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Raex wear-resistant steel

Raexishighstrengthandwearresistantsteelwithfavourablehardnessandimpacttoughness.

WithRaexyoucanextendthelifespanofmachinery,decreasewearinstructuralcomponentsandsavecosts.Italsoenablesinnovativedesign
andlightweightproductsimprovingenergyefficiencyandloweringfuelcosts.

Raexisutilisedinvariousapplicationsofmechanicalengineeringby,forexample,theautomotive,heavyliftingandtransportation,andmining
industries.

Applications:

l Bucketsandcontainers
l Cuttingedgesforearthmovingmachines
l Wearingpartsforminingmachines
l Wearingpartsforconcretemixingplantsandwoodprocessingmachines
l Platformstructures
l Feeders,funnels

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Dimensions

Cutlengthswithmilledges

RuukkiRaex Thicknessmm Widthmm Lengthm

Raex300 2.58 100015501) 2122)

Raex400 2.56 100017501) 2122)

Raex450 36 100017001) 2122)

Raex500 36.5 100015251) 2122)

1)Maximumwidthofacutlengthdependsonthethicknessandsteelgrade.
2)Cutlengthswithlengths(12)to13metresareavailablesubjecttospecialagreement.

Heavyplates

RuukkiRaex Thicknessmm Widthmm Lengthm

Raex400 640 180032001) 2122)

Raex450 640 180032001) 2122)

Raex500 640 180032001) 2122)

1)Minimumandmaximumwidthofaheavyplatedependonthethickness.
2)Plateswithlengths(12)to16metresareavailablesubjecttospecialagreement.

Tolerances

Tolerancesondimensionsandshapes

Heavyplates:

l ThicknessEN10029ClassA
l WidthandlengthEN10029
l FlatnessEN10029,ClassNnormaltolerancesonflatness,steeltypeH

Cutlengths:

l Thickness,widthandlengthEN10051
l FlatnessEN10029ClassN,steeltypeH

TolerancesonthicknessaccordingtotheEN10051:2010categoryA.

Surface quality

Cutlengthsaredeliveredinasrolledcondition.

Heavyplatescanbedeliveredasrolledorinshopprimedcondition.

Surfacequality:EN101632ClassA3.
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Properties

Deliverycondition

ThedeliveryconditionofRaexsteelishardened.

Hardnessvalues

Steelgrade Thicknessmm Hardness(HBW) Productshape

Raex300 2.58.0 270390 Cutlengths

Raex400 2.56.4 360440 Cutlengths

Raex400 630 360440 Heavyplates

Raex400 30.0140 360480 Heavyplates

Raex450 3.06.4 420500 Cutlengths

Raex450 630 420500 Heavyplates

Raex450 30.0140 420520 Heavyplates

Raex500 4.05.0 450540 Cutlengths

Raex500 640 450540 Heavyplates

Materialstesting

HardnessismeasuredinBrinellunits(HBW)incompliancewithENISO65061onamilledsurface0.32mmbelowplatesurface.The
measurementdepthisdeterminedonthebasisofproductformandplatethickness.

Typicalmechanicalproperties

Steelgrade Yieldstrength Tensilestrength ElongationA5% Impactstrength

Rp0,2MPa RmMPa CharpyV20J

Raex300 900 1000 11 40C

Raex400 1000 1250 10 40C

Raex450 1200 1450 8 40C

Raex500 1250 1600 8 30C

Chemicalcomposition

Content%maximum(castanalysis)
Steelgrade C Si Mn P S Cr Ni Mo B
Raex300 0.18 0.80 1.70 0.025 0.015 1.50 1.00 0.50 0.005

Raex400 0.25 0.80 1.70 0.025 0.015 1.50 1.00 0.50 0.005

Raex450 0.26 0.80 1.70 0.025 0.015 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.005

Raex500 0.30 0.80 1.70 0.025 0.015 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.005

Inaddition,aluminium(Al),niobium(Nb),vanadium(V)and/ortitanium(Ti)canbeusedasmicroalloymaterial.
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Typicalcarbonequivalentvalues(CEV)

CEV=C+Mn/6+(Cr+Mo+V)/5+(Ni+Cu)/15

Steelgrade Thicknessmm CEV Productshape

Raex300 2.58 0.46 Cutlength

Raex400 2.54 0.48 Cutlength

Raex400 4.016.4 0.53 Cutlength

Raex400 620 0.42 Heavyplate

Raex400 20.0130 0.50 Heavyplate

Raex400 30.0140 0.56 Heavyplate

Raex450 36.4 0.52 Cutlength

Raex450 630 0.47 Heavyplate

Raex450 30.0140 0.57 Heavyplate

Raex500 45 0.54 Cutlength

Raex500 640 0.57 Heavyplate

Prefabrication services

Shopprimedplates

Shoppriminggivessteeltemporarycorrosionprotectionforthetransportperiod,shorttermstoringandworkshopprocessing.Inengineering
workshopoperationitimprovesthecleanlinessofworkingenvironmentandoccupationalsafety.Cuttingandweldingshopprimedplatesiseasy.
Moreover,theadherenceofspattersonthesteelstructureissignificantlydecreased.

