Ruukki Raex high-strength steel can withstand surface pressure, and the pressure range is so great that it includes the pressure that wear-resistant ultra-high-strength steel can withstand, for example, in the mining industry. Ruukki Raex steel is produced in thicknesses ranging from 2 to 80 millimeters.
The new wear-resistant steel with a sheet thickness of up to 80 millimeters can be used, among other areas, for the production of parts for heavy equipment and mechanisms designed for drilling the earth, lifting loads, transporting and extracting ore. This equipment such as excavator buckets, parts for dump trucks, front loaders - everything you need for complex earthmoving work; mine conveyors, crushers, silo building machines. The thinner steel in Raex products has already been used for years in transportation and other applications where wear-resistant steel is needed.
Raex's high quality steel greatly extends the life of mining machinery and equipment. Longer life products mean monetary benefits and competitiveness in the market. The ability to select the optimal Raex steel thickness, for example, in the bucket and loader industry, helps to reduce the weight of the entire machine and thus increase the lifting capacity, which in turn reduces fuel costs.
Raex heavy-duty steel was developed in conjunction with Ruukki customers and has excellent weldability and good cutting and twisting properties. For this steel, a special hardening method developed by Ruukki is used, and thanks to it, the Raex wear-resistant steel has a very strong surface and a dense microstructure. This method improves the properties of high strength steel and makes it really good quality.
Ruukki is specialized in steel fabrication and steel construction. It provides consumers with effective solutions to make work and travel easier. Ruukki employs more than 9000 people, and the dealer network covers more than 30 countries, such as Russia, Europe and Scandinavia, India, China, South America. Revenue from all sales in 2012 was 2.8 billion euros.
