The Benefits of Upgrading to High-Quality Wear-Resistant Steel for Buckets

Upgrading to better steel for various types of buckets offers numerous advantages. Using high-quality wear-resistant steel makes good business sense. Buckets made from steel with a Brinell hardness of 400-500 HBW have a longer service life and save operators money by minimizing downtime for maintenance and repairs.

Another advantage is that heavy-duty buckets provide operators with increased flexibility, as they are more versatile than standard and heavy-duty buckets. While the capacity of heavy-duty buckets may not be optimized for softer materials, their overall versatility for various abrasive materials often makes them an economically efficient choice.

Baohui Steel Limited and Baosteel Wear-Resistant Plates

Baohui Steel Limited supplies Baosteel wear-resistant plates to numerous production factories. Many manufacturers have been using Baosteel's wear-resistant plates for over a decade, primarily opting for the AR450 grade, which has a lifespan of approximately 50% longer than that of conventional wear-resistant plates of the same thickness.

"Cost-conscious customers choose our excavator buckets and attachments. They understand the concept of purchasing quality. In the long run, products with better performance and longer service life are cheaper. They will experience fewer breakdowns and have products worth maintaining and rebuilding. It's just a matter of calculation." said one of our customers.

Features of Baosteel's Wear-Resistant Plates

Baosteel's NM and BW series wear-resistant plates are types of wear-resistant steel that can be welded onto any weldable steel. They can be cut using oxy-fuel, plasma, and laser methods. When heating is not required, they can be cold-cut using a water jet, shearing, sawing, or grinding. Uniform performance, strict thickness tolerances, and smooth surfaces ensure repeatable performance for free bending and roll forming. The difference between AR450 and traditional wear-resistant steel is not only a longer service life. Another significant advantage is that Baosteel's wear-resistant steel has excellent machinability. We can construct an entire bucket using AR450 without any additional production issues.

Applications and Advantages of Wear-Resistant Steel in Buckets

Buckets work hard on various machines—crawlers, wheeled excavators, crawler loaders, wheeled loaders, backhoe loaders, and dragline operations. Of course, all buckets will experience wear. Even universal or heavy-duty buckets used with less abrasive materials like soil and clay can benefit from harder wear-resistant steel. The lifespan will be extended, and maintenance costs will decrease. Compared to using low-carbon steel, the positive effects are substantial.

Growing Demand for High-Performance Buckets Made from Quality Wear-Resistant Steel

An increasing number of customers are requesting high-performance buckets and other attachments made from quality wear-resistant steel. They understand that the harder the abrasive material, the greater the benefits. If manufacturers do not upgrade the steel grade, they will be left behind. In China, Baosteel's wear-resistant steel has been the preferred choice for quality manufacturers for at least 20 years. Customers recognize the difference. Baohui Steel Limited, as a licensed distributor of Baosteel for over two decades, has accompanied the entire development process of Baosteel's wear-resistant steel, serving numerous production manufacturers.