abrasion resistant SteelS

QuARD 400
1. Steel description and applications 3. Dimensions
Quard 400 at present is supplied in the following range:
Quard 400 is a martensitic abrasion resistant steel with an average
• thickness: 4 - 50 mm
hardness of 400 HBW. Due to its versatility in terms of high toughness,
• width: 1500 - 3100 mm
good cold formability and excellent weldability, Quard 400 combines an
outstanding work shop performance and a long lasting wear resistance. For more information, please check our website or contact your
local representative.
Quard 400 is recommended for the following applications: 4. Flatness, tolerances & surface properties
• mining and earthmoving machinery
• crushing and pulverizing equipment Quard 400 is delivered with a unique combination of excellent
• buckets, knives, crushers, feeders flatness, tight thickness tolerances and superior surface finish.
• presses
• skips
Feature Norm
• excavators - EN 10029: . Class N (standard) &
FLATNESS PLUS
• slurry pipe systems . Class S
• screw conveyors
THICKNESS tolerance -- meets and exceeds EN 10029 Class A
tighter tolerances upon request PLUS
2. Technical characteristics
Shape, length, width meets EN 10029
Hardness guarantee tolerances

SURFACE properties exceeds

Brinell hardness test, HBW the usual market standards, PLUS
Hardness according to EN ISO 6506-1, is
EN 10163-2 Class B3
performed 1 - 2 mm below the
plate surface once per heat and
HBW = 370 - 430 40 tonnes.
5. Delivery conditions
Other mechanical properties (typical values)
Our Quard plates are supplied as standard in the shotblasted and
Charpy-V notch Yield Strength Tensile Strength
- Transverse -
Elongation
primed condition. In order to maintain a good weldability and laser
impact test (MPa) A5
(MPa) (%)
cutting performance, a low zinc silicate primer is applied. Plates

50J can also be delivered unpainted.

(longitudinal at -40°C)
1160 1300 10
6. Heat treatment
Chemical composition The steel is grain refined. Quard 400 receives its properties by quenching and when
Max ladle analysis , % applicable by subsequent tempering. The properties of the
Thickness C Si Mn P S Cr Ni Mo B delivery condition can not be retained after exposure at service or
4 - 25,4 mm 0,16 0,60 1,40 0,025 0,010 0,50 0,10 0,25 0,005
25,41 - 40 mm 0,17 0,60 1,60 0,025 0,010 1,15 0,10 0,30 0,005 preheating temperatures above 250 °C. Quard 400 is not intended
40,01 - 50 mm 0,17 0,60 1,60 0,025 0,010 1,30 0,50 0,50 0,005 for any further heat treatment.

Carbon equivalent, typical values, %

400 _V05 (10.2019)

Thickness CEV(1) CET(2)

4 - 8 mm 0,36 0,25
8,01 - 20 mm 0,40 0,28
Plate/QT/Quard 1100

20,01 - 25,4 mm 0,45 0,29

25,41 - 40 mm 0,57 0,33
40,01 - 50 mm 0,64 0,36
(1) CEV = C+Mn/6+ (Ni+Cu)/15+ (Cr+Mo+V)/5, (2) CET = C+(Mn+Mo)/10+Ni/40 +(Cr+Cu)/20

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 400 _V05 (10.2019)
7. Ultrasonic testing Due to the homogeneous properties and narrow thickness

Plate/QT/Quard 1100
tolerances of Quard 400, variations in springback is kept at a low
Ultrasonic testing (UT), is applied to secure the plate from level. Grinding of flame cut or a sheared edge in the bending area
discontinuities like inclusions, cracks and porosity. In thic- is recommended to further prevent cracking during bending.
kness from 8 mm and up, all plates are UT tested and control-
led against class S2, E2, according to EN 10160. Welding
Quard 400 has a very good weldability, granted by the low
8. General processing recommendations carbon equivalent of the steel. It can be welded using any of the
conventional welding methods, both as manual or automatic.
To obtain optimal work shop productivity when processing
Quard  400, it is essential to use the recommended proce- Welding of Quard 400 is recommended to be performed
dures and tools given below. at ambient temperature not lower than +5°C. Subsequent
to welding, let the welded parts slowly cool down to room
Thermal cutting
temperature (never accelerate the cooling process of the weld).
Plasma and flame cutting can be performed without the need
for preheating in thicknesses up to 40 mm, provided the am- If welding using a heat input of 1.7 kJ/mm, preheating is not
bient temperature is above 0 °C. required in single plate thickness up to 20 mm. The interpass
Subsequent to cutting, let the cut parts slowly cool down to temperature used should not exceed 225 °C.
room temperature. A slow cooling rate will reduce the risk of Soft weld consumables, giving low hydrogen weld deposits
cut edge cracking (never accelerate the cooling of the parts). (<= 5 ml/100g), are recommended. The consumable strength
should be as soft as the design and wear mode allows.
Cold forming
Quard 400 is very well suited for cold forming operations. In general, the welding recommendation of Quard
The minimum recommended R/t ratio when bending of Quard 400 should be in the accordance to EN-1011.
400 is given in the table below:
Machining
Quard 400 offers good machinability with HSS and HSS-Co
Thickness Transverse Longitu- Trans. Long.
(mm) to rolling dinal Width Width alloyed drills. The feed rate and cutting speed have to be
(R/t) to rolling (W/t) (W/t)
(R/t) adjusted to the high hardness of the material.
Face milling, counter boring and countersinking are best
t < 8.0 2.5 3.0 8 10
performed using tools with replaceable cemented carbide
8 ≤ t < 20 3.0 4.0 10 10
inserts.
t ≥ 20 4.5 5.0 12 12
R = Recommended punch radius (mm), t = Plate thickness (mm) , W – Die opening width (mm)
(bending angle ≤ 90°)

For more information regarding welding, cold forming and machining, please consult the respective manuals with technical recommendations on http://qt.nlmk.com

The elements in the data sheet are given for information only and reflect the information known at the time of publishing. This document is intended to give a general guideline for the purchasing and use
of the steels only. The transmitter of this document doesn’t accept any liability for any error or omission in the content of this document.
Values and components quoted must not be considered as being guaranteed unless specifically confirmed separately in writing.

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