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Wear on the metal floor plates
Hi! Does anyone know what the mechanism for the wear on the metal plates is? There are empty metal carts with cast iron wheels being transported on the metal floor. To me it seems that particles from cast iron wheels get embedded into the floor causing holes and metal abrasions on the plates...- b_o
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- Replies: 14
- Forum: Metal and Metallurgy engineering
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Trolley wheels
Hello! Not sure which forum is the best for this question. Currently we are using 4 cast iron castors for trolleys for bulk material transport (800-900kg). Due to the wear on the steel floors we would like to change the wheels to something else. I see that often polyurethane wheels are used...- b_o
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- Forum: Structural engineering general discussion
