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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.
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.
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.
| 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″ |
| Min Hole to Edge Size | .036″ |
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| Tab and Slot Tolerance | .035″
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| 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 |
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| SKU | SO-440-8 |
| Thread Size | 4-40 x .250″ |
| Hole size in sheet (+0.003/-.0.000) | .168″ |
| Minimum sheet thickness | 0.040″ |
| Maximum sheet thickness | .125″ |
| Fastener material | Steel |
| Minimum distance hole C/L to edge | 0.230″ |
| When determining the distance between two or more fasteners, you can calculate the distance by the formula, C/L to edge + 1/2 the diameter of the second mounting hole. | .345″ |
| Recommended panel material | Steel/Aluminum |
| Coating type | Zinc |
| Length | .250″ |
| Aluminum material ranges (5052, 6061, 7075) | 0.040″-0.125″ |
| Steel material ranges (CRS, HRPO, HR) | 0.048″-0.119″ |
