Armox® 560T

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General Product Description

High hardness armor with extraordinary toughness properties.

Armox® 560T is the world’s toughest protection plate, having nominal 560 HBW hardness, for use in vehicles, buildings and many more applications.

Benefits of Armox® 560T include:

Market-leading steel protection
Superior workshop properties
Optimized solutions
Perfect hardness/toughness balance, for combined penetration and blast protection
Expertise in ballistic protection from SSAB

It offers vehicle designers new ways to increase protection using lighter weight designs.

Armox® 560T is not intended for further heat treatment.

Mechanical Properties

Thickness (mmin)	Hardness (HBW)	Yield strength R_p0.2 (min MPaksi)	Tensile strength R_m (MPaksi)	Elongation A₅ (min %)
5.0 - 15.00.197 - 0.591	530 - 590	1300188	1650 - 2000239 - 290	7

Thickness
(mmin)

5.0 - 15.00.197 - 0.591

Hardness
(HBW)

530 - 590

Yield strength R_p0.2
(min MPaksi)

1300188

Tensile strength R_m
(MPaksi)

1650 - 2000239 - 290

Elongation A₅
(min %)

Mechanical Testing

Brinell hardness test according to EN ISO 6506-1 on each heat treatment individual.

Charpy impact test according to EN ISO 148 on each heat and thickness from 6 mm.

Tensile test according to EN ISO 6892 on each heat.

Ultrasonic testing

According to EN ISO 10160 Class E₃S₃.

Impact Properties

Thickness (mmin)	Min impact energy for transversal testing, Charpy V 10x10 mm test specimen ¹⁾
5.0 - 15.00.197 - 0.591	20 J / -40 °C15 ft-lbs / -40 °F

Thickness
(mmin)

5.0 - 15.00.197 - 0.591

Min impact energy for transversal testing,
Charpy V 10x10 mm test specimen ¹⁾

20 J / -40 °C15 ft-lbs / -40 °F

¹⁾ Average of three tests. Transverse to rolling direction. Single value min. 70% of specified average. For plate thicknesses under 12 mm sub-size Charpy-V specimen are used. The specified minimum value is then propotional to the specimen cross-section.

Chemical Composition (ladle analysis)

C^*) (max %)	Si^*) (max %)	Mn^*) (max %)	P (max %)	S (max %)	Cr^*) (max %)	Ni^*) (max %)	Mo^*) (max %)	B^*) (max %)
0.37	0.70	1.00	0.010	0.003	1.0	1.80	0.50	0.005

C^*)
(max %)

0.37

Si^*)
(max %)

0.70

Mn^*)
(max %)

1.00

P
(max %)

0.010

S
(max %)

0.003

Cr^*)
(max %)

1.0

Ni^*)
(max %)

1.80

Mo^*)
(max %)

0.50

B^*)
(max %)

0.005

The steel is grain-refined. *⁾ Intentional alloying elements.

Tolerances

More details are given in SSAB brochure Armox® Guarantees or on www.ssab.com.

Thickness

Tolerances according to Armox® Thickness Guarantees.

Armox® Guarantees meet the requirements of EN 10029 Class C, but offers narrower tolerances.

Length and Width

Tolerances conform to EN 10029 or to SSAB´s standard after agreement.

Dimensional tolerances for plate with mill edge according to special agreement.

Shape

Tolerances according to EN 10029.

Flatness

Tolerances according to Armox® flatness guarantees, which are more restrictive than EN 10029 Class N (steel type L).

Surface Properties

According to EN 10163-2 Class B, Subclass 3.

Delivery Conditions

The delivery condition is QT (Quenched and Tempered).

Delivery requirements can be found in SSAB’s brochure Armox® Guarantees or www.ssab.com.