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Kingfisher - Model K-PLATE -Hardened Steel Lining System
K-PLATE series of wear resistant steel is produced with a high carbon content and is manufactured in traditional steel mills used to convert iron into steel. Once the steel has been produced in slab form, the form is subjected to a process of continual heating, rolling, re-heating and further rolling under extreme pressures and water cooling. This process gives K-PLATE its unique hardness, being 400. 450 or 500 BHN respectively, where il will maintain thai hardness up to 275°C before its superior wear properties begin to wain due to the annealing process associated to heating plate.
Application
As K-PLATE is produced in plate form it can be used for either the fabrication of equipment used to counter wear and impact or can be used as a standalone liner plate that is bolted, stud welded, or even welded into position using suitable electrodes (MMA) or wire (MAG) that will act as a barrier between the offending media being stored or conveyed and the body of the fabrication. Having sufficient tensile strength, ductility and hardness, K-PLATE is suitable for applications where both heavy forces are being imposed such as direct impact inside a mine truck body within an iron ore, copper or coal mine and a pneumatic transfer ducting handling fine abrasive powder within a mineral processing plant, such is its versatility.
Forms of Supply
K-PI_ATE leaves the mill in either sheet form or coiled flat form dependant on the thickness, which ranges from 4mm through to 100mm in sheet sizes that vary from 1 mtrs to 3mtrs wide. It is therefore very easy to utilise standard fabrication equipment to process it. It can be cut by means of shearing, water jet and thermal process albeit special attention should be taken to ensure temperatures are kept to a minimum in order not to anneal and soften the plate (contact for further details). All machining, rolling, pressing and punching activities can also be carried out, however equipment should have twice the capacity needed to process mild steel as the yield strength of K-PLATE is significantly higher than traditional ferrous steels (contact for further details).
Installation
As the K-PLATE is supplied in sheet form it can be installed both in the work shop or on site. As long as the same processing methods apply for cutting the plate, then the system can be used to protect against excessive impact and wear of both a sliding and friction induced nature. Special attention should be considered when using mechanical fixings to secure the plate to an existing structure, as sometimes this is classed as the weak spot within the lining system and can have detrimental effect on the integrity of the complete system. It is recommended to fix by means of either welding the back face of the liner to the existing structure, ensuring removal can take place when needed, or use with high yield set pins fixed through countersunk holes pre-drilled into the plate or by means of threaded studs, stud-welded to the back face of the liner and then secured with a suitable nut and washer system.
- Good impact and sliding abrasion resistance
- Fabricated using traditional methods
- Supplied in various range of thicknesses
- In-expensive solution to counter the effects of bulk solid materials