Wear is one of the most challenging issues faced by heavy industry. In mining alone, 17% of the consumed energy is used to combat wear failure, which accounts for 2.7% of worldwide CO 2 emissions.

A new 101HD high-hardness hardfacing wire is said to better match hardfaced plate popular in aggregate, concrete, power-plant, and mining applications. The small-diameter (1/16-in.) wire sports better ...

for hydroturbine applications when tested to ASTM G32 for cavitation erosion. It is also said to be twice as effective at resisting erosion as cobalt-based alloys inlcuding Stoodite 21. Hydroloy 914 ...

Hardface Technologies, a Cleveland-based manufacturer of industrial hardface and wear-resistant products, has introduced Reactive Core Technology (RCT), an exclusive blend of “reactors” in the core of ...