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    A track shoe for a track drive system, which comprises a shoe base, one or more drive lugs attached to the shoe base, and a wear plate attached to the shoe base. The shoe base and drive lugs may be formed from a prehardened engineering steel, such as MECASTEEL 145. The wear plate may be formed from MECASTEEL 145 or an advanced abrasion-resistant steel, such as Creusabro 8000. The drive lugs may be replaceably attached to the shoe base, preferably by welding. The wear plate may be replaceably attached to the shoe base, preferably by fasteners such as bolts.(Fig 3)
    公开号:SE1551601A1
    申请号:SE1551601
    申请日:2014-05-07
    公开日:2015-12-07
    发明作者:Claude Talbot；Alma Olsen
    申请人:Arcelormittal Investig Y Desarrollo S L；
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    专利说明:

    WO 2014/182778 PCT / US2014 / 037089 However, the present inventors have found that their actual average lifetime is about only 10,000 service hours. They have also found that the failure mode on such a part is more structural than wear related. Each shoe, which is 79 inches wide and weighs 3400 lbs., Costs approximately $ 20,000. For the Bucyrus 495 Mining Shovel there are 47 of such shoes per side, for a total of 94 shoes. This adds up to a total cost of $ 1.88 million for each machine. The replacement costs for the track shoes on the 5 shovels operating at Mount-Wright mine is about $ 5 million per year, or about $ 200 per shovel operating hour.
    Thus, there is a need in the art for a track shoe with increased service life.
    Summary of the invention The present invention is a track shoe for a track drive system, which comprises a shoe base, one or more drive lugs attached to the shoe base, and a wear plate attached to the shoe base. The shoe base and drive lugs may be formed from a prehardened engineering steel, such as MECASTEEL 145. The drive lugs may be replaceably attached to the shoe base, preferably by welding. The wear plate may be replaceably attached to the shoe base, preferably by fasteners such as bolts. The wear plate may be formed from MECASTEEL 145 or an advanced abrasion-resistant steel, such as Creusabro 8000.
    Brief Description of the Figures Figure 1 depicts a stylized drawing of a piece of mining equipment of the type for which the present invention would be useful, specifically an Electric Rope Shovel; Figure 2 depicts a section of a crawler track system including the endless track; Figure 3 depicts a track shoe of the present invention; Figure 4 depicts an example of a drive lug used on the track shoe of present invenüon; WO 2014/182778 PCT / US2014 / 037089 Figure 5 depicts an example of a wear plate used on the track shoe of present invenüon.
    Detailed Description of the Invention Figure 1 depicts a stylized drawing of a piece of mining equipment of the type for which the present invention would be useful, specifically an Electric Rope Shovel 1. The shovel 1 is driven by endless crawler track systems 2, which include endless tracks 3.
    Figure 2 depicts a section of a crawler track system 2, including the endless track 3. The endless track 3, includes multiple track shoes 4, which are linked together by hinge pins 5. Figure 3 depicts a track shoe 4 of the present invention. The track shoe is comprised of multiple components, the shoe base 6, one or more drive lugs 7, and a wear plate 8. The shoe base 6 and the wear plate 8 may be formed from a single piece. The entire track shoe 4 may be formed as a single piece.
    The shoe base has multiple hinge flanges 5 ", through which hinge pin holes 5 'are cut. The shoe base is designed such that each shoe base can be connected in series with additional shoe bases to form the full endless track. Hinge flanges 5" from one shoe are mated with the complementary hinge flanges 5 "of the next shoe and a hinge pin 5 is inserted in the hinge pin holes 5 'to form the hingejoint between shoes.
    The drive lugs 7 of the shoes are sequentially engaged by the drive gears of the endless crawler track system 2 to propel the vehicle. The drive lugs 7 may be created separately from the shoe base 6 and attached thereto. This allows the lugs 7 to be replaced independently of the shoe base 6 when the lugs have become too worn, thus the shoe base can be reused, at a significant cost savings over single piece units. The preferred method of attaching the lugs 7 is by welding, but any other form of attachment is contemplated, such as, for example only, bolts or other such fasteners. An example of a drive lug 7 is WO 2014/182778 PCT / US2014 / 037089 shown in Figure 4. Alternatively, the drive lugs 7 and the shoe base 6 may be formed as a single piece.
