Hardox® 500 Tuf for hard-working tipper and dump bodies

With its unique combination of hardness and toughness, Hardox® 500 Tuf allows for the optimized design of all kinds of truck and trailer bodies. Haul more and save more with a light, strong body in Hardox® 500 Tuf.

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Streamline your design with Hardox^® 500 Tuf

Hardox^® 500 Tuf is perfect for designing weight-optimized dump bodies with few supporting beams. The result? A slim, streamlined dump body with high load capacity and low drag for minimum fuel consumption on the road, whether loaded or unloaded.Get technical support

Hardox^® 500 Tuf gives you real savings in operation and production

Based on real-life data: The examples of savings by upgrading to Hardox^® 500 Tuf are based on a truck traveling 100,000 km (62.137 miles) per year for 6 years. The increased load capacity and other beneﬁts in operation and production are the result of changing from 6 mm (0.236”) thick Hardox^® 450 to 5 mm (0.197”) thick Hardox^® 500 Tuf.

What a difference 1 mm (0.039”) makes

The weight beneﬁts of reducing plate thickness are easy to calculate. Going from 6 mm (0.236”) to 5 mm (0.197”) saves 17%, just like that. Not only does it make the body 17% lighter. You need to purchase, store and handle 17% less steel. And a 17% reduction in plate thickness cuts down on welding time and the need for welding consumables. Put in your own numbers and see what upgrading by downsizing means for your product.

The Italian OEM Mantella is a good example of how a thinner plate saves weight in a dump body. Using a 1 mm (0.039”) thinner plate of Hardox^® 500 Tuf made the body 365 kg (805 lbs.) lighter.

Mantella makes a strong case for upgrading

Dump and tipper body OEMs set upgrading examples with Hardox^® 500 Tuf

Lighter tipper body in Hardox® 500 Tuf drives up mining productivity

In mining operations, every cost saving counts. That’s why Rossetti uses Hardox® 500 Tuf and Strenx® steels in its tipper bodies. They get vehicles that weigh less, use less fuel and emit less pollution.

Meeting vehicle weight limits, exceeding customer expectations

Higher payload plus tougher vehicle weight limits is an equation that doesn’t seem to add up. But with Hardox® 500 Tuf, Takahashi could lightweight its trailer bodies and take more payload.

Özmen Damper increases market share with Hardox® 500 Tuf

Özmen Damper uses thinner dimensions of steel to shed 1,000 kg (2,205 lbs.) off its trailers, while boosting exports and market share. The hero of this success story? Extra-tough Hardox® 500 Tuf.

Employees at Industrias Baco admiring a tipper truck made in Hardox 500 Tuf steel.

Customer satisfaction surges as Industrias Baco pioneers Hardox® 500 Tuf steel in tipper trucks

Argentina’s leading tipper manufacturer, Industrias Baco, was the first company in Argentina to produce half-pipe tipper truck bodies made in Hardox® 500 Tuf wear plate. The results? More satisfied customers, stronger yet lighter bodies, and about a 30% longer product lifespan.

Kempf builds dump trailers – and progress – with Hardox® 500 Tuf

When German trailer body builder Kempf wanted to build dump trailers that would last longer, delight customers and help the company grow, it switched to a higher grade of Hardox® steel – Hardox® 500 Tuf. The results? Less wear, higher payload and enhanced performance.

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B.K:s builds dump trucks in Hardox® 500 Tuf to edge out the competition

Built to last. And looking good. B.K:s Truck Equipment builds dump truck and tipper bodies in super strong and tough Hardox® 500 Tuf. Even the most demanding drivers give them a thumbs up.

Tipper truck in Hardox 500 Tuf with a conical side panel design

Zetterbergs new tipper truck body saves 20% weight and lasts 40% longer with Hardox® 500 Tuf

Zetterbergs develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of dump truck bodies, tipper trucks, tipping trailers, swap flatbeds and refuse collection superstructures. The company was founded in Sweden in 1923. Powerful ideas, quality thinking and hard work have transformed Zetterbergs into a leading company in its field.

