AR500 Steel

AR500 plate is highly impact resistant, boasting 1.25x the tensile strength of AR400. This abrasion-resistant steel grade is ideal for parts where long-term and intense wear resistance is a top priority.

You won’t find better steel for your digging equipment, mining trucks, or shooting targets.

Starting from $29

ABRASION RESISTANT

IMPACT RESISTANT

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AR500 Steel for repetitive wear

Knowing when to use AR500 over AR400 can be a little tricky.

AR500 steel is built to withstand the same gradual abrasion over extended periods of time, making it well suited for large machinery that endures constant wear. Like its AR counterparts, it also offers outstanding economical value by requiring little maintenance.

Use in a variety of applications

High through-hardness is also present in this material, which means that as the wearing action begins to remove some of the surface layer, the quality of abrasion resistance remains constant.

Combat robot armor plates
Sprockets/gears

Heavy equipment wear plates
Shooting targets

Heavy equipment bed liners
And so much more!

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Material Details

.119" | 3.02mm

Details
Advertised Thickness	.119″ \| 3.02mm
Gauge	N/A
Thickness Tolerance Positive	.030″
Thickness Tolerance Negative	.030″
Cutting Process	Fiber Laser
Cut Tolerance	.005″
Available Operations
Deburring	No
Bending	No
Countersinking	No
Tapping	No
Anodizing	No
Plating	No
Powder Coating	No
Hardware	No
Design Considerations
Min Part Size	.25″ x .375″
Max Part Size	44″ x 30″
Min Hole Size	.042″
Min Bridge Size	.060″
Tab and Slot Tolerance	.035″
Properties
Material Composition	Iron (Fe): 95.6 Nickel (Ni): 1.0 Manganese (Mn): 0.95 Chromium (Cr): 0.75 Molybdenum (Mo): 0.75 Silicon (Si): 0.65 Carbon (C): 0.31 Phosphorus (P): 0.025 Sulfur (S): 0.0050 Boron (B): 0.0030
Tensile Strength (Ultimate)	225 ksi
Tensile Strength (Yield)	200 ksi
Shear Strength
Shear Modulus
Fatigue Strength
Brinell Hardness	450
Elongation at Break	12%
Elastic Modulus
Poisson’s Ratio
Thermal Conductivity
Melting Point
Magnetic	Yes

Not sure what some of those properties mean? Check out our Material Properties Cheat Sheet.

.187" | 4.75mm

Details
Advertised Thickness	.187″ \| 4.75mm
Gauge	N/A
Thickness Tolerance Positive	.040″
Thickness Tolerance Negative	.040″
Cutting Process	Fiber Laser
Cut Tolerance	.005″
Available Operations
Deburring	No
Bending	No
Countersinking	No
Tapping	No
Anodizing	No
Plating	No
Powder Coating	No
Hardware	No
Design Considerations
Min Part Size	.5″ x .5″
Max Part Size	44″ x 30″
Min Hole Size	.065″
Min Bridge Size	.065″
Tab and Slot Tolerance	.050″
Properties
Material Composition	Iron (Fe): 95.6 Nickel (Ni): 1.0 Manganese (Mn): 0.95 Chromium (Cr): 0.75 Molybdenum (Mo): 0.75 Silicon (Si): 0.65 Carbon (C): 0.31 Phosphorus (P): 0.025 Sulfur (S): 0.0050 Boron (B): 0.0030
Tensile Strength (Ultimate)	225 ksi
Tensile Strength (Yield)	200 ksi
Shear Strength
Shear Modulus
Fatigue Strength
Brinell Hardness	450
Elongation at Break	12%
Elastic Modulus
Poisson’s Ratio
Thermal Conductivity
Melting Point
Magnetic	Yes

Not sure what some of those properties mean? Check out our Material Properties Cheat Sheet.