    The track shoe includes a wear plate 8 attached to the track shoe base 6. The wear plate 8 may be attached to the track shoe base 6 on a surface opposite to which the drive lugs 7 are attached. As with the drive lugs 7, the wear plate 8 may be created as a separate component and attached to the shoe base 6. This, again, allows for replacement of the wear plate, when it is too worn, the shoe base, once again being reused. The wear plate 8 can be attached to the shoe base 6 by any form of attachment, but the preferred method is by bolts or other such fasteners which allow for easy removal and replacement of the wear plate 8. Welding could also be used, but replacement would be more difficult and the large area welding may change the physical properties of both the wear plate 8 and the shoe base 6. A wear plate 8 is depicted in Figure 5. Specifically shown are holes 8 'through which mounting bolts or other such hardware may pass to attach the wear plate 8 to the shoe base 6.
    The shoe base 6 and drive lugs 7 are preferably formed from a prehardened engineering steel such as, for example, MECASTEEL 145 (a tradename used by Industeel USA LLC). MECASTEEL 145 is a steel grade delivered in prehardened condition. lt can replace conventional steels, such as AlSl 4330 for example in the manufacture of massive steel components (machines, hydraulic systems, frac pumps, etc.) Its unique chemistry and heat treatment process enable very consistent mechanical properties throughout the whole blocks, even for the heaviest gauge. Consequently, the steel does not require any further hardening after machining, allowing for substantial cost savings.
    The MECASTEEL 145 is delivered prehardened, normalized, quenched and double tempered. The chemical analysis in weight% is shown in Table 1.
    Table 1 WO 2014/182778 PCT / US2014 / 037089 C Smax Pmax Si max Mn max Cr Ni Mo V Other 0.25- 0.010 0.010 0.25 0.5 - 3.0- 0.6- 0.08- B 0.30 3.5 0.9 0.12 _ _ x CIIÖ The steel has the following mechanical properties (in delivery condition): 1) Hardness 350-390 HB; 2) Yield strength of 21000 MPa; 3) Ultimate tensile strength of 21103 MPa; 4) Elongation of 2 15%; and 5) Reduction of area z 35%.
    In the present application, a block of MECASTEEL 145 is machined to form the shoe base 6 and any separate drive lugs 7. The steel is prehardned and its properties do not change significantly after machining. No subsequent hardening process is required and the track shoe is ready to use as soon as it is created. Alternatively any two or all three of the shoe components (shoe base 6, drive lugs 7 and wear plate 8) may be machined from a single piece of MECASTEEL 145.
    The wear plate may be formed of MECASTEEL 145 or Creusabro® 8000 (a registered trademark of Industeel USA LLC). Creusabro® 8000 is an advanced abrasion-resistant steel with a better compromise, in extreme applications, between abrasion resistance and toughness (crack resistance). It has more than 50% greater wear life than conventional 500 HB water quenched steels. Creusabro® 8000 has a unique chemical analysis which is combined with a dedicated heat treatment conducted by oil quenching.
    Creusabro® 8000 is successfully used as wear parts in different areas of industries.
    It has a superficial hardening followed by very efficient work hardening while in service.
    WO 2014/182778 PCT / US2014 / 037089 The work hardening is provided by a metallurgic phenomenon called Transformation induced by Plasticity (TRIP effect). In TRIP steels, the initial microstructure is not fully martensitic. The original microstructure of Creusabro® 8000 material, in the as-delivered state, is a balanced mixture of Martensite, Bainite and retained Austenite (within a range of 8% to 10%). This gives the Creusabro® 8000 the ability to work-harden when submitted to local plastic deformation in service. Plastic deformation induces a surface hardening phenomenon by transformation of retained austenite into fresh and very hard martensite while the material remains ductile underneath. This allows the steel to be most effective at withstanding both abrasion and heavy impact while in service.
    The steel also has a very fine and homogeneous dispersion of hard particles (mainly chromium, molybdenum and titanium microcarbides) giving the material its extremely high abrasion resistance. The fine microstructure of Creusabro® 8000 is a result of its specific chemical composition combined with a controlled cooling rate through oil quenching. This microstructure differs from the rough acicular lamellar structure which is typical of the fully martensitic steels (conventional 500 HB water quenched steels). Moreover, the fine and homogeneous dispersion of micro carbides significantly contributes to improving the reinforcement of the matrix by improving the sliding wear resistance in service. In addition to its high wear resistance, Creusabro® 8000 is amenable to processing (forming, machining, etc.) much more so than existing 500 HB resistant steels. The chemical analysis of Creusabro® 8000 is given in Table 2.
