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Yuezhong Popular Science: Records of the World's Largest and Most Wear-resistant Bucket Teeth

In the field of construction machinery, bucket teeth are crucial vulnerable parts of equipment such as excavators and loaders. Their wear resistance and size directly affect the operation efficiency and costs. Major manufacturers around the world are constantly challenging the limits of materials science and technology, giving rise to many amazing "world's best" bucket teeth – from the largest-sized mining-grade bucket teeth to the super alloy teeth with a record-breaking service life.

I. The World's Largest Bucket Teeth
  1. Record Holder: Caterpillar® 6040 Bucket Teeth (Each single tooth weighs up to 1.2 tons)
    Applied Equipment: Cat 6040 large hydraulic shovel (used in open-pit coal mines, with a bucket capacity of 45m³).
    Size Data: Length of a single tooth: 2.3 meters (equivalent to a small car), Weight: 1200 kilograms, and it requires the assistance of a crane for installation. Material: ZG40CrMnMo, which has undergone special quenching treatment.
    Design Features: Tungsten carbide hard alloy blocks are inlaid at the tooth tip, increasing the impact resistance by 300%. It is specially designed for rock formations with high stripping hardness (such as iron ore and granite).
  2. Competitor: Komatsu PC8000 Bucket Teeth (Each single tooth weighs 980kg)
    The ultra-large bucket teeth developed by Komatsu in Japan for the PC8000 excavator (with a self-weight of 800 tons) adopt a double-layer composite casting process. The base body is high manganese steel (ZGMn13), and a wear-resistant alloy is surfacing welded at the tooth tip.
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II. The World's Most Wear-resistant Bucket Teeth


  1. Service Life Record: Sandvik® RD450 (Used continuously for 1,800 hours without replacement)
    Testing Environment: Escondida Copper Mine in Chile
    Wear-resistant Technology: Base Material: Maraging Steel (Hardness HRC55-58).
    Surface Treatment: Laser Cladding Tungsten Carbide Coating (Thickness 3mm).
    Economy: The cost of a single tooth is $1,200, but its service life is 4 times longer than that of ordinary bucket teeth, and the comprehensive cost is reduced by 60%.
  2. Special Alloy Bucket Teeth: Kennametal® UltraLife
    Laboratory Data: In the ASTM G65 wear resistance test, the wear amount is only 1/8 of that of the standard high manganese steel bucket teeth.
    Secret Formula: Base Body: Powder Metallurgy High-speed Steel (PM-HSS).
    Structure: Gradient Hardness Design (Tooth Tip HRC62, Root HRC45 for balanced toughness).


III. The Breakthrough of Chinese Manufacturing: Sany Heavy Industry SY2100C Bucket Teeth
Wear-resistant Record: Achieved a service life of 1,200 hours for a single tooth in the Heidaigou Coal Mine in Inner Mongolia (The service life of ordinary teeth is only 300 hours).
Technical Highlights: Bionics Design: Shark-tooth pattern grooves reduce clay adhesion.
Material: Boron Micro-alloyed High Chromium Cast Iron (Patent Number CN2019103587.X).

Conclusion

From the massive 1.2-ton steel teeth to the wear-resistant champion with a lifespan of 1,800 hours, the development of bucket tooth technology reflects the pinnacle of human engineering capabilities. In the future, with the application of new materials and digital technologies, these records will continue to be broken. For mining and engineering users, choosing top-level bucket teeth that are suitable for the working conditions means lower cost per ton of consumption and higher output efficiency.
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