Hardox is an advanced quenched and tempered wear-resistant steel manufactured by SSAB, produced using carefully controlled chemical compositions of iron alloyed with precise amounts of carbon, manganese, silicon, chromium, nickel, molybdenum, and boron. The exact metallurgical recipe is optimized to ensure high cleanliness levels and minimal impurity content. Through an intensive thermal quenching and tempering manufacturing process, the microstructure of the steel transforms into martensite, which provides the material with its legendary combination of extreme hardness, high structural strength, and outstanding impact toughness capable of enduring severe abrasive environments.