Cement Manufacture
In cement manufacturing, fine particle abrasion is a very significant cause of shutdowns and production losses. Alloy Steel International has specifically designed a range of products with a range of superior metallurgical structures to combat wear. Arcoplate's unique microstructure, with its ultra fine and high volume of M7C3 carbides and other complex carbide structures, are capable of resisting wear due to fine particle (and in some cases high temperature abrasion).

Field trials worldwide have clearly demonstrated that Arcoplate out surpasses all forms of welded wearplate. The extremely high density of primary and secondary carbides, uniformly dispersed throughout the entire thickness of the alloy overlay, ensures performance like no other!

Arcoplate's unique and smooth surface finish adds to the technical superiority of the microstructure. This greatly reduces cavitation and turbulence erosion.

Cement Cyclone Case Study
Arcoplate fabricated Cyclones using Arcoplate ArcoAlloy 1600, 6 mm overlay with 7 mm backing plate.

In cement production Arcoplate ArcoAlloy 1600 cyclones have proven to be extremely cost effective. Comparing Arcoplate to QT, Arcoplate typically exhibits an increase of better than 8 to 1 wear life.

For example, 1 mm of Arcoplate would equal 8 mm of QT plate with a nominal hardness of 400 BHN.

To select an alloy grade that will best suit your requirements, see Wear Graphs