Does Jaw Crusher Cost More Than Gyratory Crusher?

As types of rock crusher, both jaw crusher and gyratory crusher can be used to crush large stones into small pieces. Due to their different characteristics, they are different in price, and at the same time they cost different in maintenance. The differences may make the high-price one cost less in their life span.

The gyratory crusher is considered as a primary or secondary crusher. Due to its widely uses, it is more expensive than the jaw crusher. When the gyratory crusher is turned on, people feed materials from the top of the machine. Inside the machine, there are two portions, one is movable while the other is fixed. The fixed one stays still while the movable one moves against it and the materials will be crushed by pressing.

Like the gyratory crusher, jaw crusher consists of movable and fixed components. But unlike the gyratory crusher, the jaw crusher is widely used for primary crushing. It is cheaper than the gyratory crusher and has been issued with an patent since 1830. Over time, although the technologies have developed, the jaw crusher haven't changed much.

As what was mentioned above, the initial expense of a gyratory crusher is more than a jaw crusher, but the maintenance fees of jaw crusher is more than the gyratory crusher. So the consumers need to choose the crusher depending on their requirements. If you want to know more information about jaw crusher, please visit our website: http://www.sanmechina.com

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