AstraWear 500F

A 500 BHN Wear Resistant Steel

Chemical Composition* – % Weight C Equivalent
Mn Cr + Mo + V Ni+Cu
C Mn P S Si Ni Cr Mo B Ceq = C + + +
6 5 15

.31 1.55 .025 .010 .40 1.50 1.50 .50 .003 Thickness Range - in. C.Eq
0.375 – 1.00 ≤ .59

Physical Properties – Typical Values at 68°F >1.00 – 2.00 ≤ .72

BHN Tensile Yield Elongation Charpy Test

Hardness Strength Strength in 2" Toughness Index

470 – 530 230 ksi 205 ksi 10% 22 ft. lbs. Longitudinal @ -40°F

AstraWear 500F is a water tempered martensitic steel, with 500 BHN (51.5 HRC), typical
hardness and resistant to wear from very severe abrasion. Its mechanical properties,
high wear resistance, hardness, and strength make AstraWear 500F steel ideal for use
in applications requiring resistance to sliding abrasion and where 400 BHN steels do not
provide a long enough service life.

Compared with conventional steels, like A572-50 (S355), AstraWear 500F offers an
improvement of up to 5 times the equipment lifespan. Consequently, it allows for a
significant reduction in the required design thickness.

AstraWear 500F steel is especially suited for applications in quarries, construction, mines,
cement plants, and the iron and steel industry, among others.
Note: The data contained in this document is accurate at time of printing, and intended for use as a general guide.
* Typical maximum values. Mill certifications are available upon request.
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CUTTING
Wear Resistant Properties All classic thermal cutting processes are compatible with AstraWear
500F (gas, plasma, laser).
Low Energy Impact – Dry media
0.3" to 0.4" thick plates do not need preheating as long as thermal
cutting is performed at a temperature above 60°F. Where that is not
possible or with plates thicker than 1.6", preheating to 200° – 300°F
is recommended.

Cutting with water jet or shearing can also be used.

Thickness
Cutting Temperature 0.16" – 1.6" >0.6"

≥ 60°F w/o preheating Preheating 212° – 302°F

< 60°F Preheating 212° - 302°F

Low Energy Impact – Wet media MACHINING

Drilling and grinding can be performed with super carburized steel
with HSSCO high-speed cobalt bits, using an oil lubricant whenever
possible. However, classic high-speed steels may be used. Typical
cutting parameters are:

DRILLING Ø = 0.40" Ø = 0.80" Ø = 1.18"

Cutting speed ft/min 13 – 20 13 – 20 13 – 20

Rotation rev/min 130 65 40

Feed in/rev 0.00394 0.00787 0.01181

THREADING Ø = 0.40" Ø = 0.80" Ø = 1.18"

Cutting speed ft/min 3.3 – 10 3.3 – 10 3.3 – 10

High Energy Impact Rotation rev/min 50 30 20

Depth Cutting speed Feed

GRINDING (in) (ft/min) (in/tooth)

0.04 3.9 – 4.7 0.00315

HSSCO
0.16 3.1 – 3.9 0.00394
AR 12.0.5.5 (T15)
0.31 2.0 – 3.1 0.00591

F40M 0.04 – 0.20 2.7" – 7.9" 0.0059 – 0.0138

Wear test data

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BENDING WELDING
Thanks to its high level of refinement (low sulfur and phosphorus AstraWear 500F can be welded using the following parameters:
content), AstraWear 500F is easy to bend; provided the following
Preparation for welding
conditions are observed:
The surfaces to be welded must be dry, clean, ground and blasted
* Cutting (or grinding) of gas cut edges to limit hardened areas to eliminate remnants of rust, flaking, grease, or paint, as well as
* Sufficiently powerful equipment rough edges from gas cutting.
* The minimum forming radius is respected Welding process
For plates under 0.8 in. thick, forming conditions are summarized in Any conventional fusion welding method can be used, such as
the following table: submerged arc welding (SAW), shielded metal arc welding (SMAW),
flux-cored arc welding (FCAW), MIG, MAG (GMAW), and TIG
Perpendicular to Parallel to
th = thickness
grain direction grain direction
(GTAW).
Inner bend radius Ri (mini) 7 x th 9 x th
Heat input should be limited to 3.94-11.81 kJ/in with a maximum
V die aperture (mini) 18 x th 22 x th
interpass temperature of 390-430°F.

Please call regarding plates over 0.8 in. Welding consumable[s]

All products compliant with the following standards are acceptable:
Within these permissible bending parameters, the force required
to shape a plate is a function of the Gas protected Submerged arc welding
Stick electrodes MIG-MAG
flux cored wire wire flux
length bent, metal thickness, die
AFNOR NF A 81-322
aperture, die shape (V or U), and NF A81-340 FP/x xx/xx xB xSA31
EY50 1NiMo Bxxx1xTBH 47 05 04
punch shape.
ASW A5-28
A5-29 E 7xT5-x A5-23 F7P4-Exxx-A2
A5-5-81 E 70xx ER 70 S-x
The following table shows the
DIN
bending forces, for minimum die DIN 1913 E51 55 BX

aperture (V=18 th), required to bend plates in V for a 1m bend.

Conditions prior to heating – Combined thicknesses
Bending force required AstraWear 500F can be welded without risk of cracks and without
Thickness per foot of band *
(in) (tons/ft) preheating up to a combined plate thickness of 0.4 in.
0.20 18.298
0.40 35.061
0.60 51.829
0.78 70.123
*± 10%

AstraWear 500F steel is unsuitable for thermo-forming at

temperatures above 392°F. For greater thicknesses, the following conditions are recommended:

Preheating
w/o preheating 300°F 400°F

Comb. th <0.4" 0.4" – 0.8" >0.8"

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THICKNESS
AstraWear 500F is available in thicknesses ranging from 3/8" – 2".
Astralloy Steel Products is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nucor Corporation, the largest producer of steel in the United States. (11/15)

Additional thicknesses are available upon request.

APPLICATIONS
* Quarries, construction, earth moving
Screens, bulldozers
* Cement plants
Scrapers, crushers
* Mines, coal mines
Crushers, winding and unloading machines
* Iron and steel industry
Guide plates and elevators

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