Cement shredder knife with long service life

General information
Name of center
SSAB
Description of the case

Breaking fiber cement scrap into small pieces
Previous material: SS400 / 40 mm
Previous service life: 1-3 months 
Local spare part’s manufacturer 

Customer wants to increase service life
New material: Hardox® 500 / 40 mm
New service life: 6 – 12 months 


End customer
Industry
Recycling
Raw material processed
Cement
Wear part
Equipment
Shredders / Knives
Temperature
0 – 250 °C / 32 – 480 °F
Processed material size
10 – 300 mm / 0.4 – 12.0 "
Solution
New solution
Hardox 500
Thickness
40 mm
Service life
12 months
Key success factors
Improved service life
400%
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