Kneading disc for a screw extruder

摘要

In order to improve the wear-resistance of highly stressed surfaces of a kneading disc in a helical extruding machine, the exposed tips of the kneading disc are provided with inserts of an extremely wear-resistant, hard material. In a variety of embodiments, the tips of the lenticular kneading disc are provided with bores and recesses for receiving the hard inserts. Advantageously, the recesses are cylindrical wells in which cylindrical inserts are soldered or cemented. The inserts may be made from hard metals or ceramics, for example tool steel or tungsten carbide or the like.