昆士兰大学的研究者们正在研究一种提高设备寿命的新方法,从而可使澳大利亚矿业节省数百万美元。该大学采矿和选矿工程系的研究人员正在研究采用耐磨空气淬硬铸钢衬板,以延长破碎设备和磨矿设备的耐磨寿命。这些空气淬硬钢的成分与在一些机械上或建筑上应用的“高抗拉”强度钢的成分相似,但它是浇铸的。讲师和研究工作者J·盖茨(Gates)博士称,这些钢具有平衡各种性能的特点,这些性能使其耐磨且无脆性。 Researchers at the University of Queensland are studying a new way to increase the life of equipment, saving the Australian mining industry millions of dollars. Researchers at the university’s mining and mineral processing engineering department are studying the use of wear-resistant air-hardened cast steel liners to extend the wear life of crushing and grinding equipment. These air-hardened steels have a composition similar to the “high-tensile” strength steels that are used mechanically or in construction, but are cast. Dr. Gates, a lecturer and research fellow, says these steels have the property of balancing various properties that make them resistant and brittle.