Hardox, part of the SSAB metal manufacturing brand, has released the 500 Tuf, the brand’s next generation of wear plates designed for the building and construction industry.

The Hardox 500 Tuf wear steel ensures a predictable and long service life in the harshest environments. When it comes to repairing or rebuilding a bucket to its original performance, Hardox believes its new solution is the answer.

“Thanks to the steel’s high hardness, strength and toughness we can ensure the entire bucket’s wear resistance and long-term durability,” SSAB Knowledge Service Centre senior wear specialist Dan Forsström says.

“A conventional design with outer wear strips on an AR 450 bucket is replaced with a harder and stronger shell in Hardox 500 Tuf. The same goes for other parts of the bucket. The hardness of Hardox 500 Tuf in combination with impact toughness like Hardox 450 makes it an all-purpose solution for a new generation of excavator buckets.”