.250" | 6.35mm

Details
Advertised Thickness	.250″ \| 6.35mm
Gauge	N/A
Thickness Tolerance Positive	.040″
Thickness Tolerance Negative	.040″
Cutting Process	Fiber Laser
Cut Tolerance	.005″
Available Operations
Deburring	No
Bending	No
Countersinking	No
Tapping	No
Anodizing	No
Plating	No
Powder Coating	No
Hardware	No
Design Considerations
Min Part Size	.5″ x .75″
Max Part Size	44″ x 30″
Min Hole Size	.088″
Min Bridge Size	.125″
Tab and Slot Tolerance	.050″
Properties
Material Composition	Iron (Fe): 95.6 Nickel (Ni): 1.0 Manganese (Mn): 0.95 Chromium (Cr): 0.75 Molybdenum (Mo): 0.75 Silicon (Si): 0.65 Carbon (C): 0.31 Phosphorus (P): 0.025 Sulfur (S): 0.0050 Boron (B): 0.0030
Tensile Strength (Ultimate)	225 ksi
Tensile Strength (Yield)	200 ksi
Shear Strength
Shear Modulus
Fatigue Strength
Brinell Hardness	450
Elongation at Break	12%
Elastic Modulus
Poisson’s Ratio
Thermal Conductivity
Melting Point
Magnetic	Yes

Not sure what some of those properties mean? Check out our Material Properties Cheat Sheet.

.375" | 9.53mm

Details
Advertised Thickness	.375″ \| 9.53mm
Gauge	N/A
Thickness Tolerance Positive	.040″
Thickness Tolerance Negative	.040″
Cutting Process	Fiber Laser
Cut Tolerance	.005″
Available Operations
Deburring	No
Countersinking	No
Bending	No
Tapping	No
Anodizing	No
Plating	No
Powder Coating	No
Hardware	No
Design Considerations
Min Part Size	1″ x 1″
Max Part Size	44″ x 30″
Min Hole Size	.131″
Min Bridge Size	.125″
Tab and Slot Tolerance	.050″
Properties
Material Composition	Iron (Fe): 95.6 Nickel (Ni): 1.0 Manganese (Mn): 0.95 Chromium (Cr): 0.75 Molybdenum (Mo): 0.75 Silicon (Si): 0.65 Carbon (C): 0.31 Phosphorus (P): 0.025 Sulfur (S): 0.0050 Boron (B): 0.0030
Tensile Strength (Ultimate)	225 ksi
Tensile Strength (Yield)	200 ksi
Shear Strength
Shear Modulus
Fatigue Strength
Brinell Hardness	450
Elongation at Break	12%
Elastic Modulus
Poisson’s Ratio
Thermal Conductivity
Melting Point
Magnetic	Yes

Not sure what some of those properties mean? Check out our Material Properties Cheat Sheet.

.500" | 12.7mm

Details
Advertised Thickness	.500″ \| 12.7mm
Gauge	N/A
Thickness Tolerance Positive	.040″
Thickness Tolerance Negative	.040″
Cutting Process	Fiber Laser
Cut Tolerance	.005″
Available Operations
Deburring	No
Bending	No
Countersinking	No
Tapping	No
Anodizing	No
Plating	No
Powder Coating	No
Hardware	No
Design Considerations
Min Part Size	1″ x 1″
Max Part Size	44″ x 30″
Min Hole Size	.250″
Min Bridge Size	.250″
Tab and Slot Tolerance	.050″
Properties
Material Composition	Iron (Fe): 95.6 Nickel (Ni): 1.0 Manganese (Mn): 0.95 Chromium (Cr): 0.75 Molybdenum (Mo): 0.75 Silicon (Si): 0.65 Carbon (C): 0.31 Phosphorus (P): 0.025 Sulfur (S): 0.0050 Boron (B): 0.0030
Tensile Strength (Ultimate)	225 ksi
Tensile Strength (Yield)	200 ksi
Shear Strength
Shear Modulus
Fatigue Strength
Brinell Hardness	450
Elongation at Break	12%
Elastic Modulus
Poisson’s Ratio
Thermal Conductivity
Melting Point
Magnetic	Yes