What Are Wear Plates

What Are Wear Plates and Where Are They Used?

Wear plates are plates or linings with high abrasion resistance, designed to resist rolling and impact wear on machinery and equipment from abrasive materials. They extend the life of the equipment and reduce downtime.

These customized plates are designed for use with machines and equipment in a range of industrial sectors, including construction machinery, mining and cement. Typical applications include hoppers, crushers and screening equipment. The flexible replaceability of wear-resistant steel liners allows for quick and efficient maintenance, ensuring that the wear protection of the machine or equipment remains as strong as ever.

Wear plates are typically manufactured from wear-resistant steel.

They are typically laser cut from high-strength wear-resistant steel plates for construction machinery, formed into the desired geometry, and mounting holes or mounting threads are drilled into the plates using CNC machines to achieve the required mounting dimensions.

Another type of weld overlay wear plate is manufactured from a base material steel plate with good weld ability. On the surface of this base material, wear-resistant materials such as chromium carbide are weld overlay to form a steel backing plate. This process allows for the creation of a product that can better meet the specific performance requirements of a given application. The process is carried out using automated welding equipment, and thanks to the excellent machinability of the base material and the advanced welding process, it is possible to manufacture Weld Overlay Parts in a variety of complex shapes.

Wear plates play a pivotal role in the protection of the service life of mining, cement processing, engineering machinery and equipment.

The customization of wear plate materials may entail the use of the following:

1. NM400, NM450, NM500, NM600;

2. Chromium carbide steel backing plates;

3. Tungsten carbide steel backing plates.

The combination of these materials creates a strong and durable wear lining that can withstand the rigour of the working conditions, thereby reducing costs and increasing production.

Examples of applications for wear plates include, but are not limited to, the following equipment:

1. Liners for machinery and equipment;

2. Screens;

3. Hoppers;

4. Loader buckets.

Customizing the Best Wear Plate Solution

Not all machines are suited to just one type of wear plate, sometimes we need to choose based on the characteristics of the material or the working conditions. With the continuous development and updating of wear material production technology, better liner manufacturing processes will reduce the load on the machine and significantly improve wear resistance and extend service life.

Please contact us for more information on the various types of wear plates.