Lightest steel tipper bodies made from Hardox® 500 Tuf in the Australian market

Founded in 1980 in the wheat belt region of Western Australia, Bruce Rock Engineering (BRE) offers innovative and leading-edge solutions Australia-wide. It provides the transport, mining, construction and agricultural industries with lightweight, high-strength road transport equipment, design, manufacture and maintenance, now featuring the newest and innovative steel within the Hardox® range of wear-resistant steels, Hardox® 500 Tuf.

Armor Lite Trailers adds service life for half-round dump trailers with an easy upgrade to Hardox® 500 Tuf

Find out how dump trailers from Armor Lite stay in better shape with Hardox® 500 Tuf, offering more value for money and higher performance in harsh conditions.

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Mantella’s new long lasting tipper trailer is designed to last and save costs

Semitrailer OEM Mantella took its trailer design into the stratosphere with the new Hardox® steel, Hardox® 500 Tuf. The company implemented major design advances in the use of high-strength steels produced by SSAB. As a result, it revolutionized the design of its innovative Stratosphere tipper trailer and saw the benefits skyrocket.

Fesan Makina raises the bar in dump trailers with Hardox 500 Tuf

Fesan Makina raises the bar for innovative dumpers and customer satisfaction with Hardox® 500 Tuf. The company has released an important innovation that will provide great efficiency and cost savings for dump trailers. They started using Hardox® 500 Tuf in their Accordion type of dump trailers, and can now offer the market a product that’s 1,200 kg (2,646 lbs.) lighter.

Hardox® 500 Tuf wear steel lightens every load for dump truck body manufacturer IWS

Industrial Welding Supply is a leading Colorado truck and trailer supplier featuring dump truck bodies and trucks built-to-order for a growing US market. As an early adopter of SSAB’s new wear-resistant steel grade Hardox® 500 Tuf, IWS will transition all its Hardox® In My Body certified products to the new material, giving customers lighter vehicles with higher payloads, safer operation and an even longer service life.

The world’s hardest wear steel with structural properties

Hardox^® 500 Tuf has a guaranteed hardness interval of 475-505 HBW for high wear resistance in the most challenging abrasive applications. The toughness makes Hardox^® 500 Tuf perform as a structural wear steel. It will keep your dump body in good shape, standing up to impact from large and heavy objects striking the plate. The high toughness with a guaranteed impact energy of 27 J at -20°C (20 ft-lb at -4°F), and a typical value of 45 J at -40°C (33 ft-lb at -40°F) gives you great performance in any climate – even better for equipment operating in freezing conditions.

Follow the evolution of Hardox^® wear plate

Hardox^® 450 has been the workhorse for wear applications for a long time. Now it’s time for the next step with the arrival of Hardox^® 500 Tuf. The hardness of this steel has jumped more than 10% compared to Hardox^® 450. And since wear resistance isn’t a linear phenomenon, the increase in hardness can give an increase in wear life as high as 50% – of course depending on the abrasive material and operating conditions.

So if you’re looking for a longer-lasting body, Hardox^® 500 Tuf is the way to go.

Upgrading to Hardox® 500 Tuf

Hardox^® 500 Tuf is easy to work

Whether you’re going to weld, bend or machine Hardox^® 500 Tuf, you can expect this steel to deliver predictable performance. Hardox^® 500 Tuf even comes with guarantees for narrow ﬂatness and thickness tolerances and bending performance, ensuring cost efﬁciency and product quality in the workshop. Using thinner dimensions means less bending force is required.

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Get advice on steel choice and processing Hardox^® 500 Tuf from our experienced Tech Support team. Technical support is available in your local language or in English.

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Calculate your service life for all kinds of materials

With Hardox^® WearCalc software from SSAB, you can calculate and determine the increase in service life of equipment made in Hardox^® 500 Tuf compared with generic AR steel with lower hardness values.Try out the mobile app

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