    Table 2 C Mn Ni Cr Mo S s 0.28 s 1.6 ß 0.40 s 1.6 2 0.20 s 0.002 The inventive track shoe 4 of the present invention, with its MECASTEEL 145 shoe base 6 and drive lugs 7, and its MECASTEEL 145 or Creusabro® 8000 wear plate 8 has 6 WO 2014/182778 PCT / US2014 / 037089 an estimated service life of about 25,000 hours. This reduces the replacement costs for the track shoes on the 5 shovels operating at Mount-Wright mine by about $ 2.5 million per yeah Thus, while an embodiment of the present invention has been described herein, those with skill in this art will recognize changes, modifications , alterations and the like which still shall come within the spirit of the inventive concept, and such are intended to be included within the scope of the invention as expressed in the following claims.
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    Claims (18)
    [1]
    A track shoe for a track drive system, said track shoe comprising: a shoe base, one or more drive lugs attached to said shoe base, and a wear plate attached to said shoe base.
    [2]
    The track shoe of claim 1, wherein said shoe base and said one or more drive lugs are formed from a prehardened engineering steel.
    [3]
    The track shoe of claim 2, wherein said prehardened engineering steel has a composition of, in weight%: C Smax Pmax Si max Mn max Cr Ni Mo V Other 0.25 - 0.010 0.010 0.25 0.5 1.0 - 3.0 - 0.6 - 0.08 - B 0.30 1.5 3.5 0.9 0.12 with the remainder being substantially iron.
    [4]
    The track shoe of claim 3, wherein said prehardened engineering steel has: a hardness of 350-390 HB; a yield strength of z 1000 MPa; an ultimate tensile strength of 1103 MPa; an elongation of 15%; and a reduction of area z 35 ° / 0.
    [5]
    The track shoe of claim 4, wherein said prehardened engineering steel is MECASTEEL 145.
    [6]
    The track shoe of claim 4, wherein said shoe base and said one or more drive lugs are formed by machining them from one or more blocks of said prehardened engineering steel. WO 2014/182778 PCT / US2014 / 037089
    [7]
    7. The track shoe of claim 1, wherein said one or more drive lugs are replaceably attached to said shoe base.
    [8]
    8. The track shoe of claim 1, wherein said one or more drive lugs are attached to said shoe base by welding.
    [9]
    9. The track shoe of claim 1, wherein said wear plate is replaceably attached to said shoe base.
    [10]
    10. The track shoe of claim 1, wherein said wear plate is replaceably attached to said shoe base by bolts.
    [11]
    11. The track shoe of claim 1, wherein said wear plate is formed from an advanced abrasion-resistant steel.
    [12]
    12. The track shoe of claim 11, wherein said advanced abrasion-resistant steel is a TRIP steel which has a microstructure comprised of a mixture of Martensite, Bainite and retained Austenite, said retained Austenite within a range of 8% to 10%.
    [13]
    13. The track shoe of claim 12, wherein said advanced abrasion-resistant steel also contains a very fine and homogeneous dispersion of hard particles, which are primarily formed of chromium, molybdenum and titanium microcarbides, said homogeneous dispersion of hard particles giving the material its extremely high abrasion resistance.
    [14]
    14. The track shoe of claim 11, wherein said advanced abrasion-resistant steel has a composition of, in weight%: WO 2014/182778 PCT / US2014 / 037089 C | / ln Ni Cr M0 S s 0.28 s 1.6 ß 0.40 s 1.6 2 0.20 s 0.002 with the remainder being substantially iron.
    [15]
    15. The track shoe of claim 14, wherein said advanced abrasion-resistant steel is Creusabro 8000.
    [16]
    16. The track shoe of claim 1, wherein said wear plate is formed from MECASTEEL 145.
    [17]
    17. The track shoe of claim 16, wherein said shoe base and said wear plate are formed as a single piece from MECASTEEL 145.
    [18]
    18. The track shoe of claim 1, wherein said shoe base, said one or more drive lugs, and said wear plate are formed from as a single piece from MECASTEEL 145. 10
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