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Hardox wear plate — The renowned hard and tough steel for aggressive environments With its unparalleled combination of hardness and toughness, Hardox® wear plate sets the standard worldwide for abrasion-resistant (AR) steel. Thanks to its unique qualities, it can even perform as a load-bearing part in many applications, opening new possibilities for structural design innovation. Abrasive applications and aggressive wear environments are simply no match for Hardox. Whatever your wear challenges, Hardox wear plate offers better wear resistance, higher payload and longer service life. The Hardox family features the original wear plate — thinner and thicker than ever at 0.7‑160 mm (0.027‑6.25″) — as well as tubes and round bars. By delivering superior quality, reliability and performance, Hardox keeps your equipment — and your business — up and running.

Docol – The automotive steel As pioneers in advanced high-strength steel we’re a trusted partner to the automotive industry, delivering products and services that make cars safer and more eco-friendly. Our automotive steels are not only steels with exceptionally high and consistent quality that makes them easy to work with. They’re part of a total customer solution for the automotive industry, one that includes our unique Trial Material Stock Center, expertise, experience and dedicated global support. No matter where you are in the world, our team of automotive experts always stands ready to help you with production and logistics. And we deliver worldwide – as promised and just in time.

• RANGEZ100 up to Z600.

Extend product service life and more Metal coated products are made for applications that must withstand various corrosive environment, wherein they extend the service life of the end product by protecting the steel from corrosion. In addition, properly chosen metal coating makes it possible to facilitate the processing of the coated product, for instance in terms of formability, weldability and paintability. SSAB´s offering of hot-dip metal coated products include zinc (Z), galfan (ZA) and galvannealed (ZF) coated sheet steels. The zinc coating range covers protection from Z100 up to Z600. Service life up to 80 years can be achieved with Z600 coating.

SSAB launches Docol™ (hot-rolled) steel tailor made for chassis applications During the next few months SSAB releases two new hot rolled advanced high strength steel products that are more or less tailor-made for chassis applications. “The advanced high strength steels exceed 800 and 1000 MPa in tensile strength which offers a unique combination of properties for maximized hole expansion and edge ductility” says Daniel Sund, Product Manager for hot-rolled automotive products at SSAB Europe. The Docol HR800HE and Docol HR1000HE steel grades fulfil the toughest OEM requirements for hole expansion ratio, for example for a lower control arm. Thus far, higher tensile strength has affected the ductility of advanced high strength steel products. Now SSAB has had a major technical breakthrough thanks to previous investments made in the hot rolling mill in Borlänge. “As a consequence our R&D could develop totally new advanced high strength steel products” Daniel says. They are extremely strong, but also ductile enough for the tough demands in the automotive industry”. Chassis carry a large potential for weight reduction. General stiffness and good fatigue properties are very important design factors and reducing the thickness can be challenging. But with good forming properties and optimized edge ductility in the steel you can improve the design and reduce the weight. With great edge ductility you can also have a more cost-effective production with possibility to reduce number of parts. “We have seen that these steels have excellent fatigue properties which ensure durability and a long life time” Daniel continues. The new Docol HR800HE and Docol HR1000HE materials will be stocked at SSAB’s Trial Material Stock Center in Gothenburg. This service allows for customers to test the steel grade for new projects. SSAB is a unique producer of high strength steel. By having close collaboration with customers, research institutes and universities the SSAB R&D department has created a melting pot for innovation. “This often makes us an important partner to our customers”, declares Daniel. “When we develop new grades we always have our customers’ business in focus. This is the strong driving force behind continuous improvement, whether we develop new products or adjust the properties of our steel grades to fit specific applications”. SSAB have been market leaders within advanced high strength steels for decades, given that customers have high expectations on new products. “Our company tradition is that every new advanced high strength steel grade we launch shall be tested and be 100 percent functional before introduction onto the market”, states Daniel. “That is a distinctive feature for SSAB, as is our flexibility and the technical support available to all our customers worldwide. SSAB is a small actor in a huge market, but thanks to this we can keep our strong position. Our customers know that SSAB is a partner to rely on”.

SSAB_Boron_black_logo QUENCH HARDENING THE WAY YOU LIKE IT SSAB Boron Stable and predictable every day SSAB Boron is a wide range of advanced steel grades optimized for quench and press hardening. Superior steel cleanliness
 Optimized and consistent chemistry
 Narrow and consistent dimensional tolerances
 Excellent behavior in mechanical and thermal cutting Problem-free punching and machining
 Predictable and repetitive behavior in quench hardening Outstanding resistance to wear and impacts
 Extended service life