Armour Steel 500 HBW Manufacturer & Supplier
High hardness armour steel at a nominal 500 HBW, quenched and tempered for ballistic performance with enough toughness to survive forming and welding. Supplied with ballistic test records where the specification calls for them.
UNS: MIL-DTL-46100 class · 500 HBW | Category: Armour & Ballistic Steel
Size Range
Outer Diameter: 3.0 mm to 25 mm thick · up to 3000 mm wide
Chemical Composition (%)
| C | Mn | Cr | Ni | Mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.30 max | 1.50 max | 1.50 max | 1.50 max | 0.60 max |
Mechanical Properties
- Hardness
- 480-540 HBW
- Tensile Strength
- 1600 MPa typical
- Yield Strength
- 1250 MPa typical
- Impact
- 20 J at -40 °C typical
Applicable Standards
- MIL-DTL-46100
- MIL-DTL-12560
- STANAG 4569
- EN 1522
- EN 10204 3.1
Applications
- Armoured vehicle hull and turret plate
- Add-on and bolt-on protection kits
- Cash-in-transit and security vehicle panels
- Protected cabins and guard posts
- Ballistic doors, screens and wall liners
Industries Served
- Armoured Vehicles
- Homeland Security
- Defence MRO
- Ordnance & Ammunition
- Heavy Engineering
- General Engineering
Equivalent Grades
- MIL-DTL-46100
- MIL-DTL-46100
- MIL-DTL-12560 Class 1
- MIL-DTL-12560 Class 1
- 500 HBW armour class
- 500 HBW armour class
- EN 1522 FB6 capable
- EN 1522 FB6 capable