What Buyers Really Need to Know About Ar400 Steel Sheet

If you work around quarries, mixers, or shredder lines, you probably speak in hard numbers: wear loss, downtime, tonnage. Same here. I’ve spent a decade talking to maintenance teams who swear by Ar400 Steel Sheet (often cross-referenced as NM400, Hardox 400, ABREX 400). It’s the “just right” balance—tough enough for sliding abrasion, still weldable without drama, and available fast when a liner blows.

Industry snapshot

Three trends keep coming up in my notes: (1) faster lead times—7–10 days is the new normal for stock sizes; (2) more precision cutting and pre-bent kits to reduce field welding; and (3) tougher QA—ASTM G65 abrasion data and HBW certificates are routinely requested. Also, to be honest, sustainability is creeping into spec sheets: mills tout lower-emission routes, though real-world impact varies by supplier.

Typical specifications (field-proven, not just brochure-speak)

Grade	NM360 / NM400 / NM450 / NM500	Hardness (HBW)	≈360–440 for AR400/NM400 (ASTM E10 / ISO 6506-1)
Thickness	8–100 mm	Width x Length	1000–2200 mm x 1000–12000 mm
Tolerance	±1% (flatness per EN 10029 ≈ Class N, real-world use may vary)	Tensile/Yield	UTS ≈1250 MPa, YS ≈1000 MPa (typical for AR400-type)
Process	Hot rolled, quenched & tempered	Standards	ASTM, DIN, JIS, GB/T 24186 (supplier-declared)

How it’s made (and why it matters)

Process flow: selected low-alloy slabs → hot rolling → austenitize → water quench → temper to target HBW → levelling/shot-blast → UT (EN 10160) and hardness checks (ASTM E10) → cutting (oxy, plasma, or waterjet) → packaging. The quench/temper balance is the secret sauce—too hard and you’ll fight cracking during fabrication; too soft and it’ll wear early.

Applications and advantages

Common uses for Ar400 Steel Sheet: dump bodies and bucket liners, chutes and hoppers, concrete mixer blades, recycling shredder liners, agricultural tillage parts. Advantages: 3–6× longer life than mild steel in sliding abrasion (ASTM G65 Procedure A wear loss often ≈200–250 mm³ vs >600 mm³ for plain carbon), yet still weldable with preheat (often 100–150°C; follow AWS D1.1). Many customers say the biggest ROI comes from fewer shutdowns, not just plate cost.

Vendor snapshot and customization

Product: Abrasion Resistant Steel Plate NM360/NM400/NM450/NM500. Origin: ROOM 1616, SHOUJING E-WORLD, XINDU DISTRICT, XINGTAI, CHINA. Processing: bending, welding, cutting, punching. Surface: clean or as required. Delivery: as fast as 7 days for stock sizes.

Vendor	Lead Time	Tolerance	MOQ	Services	Certs
Baidy Steel (Hebei, China)	≈7 days	±1%	Flexible	Cut-to-size, bending, holes	ASTM/GB/JIS/EN
Regional Stockist (APAC)	7–12 days	±1.5% ≈	Moderate	Shear, plasma	Mill COA + HBW
Global Brand Mill	10–20 days	Tight per EN 10029	Higher	Full kits, press-brake	CE/ISO, 3.1

Tip: For Ar400 Steel Sheet welding, ask for preheat guidance and interpass control; for bending, confirm minimum inside radii by thickness (rule-of-thumb ≈6–8× t for AR400).

Quick case notes

• Quarry chute liner: switching from 12 mm mild steel to 8 mm Ar400 Steel Sheet cut weight ≈30% and doubled change-out interval (G65 loss improved from ≈650 to ≈230 mm³).
• Concrete mixer fins: NM400 with tempered edges lasted a season longer; crew noted less warping after adopting 120°C preheat.

Testing, certification, service life

Ask for: Brinell hardness per ASTM E10/ISO 6506-1, abrasion data per ASTM G65, Charpy V-notch (ASTM E23) when impact matters, and UT per EN 10160 for critical plates. In abrasive duty, service life is often 2–5× that of mild steel—yes, it varies with particle size, angle, and velocity.

Bottom line: if downtime kills margins, Ar400 Steel Sheet is the pragmatic sweet spot—available, fabricator-friendly, and measurably tougher.

References

1. ASTM E10 – Standard Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials
2. ASTM G65 – Measuring Abrasion Using the Dry Sand/Rubber Wheel Apparatus
3. ISO 6506-1 – Brinell hardness test (HBW)
4. EN 10029 – Hot-rolled steel plate tolerances
5. AWS D1.1 – Structural Welding Code–Steel