STEELS RAEX 500

PRESENTATION
Steel Raex 500 is a steel associating highest hardnesses with implementation an easy.
It resists very strong wears by abrasion and impacts. Resulting from recent and modern rolling mills
allowing a quenching water fast and controlled, steel Raex 500 has a great purity and a perfect
dimensional stability. It replaces the traditional structural steels advantageously, making it possible to
reduce the costs of maintenance to a significant degree. Its qualities of abrasive resistant are
approximately 6 times higher than a steel S 235 JR. In spite of its high mechanical strength and
its raised hardness, steel Raex 500 presents good aptitudes for cutting, working, drilling and welding.
It can be delivered in thicknesses of 4 to 60mm.

FIELDS OF APPLICATION
Crushers, screens, feeders, pockets of weighing, skips, chutes, hoppers, wear blades,
conveyors, cups, knives, pinions toothed, tipcarts, loaders, tippers, trucks, earthmover,
general purpose excavators, pipes of handling, screw conveyors, presses,

CHIMICAL COMPOSITION %
C Si Mn P S Al Cr Ni Mo B
0.3 0.70 1.70 0.030 0.015 0,060 1,00 0,80 0,50 0.005

MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Tensile Strength : 1600 N/mm2
Elasticity limits : 1250 N/mm2
Lengthening % : 8
Hardness : 480 - 530 HB

WELDING
manuel : Basic electrodes : STEELARC MTD - STEELARC 70
(1) Electrodes Ni-Cr : STEELARC 1810 - STEELARC 310
semi-automatique : ISAFIL ACIER - ISAFIL 80G - ISAFIL F 71 SG
(1) ISAFIL 1632 G - ISAFIL FLS 703
(1) recommanded for assembly of steel RAEX 500 with different steels.

HEAT TRAITEMENT
Steel RAEX 500 should not be heated beyond 200°C if one wishes to preserve his hardness.

FOLDING, ROLLING, DRILLING, WELDING

Thank you to consult our booklet of information concerning the placement of steel RAEX

DIMENSIONS PLATES QUARTO

Formats : 1000 x 2000 - 2000 x 3000 - 2000 x 6000.
Thicknesses : 5 - 6 - 8 - 10 - 12 - 15 - 20 - 25 - 30 - 35 - 40 - 50 - 60 mm.

DIMENSIONS OF UNROLLED AND FLATTENED PLATES

Formats : Width 1000 à 1540mm Lengths 2000 à 6000mm.
Thicknesses : 4 – 5 – 6 mm.
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 Placement of steels RAEX

• Placement of steel Raex

In spite of their high mechanical strength and their raised • Control Documents
hardness, RAEX Steels present a good weldability and a On request of the customers, we provide for our
good aptitude for working. Raex Steels, a standard statement of control 2.2 or
one certificate of reception 3.1 in conformity with the
• Designation of the grade of steel standard EN 10204. On the control documents, are
Raex 400, Raex 450, Raex 500 reproduced the chemical composition of steel like its
Brinell Hardness average : 400 HBW, 450 HBW, 500 HBW hardness.
Chimical and mechanical characteristics,
see tables 1 and 2.

• Dimensional Program
Sheets and plates quarto, see table 3.
• Flanging and free bending Figure 1
• Delivery condition
Steels are delivered at the soaked state.

• Tolerances R = Plunger radius of curvature

Sheets quarto : Thickness Standard EN 10029 Classe A. W = Gap width
Width and length EN 10029. Flatness standard EN 10029, t = Plate thickness
Classe N normal flatness tolerances, type of steel : H.
Sheets : Thickness, width and length standard EN 10051.
Bend line R
Flatness standard EN 10029 Classe N, type of steel : H.
t
• Surface quality
Standard EN 10 10163-2 Classe A3.
Recharging by welding after elimination of the defects of
surface is prohibited.

• Steels Hardness W
Hardness HBW of steel is given according to the standard
EN ISO 6505-1.

• Skin-pass and flatness (Dead Flat pro-cess) - The surface hardness of the upper edges of the die groove must

Rolling skin-pass of the coils, known as “Dead Flat be greater than the hardness of the plate that is to be bent. In the
structure shown in the figure, the upper edge of the die groove is
process“ (DF), causes a work hardening of the metal
equipped with 20 mm iron rods with the hardness of approximately
which erases the stage of elactic limit of steels and 53 HRC.
fixes the mechanical characteristics. This rolling of - The grooves in which the iron rods are located must be kept clean.
completion eliminates the residual stresses and - Widening the die groove decreases the need for bending force but
allows the production of sheets having an excellent increases springback.
flatness. It facilitates the control of the deformations - Springback:
after welding and is appropriate very well for the Raex 400 9° – 13°
Raex 500 10° – 15°
series production of folded parts. The rolling
skin-pass avoids the planing of the parts cut out in
steels DF. It also improves the surface quality of the
film them Raex and reduces the geometrical
irregularities of surfaces (roughness). Our products
make it possible to simplify the cycles of production
This process DF is systematically specified
on the certificate machines.

