SSAB announced that it would be showcasing its latest generation of wear plate Hardox® 500 Tuf at the Queensland Mining and Engineering Expo (QME) happening between the 19th and 22nd July this year. For almost 30 years, QME has been at the heart of the mining sector in Australia. The large mining event in Queensland, the expo focuses on showcasing supplier innovation and excellence in the region.

This year it is set to feature over 250 leading suppliers at the forefront of the mining industry, attracting over 5,000 visitors over three days. Hardox® 500 Tuf wear plate is the latest upgrade in the Hardox family range. It combines the best properties of Hardox® 450 and Hardox® 500.

The Hardox® 500 Tuf brings new levels of productivity and cost-efficiency to mining. Handling blasted rock and ore in a mining tray is not only highly abrasive but also requires steel that can take a heavy impact. Hardox® 500 Tuf offers a hardness in the 500 HBW level for high wear resistance.

Furthermore, it combines high hardness with high toughness, with a guaranteed narrow Brinell hardness range of 475-505 HBW. The wear plate has a guaranteed impact energy of 27 J at -20°C (20 ft-lb at -4°F) and a typical value of 45 J at -40°C (33 ft-lb at -40°F), making it the ideal choice for mining in cold and freezing conditions. According to research by Global Market Insights, the global Mining Equipment Market size crossed the USD 70 billion mark in 2020 and is set to grow at about 5% CAGR between 2021 and 2027.

As such, showcasing Hardox® 500 Tuf couldn't be better. The QME will further strengthen the product awareness and help SSAB reach the right demographics.