Abstract
Improving wear resistance of elements of mining and processing equipment, subjected to abrasion and shock loads, is an actual task, since it determines effectiveness of mining operations to a great extent. Results of industrial tests of two kinds of mining and processing equipment details, manufactured of pilot wear-resistant alloys, presented. Two sidepieces plates for jaw crushers were manufactured of steel based on 30Х3МФ grade and additionally alloyed by niobium (up to 0.15%) as a strong carbide-forming element. As a comparing sample, steel 30Х3МФ without additional alloying was used. The second kind of details to test – sprockets, used as grinding bodies in the crushers for medium ore crushing. The sprockets were casted of chromic iron with increased nickel content (up to 3.5%) to increase the shock ductility, vanadium and titanium content (together up to 1.5%) – to form carbides of MeC type at decreased chrome content (down to 16%). As the comparing sample sprockets ware used, casted of ИХЧ28 grade iron, which is used for these purposes at present. The tests were accomplished at the operating equipment during medium crushing and grinding of “Bogach” deposit ore. The test cycles corresponded to the accepted at the plants crushing cycles – 18 h. The tests were duplicated 2 times. After tests completion the percent of wear of pilot samples was evaluated. The wear was evaluated by relative mass change. The results obtained showed, that the pilot samples have higher wear resistance approximately by 30%.