Flatcutshapes

Usingflatcutshapes,themanufactureandthroughputtimeofinstallationwilldecrease.Thecustomerwillreceivetheneededcomponentsready
forinstallation,andcanthusavoidunnecessarymaterialandstoringcosts.Ifordered,theproductsaredeliveredasshopprimed,bevelledand
bent.

Processing instructions

Weldingandthermalcutting

TheweldabilityofRaexsteelshasbeendevelopedtothetopclassamongwearresistantsteelsonthemarket.Practicalweldinginstructionsfor
theRaex400,Raex450andRaex500gradesarepresentedontheseparatetechnicalbrochure.Moreover,thebrochurespecifiesthespecial
featuresregardingthermalcuttingofRaexsteels.
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Coldforming

Raex300/400/450steelscanbecoldformeduptothethicknessof20mm,seethetablebelow.Formingtemperaturemustbeaminimumof
+20Candamaximumof+200C.

Standardvaluesforfreebendingandflanging

Steelgrade Thickness(mm) Freebending<90 Gapwidth/ Bendingto90W/tVchannel

Plungerradiusorcurvature/ platethicknessW/t
platethicknessR/t
Bendlinepositionvs.rollingdirection
Transverse Longitudinal Transverse Longitudinal
Raex300 2.508.00 3 3 9 9 15

Raex400 2.5020.00 3 4 9 11 15

Raex450 3.0020.00 4 5 11 13 15

Raex500 5.0020.00 10 12 23 27

ItisrecommendedtoconsultRuukkiTechnicalCustomerServicewhenbendingRaex500steelorplatesthickerthan20mm.

Moredetailedinstructionsforflangingarepresentedinthetechnicalbrochure:

Heattreatment

Hardenedsteelsarenotintendedtobeheattreated.Temperinginthemaximumtemperatureof200Cistheonlyheattreatmentwhichwill
maintaintheabrasionresistancepropertiesoftheplateatagoodlevel.Heattreatmentinhighertemperaturesdecreasesthestrength,hardness
andabrasionresistancepropertiesofsteels.

Drilling

Raex400andRaex450canbedrilledwithHSSdrills.FordrillingofRaex500,hardmetaldrillsarerecommended.Generalinstructionsfor
drillingofwearresistantsteelsare:

l Thedrillingmachinehastoberigidandstableinordertominimizevibrations
l Clamptheworkpiecesecurelyandclosetotheareatobemachined
l Shortholedrills(DIN1897)arerecommended
l Theservicelifeofthedrillingtoolcanbeprolongedbydecreasingthefeed
l Provideanabundantsupplyofcuttingfluid

Mechanicalcutting

Hardenedsteelscanbecutmechanically.Thisis,however,challengingbecausetheplateisalmostashardasthecuttingblade.Highshearforce
isneededduetothehightensilestrengthofthesteel.Highsurfacepressuresduringcuttingaredirectedattheblade,whichincreaseswear.The
mostrecommendedcuttingtoolisastraightcuttingtool.

Themostimportantcuttingparametersarebladeclearanceandbladeangle.Thehardnessofthebladeisofgreatimportance.Raex
300/400/450steelscanbecutwithheavydutycuttingmachines,butthehardnessofthecuttingblademustexceed53HRC.Themechanical
cuttingofRaex500steelcanberecommendedonlywithcertainreservations,andthenonlyatthicknessesoflessthan10mmandblade
hardnessover57HRC.
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MechanicalcuttingofRaex400steels,guidelinevalues

Platethickness Bladeclearance Angleoftilt Angleofskew

mmt mmU Shearingforceax103N

6 0.600.72 34 03 150200

8 0.801.28 35 05 250350

10 1.001.80 46 05 300450

12 1.202.16 46 05 400600

Occupationalsafety

Specialcaremustbetakeninallstagesofhandlinghardenedsteels.Flangingischallengingduetothehighstrengthandhighflexuralstressesof
theplate.Ifthebendingradius,forexample,istoosmallandacrackiscreatedinthebendingpoint,theplatemayflyfromthebendingtoolinthe
directionofthebend.

Thosebendingtheplatemusttakeappropriateprecautionstoprotectthemselvesandnounauthorisedpersonsmustbeallowedinthearea.The
safestlocationisusuallybythebendingmachine.Thehandlinginstructionsofthesteelsupplierandsafetyinstructionsoftheworkshopmustbe
adheredtoindetail.Newemployeesmustreceiveappropriatetrainingbeforetheyareallowedtoprocesshardenedsteels.

Order & delivery

Deliverycondition

ThedeliveryconditionofRaexsteelishardened.

Inspectiondocument

Onthecustomersrequest,eitheraTestreport2.2orInspectioncertificate3.1incompliancewithEN10204isgrantedtoRaexsteels.The
inspectiondocumentstatesthechemicalcompositionofsteelbasedoncastanalysisandhardnessindeliverycondition.

Generaldeliveryinformationforhotrolledsteels

GeneraldeliveryinformationforhotrolledsteelscanbefoundfromdocumentsMarkingsandpacking,UltrasonictestingandGeneraltermsof
sale.

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