Abstract:The soil-contact components in agricultural machinery, whose performance directly determined operating efficiency and service life, and whose materials development was key to advancing agricultural equipment were investigated. It presented a systematic review of the research progress and current applications of soil-contact component materials. Firstly, it analyzed the loading and damage mechanisms of these components under typical operating conditions, such as sand and clay soils, and paddy fields, and clarified core performance requirements, including wear resistance, impact resistance, and anti- adhesion properties. Secondly, it traced the technology system from traditional steel materials ( spring steel, boron steel) to modern surface coating technologies ( hardfacing, cladding, thermal spraying, chemical surface treatments, etc. ) and to new materials (polymers, high-entropy alloys), and compared the gaps between domestic and international research and applications. Drawing on representative domestic and international case studies, it summarized evaluation methods for material performance in field tests, laboratory experiments, and numerical simulations. Finally, it identified the challenges that current materials faced in extreme operating conditions, multi-property synergy, and industrialization, and outlined future development directions in terms of industrial upgrading, condition-driven design, intelligent and green manufacturing, and differentiated competition. The aim was to provide a systematic theoretical reference for the development and engineering application of high-performance soil-contact component materials.