Products
Properties
Hot work tool steel featuring excellent hot tensile properties, high hot wear resistance, adequate toughness and heat checking resistance.
Application
Heavy duty hot work tools and dies, mainly for light alloy processing; mandrels, dies, and containers for metal tube and rod extrusion; hot extrusion equipment; tools and dies for the manufacture of hollow bodies, screws, rivets, nuts and bolts.
Die casting equipment, forming dies, die inserts, hot shear blades, and plastic moulding dies.
HRC: 44-52
Heat treatment |
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Stress relieving |
600 to 650°C/ Slow cooling in furnace; intended to relieve stresses set up by extensive machining, or in complex shapes. After thorough heating, hold in neutral atmosphere for 1-2 hours. |
Hardening |
1020 to 1080°C |
Tempering |
Slow cooling to tempering temperature immediately after hardening/ time in furnace 1 hour for each 20mm of workpiece thickness but at least 2 hours/cooling in air. It is recommended to temper at least twice. |