Cone crusher and jaw crusher are two common crushing equipment, which are frequently used in the crushing of mining and building materials. There are significant differences between these two crushing machines in terms of working principle, applicable materials, structure, crushing effect, production efficiency, degree of automation and service life.

Jaw Crusher VS Cone crusher
Definition of cone crusher |
Cone crusher is a high-efficiency equipment that uses the principle of laminated crushing to crush materials into medium or ultra-fine crushing. It is widely used in mining, metallurgy, construction, road engineering and other fields. Its core advantages lie in high crushing efficiency and uniform particle shape, which is especially suitable for the fine processing of hard rock and medium-hard materials. | ![]() |
Definition of jaw crusher |
Jaw crusher is a crushing equipment widely used in mining, building materials, roads, railways, water conservancy and chemical industries. Its main function is to crush large pieces of stone, ore, coal and other materials into small particles to facilitate their transportation and subsequent processing. | ![]() |
| Comparison Of Working Principles Of Jaw Crusher Vs Cone Crusher | |
| How does a jaw crusher work? | Through the periodic movement between the movable jaw and the fixed jaw, the stone is crushed by the pressure and bending force between the jaw plates. The movable jaw is similar to the “scissors” action, squeezing and splitting the material to complete the coarse crushing. |
| How does a cone crusher work? | The principle of extrusion and lamination crushing between the fixed cone and the movable cone is used. The stone is crushed through the conical crushing chamber, and the rotor rotates in the crushing chamber, so that the stone is continuously subjected to axial and radial compression friction in the crushing chamber, and finally crushed into the required fine crushed material. |

jaw crusher vs cone crusher
| Item | Cone crusher | Jaw crusher |
| Main components | It is mainly composed of moving cone, adjustment sleeve, feed hopper, feed plate, spherical bearing, main frame, eccentric sleeve, hydraulic automatic protection, main shaft, drive shaft, pulley, etc. | It is mainly composed of frame, moving jaw, fixed jaw, flywheel, eccentric shaft, rotating part, crushing chamber, safety device, discharge port adjustment device, etc. |
| Structural features | Complex structure, high degree of automation | Simple structure, easy maintenance |

Structure Of Jaw Crusher Vs Cone Crusher
Materials Use Of Cone Crusher Vs Jaw Crusher
| Item | Cone crusher | Jaw crusher |
| Main components | Cone crushers are usually used to crush materials with medium hardness and high hardness, especially for materials with medium hardness, high hardness and strong cohesion, such as basalt and diabase. | The hardness of materials suitable for crushing by jaw crushers does not exceed 320MPa, and can crush limestone, granite, marble, basalt, iron ore, pebbles, construction waste and other materials |
| Application stage | Medium and fine crushing stage (secondary or tertiary crushing) | Coarse crushing stage (primary crushing) |

| Cone crusher | smaller discharge size, larger crushing ratio, can crush materials into smaller particle sizes, usually used for materials that need fine crushing. |
| Jaw crusher | The discharge particle size is relatively large, irregular, and flaky, generally used for coarse and medium crushing operations, suitable for primary crushing. |
| Item | Cone Crusher Machine | Jaw Crusher Machine |
| Production efficiency | Cone crusher has a high degree of automation, hydraulic adjustment of the discharge port, and hydraulic cavity cleaning cylinder can quickly remove the accumulated material and difficult-to-crush objects in the crushing chamber, which can greatly shorten the downtime and have high production efficiency. | Jaw crusher has a simple structure, easy manufacturing, reliable operation, and convenient maintenance, but its production efficiency is lower than that of cone crusher |
| Energy consumption performance | Laminated crushing principle makes energy consumption lower | Higher unit energy consumption |
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