Alloy steel contains, in addition to the iron and carbon that compose carbon steel, one or more alloying elements in varying amounts in order to modify or improve one or several properties of the steel, notably through a series of thermal or thermo-mechanical treatments, to better meet industrial and construction requirements. These properties include strength, hardness, toughness, wear resistance, creep strength, corrosion resistance, etc. The alloying elements include manganese (Mn), silicon (Si), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), molybdenum (Mo), vanadium (V) and tungsten (W).
Alloy steels can be grouped into two general categories, low-alloy steels and high-alloy steels.
The first category, where the content of any alloying element is limited to 5% (weight) maximum, contains innumerable grades, including the following :
The second category, high-alloy steels, has at least one alloying element at a concentration of 5% or more (weight) in its chemical composition. This category includes certain types of tool steels, stainless steels, manganese steels, creep-resistant steels, cryogenic steel, etc.
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Hoppers, steel buckets, crane booms, low-alloy steels (4130, 4140, 4340, 8620, etc.), excavating and mining equipment, hardened and tempered steels (, T-1®, Scandia®, Hardox®, etc.) scraper blades, machinery frames, pressure vessels, structural steels, pipeline steels, etc.
Containers, pipes, chutes, hoppers, steel buckets, crane booms, Cor Ten® steel, low-alloy steels (4130, 4140, 4340, 8620, etc.), excavating and mining equipment, T-1® steel, scraper blades, machinery frames, scandia® steels, Hardox® steels, HY-80® steels, etc.
Tool and die repairs, shafts, salt water pipelines, leaf springs, pressure vessels, dissimilar steel combinations, agitator blades, rails, crane booms, knives, steels of unknown composition, armor plate, etc... Excellent as an overlaycushion.
Truck frames, rails, tracks, wear plates, chain links, mixer bowls, mining and excavating equipment, differential housings, knives, heat resistant steels, manganese steels, etc.
Tool and die repairs, shafts, springs, gears, dissimilar steel combinations, agitator blades, rails, crane booms, knives, steels of unknown composition, armor plate, etc. Excellent as an overlay cushion and to build up worn out parts.
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Railroad tracks, frogs and switches, wear plates, bucket lips and teeth, crusher rolls, mining and excavating equipment, crusher jaws, hammermills, tractor idlers and sprockets, manganese steels, quenched and tempered steels (T1®, Scandia®, Hardox®, etc), etc.
Typical applications
Armatures, rails, molds and dies, mechanical parts,galvanized steels, wear plates, crusher parts, gear teeth, track rollers,bucket lips and teeth, mining and excavating equipment, manganese steels,quenched and tempered steels, etc.
Typical applications
Acier Cor-Ten® (ASTM A588, A242, etc.) and their equivalents,sculptures, architectural structures, shipbuilding, low-alloy high strength steels (4130, 8620, HY-80, etc.), etc.
Typical applications
Weathering (Cor-Ten® steels), sculptures, machinery maintenance, low-alloy steels (4130, 8620, HY-80, etc.), public buildings, bridges, etc.
Typical applications
Excavation and mining equipment, mechanical parts, structural steels, pipeline steels
Typical applications
Excavating and mining equipment, welding of pre-hardened steel (T-1, Scandia®, Weldox®, Hardox®, etc), low alloyed steels (4130, 8620, HY80, etc), structural steels, pipeline steels, etc.
