Hardox® 450

Hardox^® 450 has been setting the benchmark for quality steel for more than 30 years, for good reason. It has a solid reputation as a highly versatile, abrasion-resistant steel that also has structural properties. With an extra 50 HBW hardness over AR 400 grades, it provides additional wear resistance for an extended service life with similar toughness as an AR 400 steel. This allows for more high-performing buckets, dump bodies and other equipment that lasts longer and still can take impact forces without compromising structural integrity.

Hardox^® 450 consistently outperforms mild steel, whether it’s S235, S355, A36, grade 50, A514, SS400, S45C or any AR 400 grade. That’s why it’s the industry standard for hard-wearing, hard-working equipment. Mild steel simply doesn’t have the strength to enable modern excavators or other machines to perform at their full potential. Premature maintenance or repairs just because the business end of your equipment isn’t hard or strong enough is neither convenient nor cost-effective. When switching to Hardox^® 450 from such steels, expect a more productive operation with less downtime.

If you want to protect the valuable investment you made in your equipment, Hardox^®450 can significantly extend its service life. Here’s how Hardox^® 450 outperforms milder steels like S355 and S235 when exposed to sliding wear from different abrasive materials.

Comparing wear steels on the basis of hardness only is not enough. Hardox^® 450 is different than your average AR 450 steel. It starts already in the quenching and tempering process at the steel mill, giving Hardox^® 450 its guaranteed through-thickness hardness. Your advantage? Outstanding, dependable and predictable performance, throughout the service life of your equipment.

Additionally, Hardox^® 450 comes with guarantees for thickness, flatness, and bending performance. These properties ensure predictable processing in the workshop. Every plate you work will behave just like the one before it. There won’t be any unexpected surprises – great news for every production manager.

Hardox^® 450 has been state-of-the-art in wear steel for a long time, and it will stick around. That shouldn’t stop you from exploring newer grades of Hardox^® steel. Hardox^® 500 Tuf has taken the toughness of Hardox^® 450 and added 50 HBW in extra hardness. May not sound much but the effect on wear life is impressive. Calculations with the Hardox^® WearCalc app show that Hardox^® 500 Tuf can increase wear life compared to Hardox^® 450 by close to 50%.

Local supplies of Hardox^® 450 are available anywhere in the world. In less than 48 hours, you can get the most popular Hardox^® grades and dimensions from an SSAB mill or local SSAB stocks. Hardox^® Wearparts, our global network of wear service centers, manufactures wear parts from Hardox^® 450 and other Hardox^® grades.