VidaProduct

What is VidaProduct?

VidaProduct is a composite material manufactured by

bonding an abrasion resistant casting to a backing plate .
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How is VidaProduct produced?

A hardened, heat treated casting is placed on top of a mild

steel backing plate separated by a thin copper shim ( .004 ).
This steel sandwich is then placed into a vacuum furnace
where it is brazed together to form a true metallurgical bond
between components.
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What’s the significance of a true metallurgical

bond?

Fact: Most bonded metals fail during use do to

shear and impact at the bond line.
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The bond created by using a vacuum brazing

process coupled with meticulously controlling
time and temperature spent in the furnace,
produces a bond strength equal to 20 tons per
square inch.

Fact: If a product failure would occur, our

statistics show the source will most likely be the
casting, not the bond.
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What is the casting made of?

Bucyrus Blades VidaProduct castings are a

carbide composite cladding of chromium rich
carbides encased in a white iron matrix.
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The Finished Product

A highly abrasion resistant casting that can withstand

varying degrees of impact designed to extend wear life
of metal components found on both mobile and fixed
plant equipment.
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Recommended Application

VidaProducts perform best in highly abrasive low to

moderate impact conditions.
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Why Bucyrus Blades VidaProducts?

ForgeTemp® - 215 - 279 BHN
MaxTemp® - 353 - 432 BHN
SAM - 350 - 400 BHN
A90 - 477 - 534 BHN
A92 - 534 - 555 BHN

VidaProduct Castings - 700 BHN

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How is VidaProduct attached?

VidaProducts are attached by welding the

casting to the surface of the high wear area.

The #1 reason for in-field failure is improper

welding techniques or root pass erosion causing
product to prematurely separate from the
equipment.
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Welding Practices

Industry standard welding practices are all that’s

required to attach VidaProduct.
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Welding Practices

Although a complete understanding of the welding

procedure is not required to effectively sell
VidaProduct, a basic knowledge will assist you
when addressing customer questions.
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Welding Practices

Consumables required are the same as those

used to attach weld-on base edges.

E7018 low hydrogen rod or equivalent

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Welding Practices

Avoid excessive heat at the bond line.

No Pre-Heating
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Welding Practices
Weld bead should remain a minimum of 1/16”
below bond line.
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Welding Practices
Note: All welding should be kept to a minimum
to eliminate heat build up which can loosing the
bond between casting and backing plate.
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Welding Practices

Welding procedures are included on all

VidaProduct literature.
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Products Available:

• Vidabutton
• Chokblock
• Vidablock
• Skidblock
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Vidabutton
Vidabuttons are designed with a dome shape to provide
application versatility and minimize exposure to impact.
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Vidabutton
Vidabuttons are stocked in four sizes:

• VID75 - 1 x 3
• VID90 - 1-1/4 x 3-1/2
• VID115 - 1-1/4 x 4-1/2
• VID150 - 1-5/8 x 6
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Vidabutton

Vidabuttons are ideal for mounting on the sides of

loader, face shovels and excavator buckets
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Vidabutton
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Vidabutton
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Vidabutton
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Vidabuttons are best installed leaving a 1”– 2”

gap between buttons. This allows room for
proper positioning of the weld rod, and creates
pockets where fines will deposit giving additional
protection to the weld.
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Chokblock
Chokblocks are available in five different sizes:

1086 - 1 x 1-1/2 x 9-1/2

1087 - 1 x 2 x 9-1/2
1088 - 1 x 2-1/2 - 9-1/2
1089 - 1-1/8 x 3-1/2 - 9-1/2
1090 - 1-1/8 x 5 x 9-1/2
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Chokblock
The versatility of the backing plate allows the bar to
conform to mildly convex or concave applications
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Chokblock

Chokblocks can be formed up to a 10-1/2”

radius.
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Chokblock

Chokblocks being used for under bucket wear

protection are best installed at a 45° angle to
eliminate wear tracks created by channeling
between rows.
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Chokblock
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Chokblock

142 yd Drag Line

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Chokblock
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Skidblocks
Skidblocks are available in three sizes:

1101 - 1-3/4 x 6 x 8
1102 - 1-3/4 x 6 x 10
1103 - 1-3/4 x 10 x 10
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Skidblocks
Skidblocks can be used individually or combined to
form a pattern of wear resistant protection to cover
high wear areas.
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Skidblocks
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Skidblocks
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Vidablock
Vidablocks are available in nine different sizes:
1001 - 1-1/2 x 3 x 6
1002 - 2 x 2 x 9
1007 - 2 x 2 x 4-1/2
1027 - 1 x 1 x 8
1043 - 1-1/4 x 2 x 3
1046 - 2 x 2 x 17
1049 - 2 x 3 x 6
1062 - 2 x 2 x 6
1083 - 1 x 1 x 11-3/4
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Vidablock

The most common use for Vidablock is in the construction

of a rock box. As material flows up a conveyor it is dropped
vertically into a bin or hopper. Lining this contact area of
the bin with horizontally positioned Vidablock will
drastically increase the wear resistance of this area.
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Head wall used at the end of a conveyor.

Material fills in between the ledges creating
a micro-ledge. Like material flowing over like
material creates
ideal wear
conditions.
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Because of their ferritic content, Bucyrus Blades

VidaProducts are magnetic, allowing them to
be run safely in crushing operations.
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Visual Inspection

Do to the manufacturing process

a copper cast on top of the silver
matted finish is a sign of a quality
product.
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Visual Inspection

Hairline cracking in casting is normal and is not cause

for alarm. This can be present when received from the
factory, or materialize later after use. This is partly due
to the manufacturing process, or can occur due to flexing
and impact during use.
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Hot Slag
VidaProducts can operate successfully in
temperatures of 700 C or
1300° F.
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Product Drill

What are the VidaProduct castings made from?

Ans.
Chromium rich carbides encased in a white iron
matrix.
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Product Drill

What is the average brinell of a

VidaProduct casting?

Ans. 700 BHN

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Product Drill

VidaProducts are most cost effective when used in

what application?

Ans. Highly abrasive low to moderate impact

conditions.
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Product Drill

The bond strength of Bucyrus Blades

VidaPlate product is?

Ans. 20 tons per sq in.

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