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alharbi3d
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What Materials are Backhoe Loaders Made of?

02/11/2010 9:14 PM

Hi I have a request on the backhoe loader( 4CX) JCB or CASE (580M) , I have a project to design a backhoe loader by using a solidworks simulation. i really do appreciate if anyone may provide me with the MATERIALS that been used to design the backhoe loaders, especially for the arms,booms,bucket,shovels,hydraulic and the body in generall. i did alot of research but i couldn't find it would you please help me with that matter as would you please provide me a detail of some one how can help me with that. I need only general information about the material normally used in arm and bucket of backhoe loader, just material type (name) many thanks
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02/12/2010 12:40 AM

Steel. With a little rubber, and steel.

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02/12/2010 4:07 PM

looool and steel
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Re: What Materials are Backhoe Loaders Made of?

02/12/2010 10:27 PM

Construction machinery I've designed uses a mixture of mild steel, HSLA (like COR-10) and high strength (like T-1) for the frame, boom, bucket, etc. Tool steel or other wear-resistant material is used for the teeth.

Basically, design it, do a stress analysis, then either use a stronger steel or more of it if you need to. Remember, stronger steel does not change deflection.

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02/13/2010 8:06 AM

Material brands such as Hardox or Abro are used in components such as the liners for the buckets. The properties of this material is high wear resistance they are however inherentley difficult to machine.
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02/13/2010 10:04 AM

the guy that loads our backhoe looks fairly soft. I think he has been a truck driver way too long.

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02/13/2010 11:15 AM

On a school project, you really should learn to specify materials yourself. Then maybe bring it here for discussion.

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02/14/2010 2:20 PM

I concur, the purpose of a project is for you to think of the strength of the materials you need and select them based on your or redesign to suit available materials.

Having the materials handed to you on a plate defeats the purpose of the exercise and won't help you in the long run.
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Re: What Materials are Backhoe Loaders Made of?

02/14/2010 9:38 PM

Thank you very much for all your comments,Really I appreciate them. I found this material ( HARDOX 400), but there is difficulty to get similar in the Solidworks material library http://www.jlsteel.co.uk/pdf/hardox/datasheet/hardox_400_datasheet.pdf So I will try to find similar material Thanks again
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