Which is the lower cost, the impact crusher or the cone crusher?

The counterattack crusher and Cone Crusher are both medium and fine Crushing Equipment in the sand and gravel aggregate production line. They are usually used to further crush the coarse crushed stone after crushing, and then screen it to produce stones of different specifications ranging from 5-10/10-15/15-20/20-31 to 5mm.

At the same time, in terms of working principle and practical application, the Impact Crusher and cone crusher are two different types of crushing equipment.

1. From the working principle, the impact breaking principle is adopted for the impact breaking, where the stone is repeatedly impacted and broken between the hammer and the impact plate, resulting in a high wear rate of vulnerable parts. Cone breaking adopts the principle of laminated crushing, which can utilize the crushing effect between stones to reduce impact and wear on the machine.

Impact crusher

2. From a practical perspective, it is precisely because of their different principles that they differ in application. It is usually used in soft rock crushing, such as limestone, weathered stone, Construction waste, etc. Conical crushing is commonly used in hard rock crushing and metal ore crushing, such as granite, basalt, river pebbles, iron ore, copper ore, etc.

Cone crusher

3. In terms of finished product particle shape and production size, it has been widely recognized that counterattack bankruptcy produces stones with better particle shape, more cubes, fewer needle and flake shapes, and higher cone crushing efficiency and larger production. But with the continuous improvement and innovation of crusher technology, the new CI5X counterattack has also broken through the production capacity bottleneck, and hourly production reaching hundreds or even thousands of tons is no longer a problem. The laminated crushing principle of cone breaking also greatly improves the particle shape and quality of finished stones, and can produce high-grade materials for high-speed railway and highway construction.

Full set of sand and gravel production line

4. In terms of cost investment, the initial purchase investment of counterattack crushing is less than that of cone crushing. However, if used for hard rock crushing, it will cause significant wear and tear on vulnerable parts, requiring frequent replacement of accessories in the later stage, resulting in higher maintenance costs. In the long run, the post maintenance production cost of cone breaking is lower than that of counterattack breaking.

Therefore, the issue of which cost is lower for the counterattack crusher or the cone crusher cannot be generalized. It is necessary to choose the appropriate machine based on production requirements such as materials and output. Only the appropriate machine can fully exert its production function, avoid unnecessary losses, and thus reduce the overall cost.