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Description

General-purpose, oil-hardened steel suitable for a wide variety of cold working applications. Its main characteristics are good machinability, dimensional stability in heat treatment and the combination of high surface hardness and toughness after heat treatment. It allows the manufacture of tools with good longevity and behaviour.

Main applications

  • Dies and punches
  • Gauges
  • Mandrels
  • Taps and dies
  • Crimping rollers

Delivery status

Annealed

Hardness of the supply

  • Min: -
  • Med: -
  • Max: 229 HB
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Thickness Tolerance
Round 12 .
Square 25 .
Rectangular 6 - 153 mm .

Chemical composition (%) 1

Min Med Max
C
0,90 1,05
Si
0,15 0,35
Mn
1,00 1,20
P
≤0,035
S
≤0,035
Cr
0,50 0,70
V
0,05 0,15
W
0,50 0,70

Chemical composition (%) 1

Min Med Max
C
0,90 1,00
Si
0,10 0,40
Mn
1,05 1,35
P
0,03
S
0,03
Cr
0,40 0,65
V
0,05 0,20
W
0,40 0,70

Physical properties

Density : 7,80
10ˉ⁶m/mK
20 a 100 ⁰C 20 a 200 ⁰C 20 a 300 ⁰C 20 a 400 ⁰C 20 a 500 ⁰C 20 a 600 ⁰C 20 a 700 ⁰C
12,1 12,9 13,30 14,00 --- --- ---
Thermal Conductivity W/mk
20 ⁰C 200 ⁰C 300 ⁰C 350 ⁰C 400 ⁰C 600⁰C 700 ⁰C
32 --- 33 --- --- 34 ---
GPa
-100 ⁰C 0 ⁰C 20 ⁰C 100 ⁰C 200 ⁰C 300 ⁰C 400 ⁰C 500 ⁰C 600 ⁰C
--- --- 190 --- --- --- --- --- ---

Mechanical properties

Condition Ø Thickness Mechanical properties
Hardness Rm Rp0,2 ReH A Z RC
Hardened and tempered - - - - - - - - -
Drawn (+C) - - - - - - - - -
Ground (+SH) - - - - - - - - -
N/A - - - - - - - - -
Hardened and tempered - - - - - - - - -
Drawn (+C) - - - - - - - - -
Ground (+SH) - - - - - - - - -
N/A - - - - - - - - -
Hardened and tempered - - - - - - - - -
Drawn (+C) - - - - - - - - -
Ground (+SH) - - - - - - - - -
N/A - - - - - - - - -
Hardened and tempered - - - - - - - - -
Drawn (+C) - - - - - - - - -
Ground (+SH) - - - - - - - - -
N/A - - - - - - - - -
Hardened and tempered - - - - - - - - -
Drawn (+C) - - - - - - - - -
Ground (+SH) - - - - - - - - -
N/A - - - - - - - - -
Hardened and tempered - - - - - - - - -
Drawn (+C) - - - - - - - - -
Ground (+SH) - - - - - - - - -
N/A - - - - - - - - -

Notes on mechanical properties

The hardness value is part of the specification of the material.

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Updated on: 09.05.2022
  • Composition

    Profiles available

      • Round
      • 12
      • .
      • Square
      • 25
      • .
      • Rectangular
      • 6 - 153 mm
      • .

    Chemical composition (%) 1

    Min Med Max
    C
    0,90 1,05
    Si
    0,15 0,35
    Mn
    1,00 1,20
    P
    ≤0,035
    S
    ≤0,035
    Cr
    0,50 0,70
    V
    0,05 0,15
    W
    0,50 0,70

    Chemical composition (%) 2

    Min Med Max
    C
    0,90 1,00
    Si
    0,10 0,40
    Mn
    1,05 1,35
    P
    0,03
    S
    0,03
    Cr
    0,40 0,65
    V
    0,05 0,20
    W
    0,40 0,70

    Physical properties

    Density : 7,80
    10ˉ⁶m/mK
    20 a 100 ⁰C 12,1
    20 a 200 ⁰C 12,9
    20 a 300 ⁰C 13,30
    20 a 400 ⁰C 14,00
    20 a 500 ⁰C ---
    20 a 600 ⁰C ---
    20 a 700 ⁰C ---
    Thermal Conductivity W/mk
    20 ⁰C 32
    200 ⁰C ---
    300 ⁰C 33
    350 ⁰C ---
    400 ⁰C ---
    600⁰C 34
    700 ⁰C ---
    GPa
    -100 ⁰C ---
    0 ⁰C ---
    20 ⁰C 190
    100 ⁰C ---
    200 ⁰C ---
    300 ⁰C ---
    400 ⁰C ---
    500 ⁰C ---
    600 ⁰C ---

    Mechanical properties

    Please refer to the table in the downloads section.

    Notes on mechanical properties

    The hardness value is part of the specification of the material.

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Hardness HB

Hardness HRC

Resistance to abrasive wear

Resistance to adhesive wear

Resistance to tempering

Resistance to heat wear

Resistance to fatigue

Compressive strength

Toughness

Ductility

Corrosion resistance

Machinability

Suitability for welding

Suitability for polishing

Thermal fatigue

Suitability for nitriding

Suitability for texture

Number of cycles (Durability)

Creep resistance

Hardenability

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