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 STEELS RAEX
Mechanical Characteristics - Dimensional Programs

• Chimical composition Table 1

Thickness mm Maximum content of % (analyzes on cast)

Sheets Plates quarto C Si Mn P S Al Cr Ni Mo B
Raex 400 2,5 – 12 5 – 30 0,23 0,70 1,70 0,030 0,015 0,060 1,50 0,40 0,50 0,004
– (30) – 60 0,24 0,70 1,70 0,030 0,015 0,060 1,00 0,70 0,50 0,004
Raex 450 3 – 12 6 – 60 0,26 0,70 1,70 0,030 0,015 0,060 1,00 0,70 0,50 0,004
Raex 500 3 – 12 5 – 60 0,30 0,70 1,70 0,030 0,015 0,060 1,00 0,80 0,50 0,004
Aluminium (Al) or titane i)

• Mechanical characteristics Table 2

Thickness mm Elasticity Limit Breaking Load Lengthening Hardness Resilience

Sheets Plates quarto Rp0,2 N/mm2 Rm N/mm2 A5 % HB t °C KV J
Raex 400 2.5 – 12 5 – 15 1000 1250 10 360 – 420 -40 30
– (15) – 30 1000 1250 10 360 – 450 -40 20
– (30) – 60 1100 1400 8 360 – 480 -40 20
Raex 450 3 – 12 6 – 60 1200 1450 8 425 – 475 -40 20
Raex 500 3 – 12 5 – 60 1250 1600 8 450 – 530 -30 20
Indicative Values

• Dimensional Table 3
Sheets
Thickness mm Width mm 1) Length max. mm
Raex 400 .5 – 6
2 1000 – 1560 12 000
Raex 400 (6) – 12 1000 – 1540 6 000
Raex 450 3–6 1000 – 1560 12 000
Raex 450 (6) – 12 1000 – 1540 6 000
Raex 500 3 – (4) 1000 – 1350 6 000
Raex 500 4 – 12 1000 – 1540 6 000
1)
The exact width depends of the thickness

Plates quarto
Thickness mm 1) Width mm 2) Length max. mm

Raex 400/450/500 5 – 60 1750 – 2500 6 000

1)
For plates with a higher thickness with 60 mm and length higher than 6m, thank you to consult as a preliminary.
For Raex 450, the thickness minimum is of 6 mm.
2)
The exact width depends of the thickness.

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 Steels RAEX - FOLDING AND WELDING
• Free folding Tableau 1

Thickness mm Free folding < 90° Folding to 90°

Ray R of the punch / Opening W of the matrix groove - V
thickness: R/t Thickness: W/t W/t
direction of folding / direction of rolling
Transversal Longitudinal Transversal Longitudinal
Raex 400 2.5 – 6 3 3 9 9 ≈ 15
Raex 400 (6) – 20 3 4 9 11 ≈ 15
Raex 450 3 – 20 4 5 11 13 ≈ 15
Raex 500 5 – 20 ≈ 10 ≈ 12 23 27 –
Recommandations for the folding.
Thank you to consult our technique department for the folding of sheets thickness higher than 20 mm .

• Temperature of heating °C Tableau 2

Welding Process Minimum metal Combinated thickness t, mm

Hydrogen content in the energy.
added metal (HD) E kJ/mm 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120
Wire Full MAG 1,5 20 50 75 125 150
HD ≤ 5 ml / 100g 2 20 125 150
2,5 20 100 125
Wire full MAG 1,5 20 100 125 175 200
Raex 400

HD = 5 - 10 ml / 100 g 2 20 100 125 150 175

2,5 20 75 125 150 175
Metal arc welding under 1,5 20 50 100 125 150 175
HD = 5 - 10 ml / 100 g 2 20 75 125 150 175
2,5 20 100 125 150
Wire full MAG 1,5 20 75 125 150 175
HD ≤ 5 ml / 100g 2 20 75 125 150 175
2,5 20 75 125 150 175
Wire full MAG 1,5 20 150 175 200 1)
Raex 500

HD = 5 - 10 ml / 100 g 2 20 100 150 175 200 1)

2,5 20 50 100 150 200 1)
Metal arc welding under 1,5 20 100 150 175 200 1)
HD = 5 - 10 ml / 100 g 2 20 50 100 150 200 1)
2,5 20 50 100 200 1)

1)
A pre-heating with an higher temperature with 200°C affects mechanical characteristics of metal basic. To consult our engineering service
if you want to derogate from this rule.

60 • U • I E = Welding energy (kJ/mm) I = Intensity of the current of welding (A)

E=
100 • v U = Tension (V) v = Speed progress (mm/min)

t1 Average thickness to 75 mm Symmetrical and simultaneous Combinated thickness t = t1 + t2 + t3

of the axis of the cord of the welding execution of the two cords
Combinated thickness t = t1 + t2 Combinated thickness t = 1/2 • (t1 + t2 + t3)