Sprocket wheel with double service life
General information
Name of center
SSAB
Description of the case
Sprockets used in the wood yard side of the paper mill. These sprockets pull a chain that conveys bark. Original material – 3-1/2” thick AR450. New material – 3-1/2” Hardox® 500.
Hardox® 500 doubled the wear life and still running. (DEBARKING)
Hardox® 500 doubled the wear life and still running. (DEBARKING)
End customer
Industry
Agriculture forestry fishing
Raw material processed
Wood
Wear part
Temperature
0 – 250 °C / 32 – 480 °F
Processed material size
< 10 mm / < 0.4 "
Solution
New solution
Hardox® 500
Thickness
89 mm
Service life
+100%
Old solution
Old solution
AR 450
Thickness in old solution
89 mm
Key success factors
Lower lifetime costs
100% and even more
