HARDOX in Glass recycling industry

HARDOX in Glass recycling industry

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Hardness
HBW

1600
1400

600
200
500

400

50

HARDOX 600

600

HARDOX 550

100

HARDOX 500

800

150
HARDOX 450

1000

HARDOX Extreme

1200

HARDOX 400

Hardness
Through hardness
Toughness
Yield strength
Consistency

HARDOX HiTuf

Rp0.2 MPa // ksi

1800
250

300
200
100

200
HiTuf

400

400

450

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500

550

600

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Glass An amorphous material

Very hard and abrasive material.

No crystalline grain structure.
Considered a solid liquid.

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Abrasive sliding wear

ABRASIVE HARDNESS: Glass
460-580 HV measured in micro
Vickers.
In practice >700 HV

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Properties of a brittle material

How can a brittle material such as glass be that abrasive ?

Glass

Steel

1)

2)

3)

4)

The amorphous material is self sharpening.

During the wear process the glass edges will break creating new
fresh and sharp edges.
The numbers of sharp edges will increase the more the glass is
crushed.
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Abrasive impact wear

Due to the structure
Less impact wear relative to the
hardness.
Glass is easily crushed.

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Relative wear life

Estimated relative wear life provided sliding wear and abrasive glass, 750 HV.
30

25

Relative wear life / Mild steel 1,0

25
18

20
15

10,3

10

6,2

1,4

60
0

HA

RD

O
X

55
0

HA

RD

O
X

50
0

HA

RD

O
X

45
0
O
X

HA

RD

O
X
RD

HA

ild

st
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l

40
0

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Contamination

A high degree of purity is required

in glass cullet.
Wear plates made of ceramics or
steel contributes to the
contamination.
Going from a mild steel to
HARDOX 500 reduces the
contamination by 90%.

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Contamination an example

A glass recycling plant is processing

100 000 tonnes per year.
The contamination separators are
placed in the middle of the process.
An wear plate can be considered as
consumed when 30 % is worn.

By using wear plates in 400 HBW

hardness, the yearly consumption will
be about 20 tonnes.

3 tonnes of steel is added to the

recycled glass, equivalent to 30 g / ton.

By changing to 500 HB wear plates, the

consumption is reduced to 10 tonnes.

1,5 ton is added to the process,

equivalent to 15 g / ton.

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Schematic flow of recycling plant

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Hoppers
Chutes
Feeders
Contamination
Separators
Conveyor system
Crusher
Sieves

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Crusher design solution

Jaw crusher.
Hammer crusher.
Rolling crusher.
Disc crusher.

Impact wear.
Liner plates HARDOX 450
Hammers HARDOX 500.

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Liner plates design solution

Very high impact wear.

High speed due to the
conveyor band.
Incident angle between
45 and 90 .
HARDOX 500-600

Impact wear.
Design with a deed
pocket of abrasive
material. The glass
material shelters the
surface from wear.
HARDOX 500

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Feeder table design solution

Very high sliding wear.

HARDOX 600.

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Hoppers - design solution

Wear strips at right angle

to the flow. The material
wears on itself.
HARDOX 500.

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Advantage HARDOX
Chutes, hoppers, feeders, crusher
hammers, anvils, liner plates,
containers, buckets

Advantage HARDOX due to:

Excellent wear resistance.
Homogenous mechanical properties.
Work shop friendliness: cutting, welding and
bending.
Professional technical support.
Good availability of plate

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Glass demands plates with high wear resistance.

HARDOX wear plate
is the best choice on the market.

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