Hardox® 500Tuf – Exceptional Strength, Hardness & Toughness
Hardox® 500Tuf offers a reliable combination of exceptional strength, hardness, and toughness in one grade. It has demonstrated outstanding performance worldwide in applications such as tipper and dump truck bodies, containers, mining and agricultural equipment, liners, wear components, and various types of buckets.
Offering roughly 30-50% longer service life than a 450 BHN material, and 85-100% longer service life than a 400 BHN material, the hardness value of many generic AR steels with lower hardness values. Discover the impressive durability of Hardox® 500Tuf.
Hardox® 500Tuf is produced as a high-purity steel with highly uniform and certified characteristics for flatness, thickness, and bendability.
Switching to Hardox® 500Tuf is straightforward—its weldability supports all common welding methods and generally requires little to no preheating for plates up to 38.1 mm (1.5 in.) thick.
Easy to switch and work with:
- Weldable using all common methods, with little to no preheating for plates up to 38.1 mm (1.5 in.)
- Simple cutting and machining for efficient fabrication
Upgrade to Hardox® 500Tuf for maximum durability, reduced downtime, and lower maintenance costs.
Contact us today to learn more about how Hardox® 500Tuf can extend your equipment’s lifespan.