TECHSUPPORT #63

Properties and Processing

Mechanical Properties
Hardness* Toughness** Yield Strength** Tensile strength** Carbon equivalent** Thickness range
Name
[HBW] KV, - 40°C [J] Rp0.2 [MPa] Rm [MPa] CEV [%] CET [%] [mm]

Hardox HiTuf*** 310–370 95 950 980 0.55 0.36 40–120

Hardox 400 370–430 45 1000 1250 0.37 0.27 4.0–130
Hardox 450 425–475 40 1200 1400 0.48 0.35 3.2–80
Hardox 500**** 470–530 30 1300 1550 0.62 0.41 4.0–80
Hardox 550 525–575 30 1400 1700 0.72 0.48 10–50
Hardox 600 570–640 20 1650 2000 0.73 0.55 8.0–50
* Guaranteed values. ** Typical values for 20 mm thick plates, except Hardox HiTuf. *** Typical values are for the thickness range 40–70 mm.
**** Guaranteed hardness values are for the thickness range 4–32 mm. For thicknesses 32.1–80 mm is guaranteed 450–540 HBW.

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adapt the recommendations contained therein to the requirements of individual applications.
Weldox 700 75°C 100°C

Weldox 900* 75°C 100°C

Welding
Weldox 960*
75°C
100°C

Weldox 1030*
MINIMUM RECOMMENDED PREHEAT AND INTERPASS TEMPERATURES FOR DIFFERENT SINGLE PLATE THICKNESSES [MM]
Weldox 1100* 125°C

Weldox 1300* 100°C 3 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 120 130

Hardox HiTuf 100°C 125°C

Hardox 400 75°C 100°C 175°C 200°C

Hardox 450 125°C 150°C

Hardox 500 175°C 200°C

Hardox 550 125°C 175°C 200°C

Hardox 600 150°C 175°C

Hardox 600 100°C
Stainless steel consumables
Hardox Extreme 100°C
Weldox
Stainless 700**
steel consumables 300°C
Weldox
Room900**
temperature (approx. 300°C
20°C) Outside the size range Only stainless steel consumables

Weldox
Note: The960** 300°C
table is applicable to single plate thickness when welding with a heat input of 1.7 kJ / mm.
Further information on single plate thickness can be found in TechSupport #61 at www.ssab.com.
Weldox 1030 200°C

Weldox 1100 200°C

Maximum recommended 200°C
Weldox 1300 interpass temperature RECOMMENDED MAXIMUM HEAT INPUT FOR HARDOX
4.0
Hardox HiTuf** 300°C
Hardox
Hardox 400 225°C 3.5

Hardox 450 225°C

Heat input [kJ/mm]

3.0

Hardox 500 225°C 2.5

Hardox 550 225°C 2.0

Hardox 600 225°C
1.5
Hardox Extreme 100°C
1.0

0.5
** Interpass temperatures of up to approx. 400°C can be used in
certain cases for Hardox HiTuf. In such cases, use WeldCalc. 0.0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40-130
Plate thickness [mm]***
***The thinest plate thickness in the joint.

Cutting
Preheating of Hardox prior to oxyfuel cutting. Maximum cutting speed, mm/min, if no preheating is employed in oxyfuel cutting

Plate Preheating Plate Hardox Hardox Hardox Hardox Hardox

Grade
thickness [mm] temp. [� C] thickness 400 450 500 550 600
Hardox HiTuf ≥ 90 100 < 12 mm x x x x x
45–59.9 100 < 15 mm x x x x 300
Hardox 400 60–80 150
< 20 mm x x x x 200
> 80 175
< 25 mm x x 300 270 180
40–49.9 100
Hardox 450 50–69.9 150 < 30 mm x x 250 230 150
70–80 175
< 35 mm x x 230 190 140
30–49.9 100
< 40 mm x 230 200 160 130
Hardox 500 50–59.9 150
60–80 175 < 45 mm 230 200 170 140 120
Hardox 550 20–50 150 < 50 mm 210 180 150 130 110
12–29.9 150 < 60 mm 200 170 140 - -
Hardox 600
30–50 175
< 70 mm 190 160 135 - -
< 80 mm 180 150 130 - -
x = no restrictions
Bending
Minimum recommended punch radius (R) and die opening width (W) for plate thickness (t) when the plate is being bent to 90 ° along
the direction of rolling and at right angles to the direction of rolling – and also the corresponding springback.

Thickness At right angles Along At right angles Along Springback

[mm] R/t R/t W/t W/t [°]
S 355 acc to EN 10025 2.5 3.0 7.5 8.5 3–5
t < 8 2.5 3.0 8.5 10.0
Hardox 400 8 ≥ t < 20 3.0 4.0 10.0 10.0 9–13
t ≥ 20 4.5 5.0 12.0 12.0
t < 8 3.5 4.0 10.0 10.0
Hardox 450 8≥ t < 20 4.0 5.0 10.0 12.0 11–18
t ≥ 20 5.0 6.0 12.0 14.0
t < 8 4.0 5.0 10.0 12.0
Hardox 500 8 ≥ t < 20 5.0 6.0 12.0 14.0 12–20
t ≥ 20 7.0 8.0 16.0 18.0

Care should be taken during all bending – due to the high strength of the plate and the high bending force necessary. If the plate
should crack, fragments of the material may fly off. During bending, the operator and other personnel must therefore not stand in
front of the machine – they should move to the side.

The identity of the plate is always stamped

across the direction of rolling.

Bending line
Bending at right angles to
the direction of rolling.

Grind away any blemishes

before bending. Sheared
edges should also
be ground. R
t

The edges of the die opening should always be as hard as or harder

than the plate being bent, in order to avoid damage to the die.
A simple way of achieving this is to mill grooves in the die edges and
fit greased round rods of, for instance, silver steel into the grooves.
The edge radius of the die should be at least half the plate
thickness.

W The die opening angle must allow for springback of the plate. As an example,
if Hardox 500 is to be bent to an angle of 90°, the die opening angle should
not be greater than 70° ( see Table above).
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