Armox® Advance

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General Product Description

SSAB’s toughest, ultra-hard protection plate.

Armox® Advance is SSAB’s toughest appliqué (add-on) protection plate for use where component weight reduction is essential. It is available in thicknesses between 0.157" and 0.311", and not intended for further heat treatment.

Mechanical Properties

Thickness
(inmm)
Thickness
(inmm)
0.157 - 0.3114.0 - 7.9
Hardness
(HRC)
58 - 63

Mechanical Testing

Brinell hardness test according to EN ISO 6506-1 on each heat treatment individual.

Charpy impact test according to EN ISO 148 on each heat and thickness from 0.236".

Tensile test according to EN ISO 6892 on each heat and thickness under 0.783".

Ultrasonic testing

According to EN 10160 Class E3S3 for thicknesses up to 3.149" and E1S2 for > 3.149".

Chemical Composition (heat analysis)

C *)
(max %)
C *)
(max %)
0.48
Si *)
(max %)
0.70
Mn*)
(max %)
1.00
P
(max %)
0.010
S
(max %)
0.003
Cr*)
(max %)
1.5
Ni*)
(max %)
3.0
Mo*)
(max %)
0.70
B*)
(max %)
0.005

The steel is grain-refined. *) Intentional alloying elements.

Tolerances

More details are given in SSAB brochure Armox® Guarantees or on www.ssab.com.

Thickness

Thickness
(inmm)
Thickness
(inmm)
0.157 - 0.3114.0 - 7.9
Tolerance
(inmm)
- 0.0 / + 0.0236- 0.0 / + 0.6

Length and Width

Tolerances conform to EN 10029 or to SSAB´s standard after agreement.

Dimensional tolerances for plate with mill edge according to special agreement. 

Shape

Tolerances according to EN 10029.

Flatness

Flatness tolerance for thicknesses between 0.157 – 0.272" are according to Armox® flatness guarantee, which are more restrictive than EN 10029 Class N (steel type L). For thicknesses between 0.276 – 0.311", the maximum accepted flatness deviation is 0.315"  per 39.370".

Surface Properties

According to EN 10163-2 Class B Subclass 3.

Delivery Conditions

The delivery condition is Q (Quenched).

Deliveryrequirements can be found in SSAB’s brochure Armox® Guarantees or www.ssab.com