Impact Crushers And Cone Crushers are two commonly used secondary crushing equipment.
What is Impact Crusher and what is Hammer Crusher？
Impact Crusher, also known as impact breaker or impact mill, is a type of crushing machine that utilizes impact energy to crush materials. Hammer Crusher, or hammer mill, is a device that uses rotating hammers to crush materials. It is typically used in applications where the material needs to be reduced to a smaller particle size.
What are the differences between Impact Crusher and Hammer Crusher?
There are the following key differences between impact crushers and hammer crushers:
Material handling capabilities:
Impact crushers can effectively handle materials containing a lot of moisture to prevent the crusher from clogging. When handling overly wet materials, their feed chute and impact plate can be equipped with heating devices to prevent material adhesion.
In contrast, hammer crushers cannot prevent material adhesion by heating and usually need to be equipped with a bottom screen, which increases the possibility of clogging.
Applicable material types:
Impact crushers are suitable not only for soft materials but also for materials with greater hardness. Its plate hammers are firmly fixed to the rotor, and when the rotor rotates, a larger moment of inertia is generated, making it suitable for crushing harder materials.
Hammer crushers may not be as effective as impact crushers when handling hard materials.
Structure and working principle:
The plate hammers of the impact crusher are fixed to the rotor by a mechanical clamping structure, which gives the rotor greater momentum when crushing harder materials and can work with lower energy consumption.
The hammerheads of hammer crushers are usually suspended, which may produce different effects during the crushing process.
Anti-blocking performance:
Impact crushers can effectively prevent blockage and do not need to be equipped with a bottom screen.
Hammer crushers are more prone to blockage when handling materials because they are usually equipped with a bottom screen.
In summary, there are significant differences between impact crushers and hammer crushers in terms of material handling capacity, applicable material types, structure and working principle, and anti-blocking performance. When choosing which crusher to use, it is necessary to comprehensively consider factors such as specific material characteristics, production requirements, and operating environment.
