ASGCO®’s Armorite® Increases Wear-Plate Life at Copper Mine Concentrator.
Objective: To provide a wear plate that proved to provide both impact and abrasion resistance in tough mining conditions.
Problem: Due to the highly abrasive ore properties and the occasional 2”-3” steel balls from the SAG mills made this application very difficult for the mine. The average life of previous wear plates from two different manufacturers was on average about 6-8 weeks. Both the Sandvik® HX900 and the ESCO® Kwik-Lok® carbide wear plates were cracking due to the high impact of the ore and simply do not provide the wear protection the mine was looking for.
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The Armorite® Wear Liners provided 6 times longer wear life than the previous brand wear plates!!!
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Based on those results the plant proceeded with a study to look at other high wear and impact applications where the Armorite would prove successful. ASGCO®’s Armorite® proved to be both impact and wear resistant, demonstrating “one year of wear life”, and proved to be extremely cost effective and a great savings for the mine in both dollars and time…
Armorite® is an extremely hard (700 Brinell – 63Rc), laminated bi-metallic, wear resistant composite. Armorite® Typical Bond Zone Product Features:
- White iron: Modified AS2027 15/3 Cr Mo
- Vacuumed brazed and liquid nitrogen cooled to achieve a high strength joint
- Mild steel backing offers strength, machinability, and impact resistance
- Can be welded in place, through-bolted, stud bolted, drilled, tapped, keyed
- Ease of fitment, very versatile
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Other Armorite® Applications:
- CHUTE LININGS
- ROCK-BOX EDGES
- GRIZZLY CAPS/SCREENS