JADCO INC.
PO BOX 465
Zelienople, PA 16063
Phone: 724-452-5252
Fax: 724-452-1318

10 Times the Wear Life of Conventional
Mild Steel

JADCO QT-PLUS wear steel combines a specific chemistry and unique heat treating process to produce a premium-quality grade of alloy steel that’s unmatched in the industry.

Although QT-PLUS offers outstanding abrasion and wear resistance, parts manufactured from QT-PLUS remain highly ductile because QT-PLUS combines the abrasion resistance of 500 bhn with the ductility of 400 bhn.

QT-PLUS steel plates come in a varied of standard or cut-to-size dimensions.

Why Specify QT-PLUS?

> Weldability
QT-PLUS exhibits excellent weldability. Cheaper steels have carbon contents as high as 50%, resulting in poor weldability, and are susceptible to cracking.
> Toughness
QT-PLUS is extremely tough. Cheaper steels typically have little or no alloy, and high carbon content, that reduce toughness.
> Through-Hardness
QT-PLUS chemical composition produces a material that retains its inner toughness. Cheaper steels possess a lean chemistry that eliminates through-hardness.
> Consistent Properties
QT-PLUS has uniform characteristics. With cheaper steels, lack of proper heat treating creates “hard” and “soft” spots.
> Quality Parts
QT-PLUS is manufactured under the strictest quality standards. With cheaper steels, lack of quality control results in plates that are warped or wavy, making installation dicult and costly.
> Fabrication
QT-PLUS is manufactured from a high quality premium steel that can be easily fabricated. With cheaper steels, forming, machining and welding are more difficult.

Fabrication Facts

Regardless of whether a QT-PLUS application requires drilling, welding, flame cutting or bending, QT-PLUS will yield outstanding results if you follow these helpful instructions.

Typical Applications

QT-PLUS is a versatile material that is ideal for many products, including:

Wear Plates
Breaker Plates
Truck Bed Liners
Bin Liners
Sprockets
Flume Liners
Impact Plates
Mixer Paddles
Rock Crusher Liners
Screens
Nose Plates
Bucket Lips
Hopper & Bin Liners
Fan Blade Liners
Cyclones
Skip Car Liners
Cone Liners

Mechanical Properties

QT-PLUS has the mechanical properties necessary for the harshest environments.

Hardness:
Thickness <1″– 461/537 bhn
Thickness >1″– 444/514 bhn
Tensile (typical)– 225,000 psi
Elongation in 2″– 11% (typical)
Charpy V– 25 ft/lbs @ 40°F (typical)
Yield (typical)– 165,000

Typical Chemistry

.24/.26

1.0

.035

.005

.55

1.0

.25

.003

max.

FORMING PROCEDURES FOR QT-PLUS®

QT-Plus® is cold formable with the proper equipment and material preparation. The material toughness allows it to be rolled or formed for almost any application. We recommend a minimum radius of 8T across the grain. Please follow the outlined procedures to minimize cracking concerns.

Plate must be bent in direction perpendicular to the grain.
Grind corners of gas-cut edge 12" beyond bend area before bending
Grind any notches off gas cut surface in area of bend
Can pre-heat to 300F to improve formability....but not over 400F
Use as wide a female die (throat) as possible
Use as wide a male punch as possible (3" radius rather than a 1" radius)
Bump in several bends rather than one large one
Look at outside radius surface before bending and grind out any gouges