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Raising the bar

Cromax 280X, a low-carbon, chromed steel bar from Ovako enables the design of lighter, cost effective hydraulic and pneumatic components. The company says comprehensive control of the manufacturing process, from steel melting to finished bar, has enabled it to achieve yield and tensile strengths that are up to 20% higher than normal, while retaining the excellent machinability and weldability of micro-alloyed, 20MnV6 steel grade.

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Waste reduction

Machining quality components from steel bar can generate large amounts of waste material, but Ovako says that using its pre-components can reduce this waste, along with all the associated savings on transport and stockholding.

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Boron steel

Ovako’s extensive knowledge and expertise in developing low alloy boron steel means it now has 37 different material grades within its melt programme.

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Component costs cut

Steel producer, Ovako, has invested heavily in plant and procedures to enable it to manufacture high quality tube to guaranteed dimensions, so customers are able to reduce machining, improve yields and cut costs.

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Seamless tubes help cut costs

Ovako, a producer of hot rolled and cold worked seamless tubes, has invested heavily in plant and procedures to enable it to manufacture high quality tube to guaranteed dimensions, so customers are able to reduce machining, improve yields and cut costs.

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Near-net-shape rings

A leading producer of high quality rolled and forged rings for nearly a century, Ovako has recently invested heavily, and further expanded its capabilities, to deliver rolled and forged stainless steel rings that are extremely close to customers’ final component sizes.

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High wear resistance

Combined with Ovako’s broad product programme, WR-Steel, a classification of steels with proven superior wear resistance, offers customers a range of design advantages and heat treatment possibilities.

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High wear resistance

Combined with Ovako’s broad product programme, WR-Steel, a classification of steels with proven superior wear resistance, offers customers a range of design advantages and heat treatment possibilities.

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High wear resistance

WR-Steel by Ovako, a classification of steels with proven superior wear resistance, which combined with Ovako’s broad product programme, offers a range of design advantages and heat treatment possibilities.

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Cleaner steels

Cleaner steels are opening up new design opportunities and extending service life for high performance parts, according to Ovako.

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