine’s moving parts. A wear plate is extremely durable which makes it vitally important to the operation of machinery. It reduces the friction that creates degradation in a machine’s metal moving parts.
As industrial machines are very expensive to repair and replace, the wear plates serve an important purpose in preventing damage to the main machinery due to the abrasion or impact that happens on a daily basis. This can really increase the life of the machine. Examples of machines that would use a wear plate are wood chippers, clouding grinder wear parts, mulcher parts, horizontal grinders, stump grinder parts, forestry mulcher, flail mowers, waste shredders, tub grinders, stone crushers, stump grinders, bull hogs, horizontal grinder parts, forestry mowers, flail mower hammers, tub grinder wear parts, stump grinder teeth, tub grinder teeth, auger teeth, mulcher teeth as well as road milling bits.
What Materials are Wear Plates made from?
These are a few examples of super-resistant steels that are used in the making of wear plates.
* C954 Aluminum Bronze
C95400 aluminum bronze is the most commonly used aluminum. It is for heavy duty applications. This aluminum bronze is extremely durable and extraordinarily resistant to degradation and wear.
* 4140QT
4140 QT is a low alloy steel containing a combination of chromium, molybdenum, and manganese. It is widely used due to its tough, abrasive and impact resistant properties.
* 4340 QT
4340 QT is low alloy steel. It is heat treatable and contains nickel, chromium, and molybdenum. 4340 QT is known for its toughness and capability of developing high strength.
* AR400
AR400 is also an abrasion resistant steel. It is a quenched and tempered steel. Its strength and exceptional durability make it difficult to weld.
* AR500
AR500 is steel with an abrasion resistant material makeup that it is used in the making of bulletproof vests. AR500 is hardened steel that is often used for targets, truck plows, and in mining. It is tempered and designed to be abrasion resistant, making it perfect for high wear applications.
Why is a Wear Plate necessary?
Heavy duty machinery in day-after-day use experiences shocks, jolts, bangs, nicks, and jabs. Regular performance parts without a protective shield would quickly wear out, break down, or splinter. Companies such as steel mills, pipe mills, aluminum mills, chemical companies, mining, and the military would be in the market for a wear plate because they tend to use more robust equipment. A wear plate also features a uniform and consistent surface finish and overlapping weld beads which are necessary to reduce friction material hang-up on machinery. A wear plate is easily polished by abrading tools which remove small particles and produces a surface with low friction. This discourages hangs-ups maintaining the efficiency of chutes, bins, hoppers, buckets and other material handling equipment.
What do you need to know before purchasing a Wear Plate?
Each project will require its own unique dimensions and compositions. Therefore, knowing the type of metal, its thickness, grade, and size will be necessary. Abrasive resistant steels weigh less than regular steels so they are economical to use. A few benefits of a wear plate having reduced weight is that it reduces gas consumption, increases load capacity and reduces pollution. The wear plate’s appearance does not necessarily reflect its resistance ability. Often the less attractive materials may tend to have a higher resistance capacity.
Wear plates can save your business time and money because they greatly increasing the life of machinery and reducing the need to buy replacement parts. The material is lighter in weight, so a wear plate reduces operating expenses. Using wear plates on your heavy equipment is a smart business move.