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Alloys
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BASIC GROUPS OF TOOL STEELS |
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AISI TYPE |
DESCRIPTION
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WATER
HARDEN ING |
CARBON
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Wl |
All of the water-hardening
grades
can be furnished with 1.00/1.10
pet carbon for general tool die
applications; with .70/.90 pet carbon for shock applications; with
.90/1.00 pet carbon for cold-heading applications; or with 1.10/1.30 pet
carbon for maximum abrasion resistance. |
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OIL
HARDEN ING |
01 |
A versatile safe-hardening
steel for general purpose tools and dies. Has good edge holding ability at
high hardness levels. |
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06 |
This grade has the highest machinability
rating of any tool steel. It is good for general purpose applications
particularly those requiring resistance to sliding wear rather than
maintaining a cutting edge. |
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COLD
WORK |
AIR
HARDEN ING |
A2 |
An extremely safe-hardening steel with low
distortion and high abrasion resistance. |
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A6 |
A low-alloy air-hardening steel. The low
austenitizing temperature offers safe, economical heat treatment. |
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D2 |
A high-carbon, high-chromium grade for
maximum service and minimum dimensional change in heat treatment. |
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SHOCK
RESISTING |
S7 |
A general purpose cold work grade with
high shock resistance and strength. Air-hardening reduces quenching
hazards, and offers good resistance to distortion during heat treatment.
Also used for injection and compression molding of plastics. |
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HOT
WORK |
H13 |
Chrome-moly-high vanadium. For die-casting
dies and extrusion tooling. |
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HIGH
SPEED |
M2 |
This is the most widely used type of high
speed steel.
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Tl |
A tungsten-base, high speed steel. T-1
can be used where modern heat treatment equipment is not available. It
is often used for roughing cuts. |
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PLASTIC MOLD |
420 |
A machined-cavity mold steel for injection or
compression operations subject to corrosive media. |
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P20 |
A prehardened (Brinell 300) medium
alloy machined-cavity mold steel. Expressly for deep cavities in large
cross sections. |
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