Tool Steel

Cold Work

• A2 – A medium-alloy, air-hardening tool steel. It is safer in hardening and has less distortion in heat-treating than the oil-hardening types. Its ability to hold a keen cutting edge, resistance to abrasion and wear, and deep-hardening properties, A2 exceeds the regular oil-hardening grades.
• A6 – A low-alloy chromium-molybdenum air-hardening tool steel with a combination of toughness, strength,and wear resistance that makes it an excellent choice for general-purpose cold work tools and dies. Because of its low austenitizing temperature and air-hardening characteristics, A6 has excellent dimensional stability.
• A10 – An air-hardening graphitic tool steel with outstanding resistance to metal-to-metal sliding wear and calling.  The steel contains a uniform dispersion of graphite particles, which impart excellent machinability and non-seizing characteristics.  The graphite particles make the steel self -lubricating in dry environments, and help to retain oil in lubricated environments.  A10 can be hardened over 60 Rockwell C from a relatively low hardening temperature, which minimizes size change and distortion during heat treatment.
• D2 – Combines minimum size change during heat-treatment with the ultimate in wear-resistance. It is the outstanding cold-work tool and die steel for maximum production. Excels in long wear and edge-holding ability
• D5 – An air hardening, high-carbon, high chromium, tool steel that is characterized by a cobalt addition which provides unique resistance to galling and pick-up.  The cobalt also imparts some resistance to tempering, which makes D5 suitable for some semo-hot work tooling applications
• H13 – In some applications, H13 exhibits greater abrasion resistance and less heat checking than the low vanadium hot work grades. It is widely accepted for use in aluminum die-casting and for plastic molding applications
• O1 – The standard type of oil-hardening tool steel. It is suitable for all general purpose tools and dies which require a safer and deeper hardening steel than the carbon, water-hardening types. Heat-Treat
• O6 – The graphitic type of oil-hardening tool steel. its uniform distribution of graphitic carbon insures excellent machinability. 06 is recommended for tools and dies performing deep-drawing operations or when non-seizing properties are important to the life of the tool.

Hot Work

• H13 – In some applications, H13 exhibits greater abrasion resistance and less heat checking than the low vanadium hot work grades. It is widely accepted for use in aluminum die-casting and for plastic molding applications
• S7 – An outstanding grade of air-hardening, shock-resisting tool steel. Because of its air-hardening characteristics it has minimum distortion in heat-treatment. S7 also has great toughness, deep hardenability, and excellent machinability
• S7 MQ – A premium shock resistant tool steel which provides a unique combination of machinability, exceptional toughness, ease of heat treatment and minimum distortion.  Special melting and refining practices are utilized to produced a uniform product with high cleanliness and minimum segregation.  The material is tested to rigorous tool steel standards to ensure uniformity of structure and freedom of defects.

Shock-Resisting

• S7 – An outstanding grade of air-hardening, shock-resisting tool steel. Because of its air-hardening characteristics it has minimum distortion in heat-treatment. S7 also has great toughness, deep hardenability, and excellent machinability
• S7 MQ – A premium shock resistant tool steel which provides a unique combination of machinability, exceptional toughness, ease of heat treatment and minimum distortion.  Special melting and refining practices are utilized to produced a uniform product with high cleanliness and minimum segregation.  The material is tested to rigorous tool steel standards to ensure uniformity of structure and freedom of defects.

Plastic Mold Steels

• P20 – A chrome-moly tool steel made specifically to fill the requirements for the machined cavities and forces used in zinc die casting and plastic molding. It is delivered fully quenched and tempered to approximately Brinell 300. Other hardness levels may be obtained through additional heat treatment.
• S7 – An outstanding grade of air-hardening, shock-resisting tool steel. Because of its air-hardening characteristics it has minimum distortion in heat-treatment. S7 also has great toughness, deep hardenability, and excellent machinability
• S7 MQ – A premium shock resistant tool steel which provides a unique combination of machinability, exceptional toughness, ease of heat treatment and minimum distortion.  Special melting and refining practices are utilized to produced a uniform product with high cleanliness and minimum segregation.  The material is tested to rigorous tool steel standards to ensure uniformity of structure and freedom of defects.
• 420 SS – intended for application to machined-cavity, plastic molds. Combining high hardness with good corrosion resistance, it is suitable for injection or compression molding.

High Speed

• M2 – A tungsten-molybdenum high speed steel with a well balanced composition suitable for a wide variety of applications.  World wide, the M2 type is by far the most popular high speed steel having replaced T1 high speed in most applications because of its superior properties and relative economy.

 

• 4140PH RT – Oil-hardening steel of relatively high hardenability. The chromium content provides good hardness penetration, and the molybdenum imparts uniformity of hardness and high strength. Responds readily to heat treatment.
• 4140 ANNEALED RT – Oil-hardening steel of relatively high hardenability. The chromium content provides good hardness penetration, and the molybdenum imparts uniformity of hardness and high strength. Responds readily to heat treatment.
• 4150 ANNEALED RT – Oil-hardening steel of relatively high hardenability. The chromium content provides good hardness penetration, and the molybdenum imparts uniformity of hardness and high strength. Responds readily to heat treatment.
• 4340PH RT – 4340PH is a 1.8% nickel – chromium – molybdenum high hardenability high tensile steel – supplied hardened and tempered – (Rc 28 – 34). Characterised by high strength and toughness in relatively large sections. Pre hardened and tempered 4340 can be further surface hardened by flame or induction hardening and by nitriding. 4340PH is used in most industry sectors for applications requiring higher tensile/yield strength than 4140PH can provide.4340 ANNEALED
• 8620 ANNEALED – Used Extensively as a case hardening steel for both carburizing and carbonitriding.  As-quenched surface hardness usually ranges from approximately 37 to 43 HRC.  Reasonably hardenability.  Excellent forgeability and weldability, although alloy steel practice should be used in welding to minimize susceptibility to weld cracking.
• 1045 ANNEALED – Most often specified medium-carbon steel. Excellent forgeability. Fair machinability.

• 4142PH DCF – Oil-hardening steel of relatively high hardenability. The chromium content provides good hardness petration, and the molybdenum imparts uniformity of hardness and high strength. Comparatively easy to machine in the heat treated condition.
• 4140 ANNEALED DCF – Oil-hardening steel of relatively high hardenability. The chromium content provides good hardness penetration, and the molybdenum imparts uniformity of hardness and high strength. Responds readily to heat treatment.

Viscount 44 – H13 PH (42-46 RC) – A hotwork pre-hardened 200,000 PSI, “Ready to Use” H13 machinable steel for difficult engineering and maintenance applications.  Machinable and weldable, this unique tool steel cuts downtime and bypasses costly heat treating operations.  It also eliminates size change and distortion risks involved in heat treating.  Ideal for prototypes.

 

• CPM 1V – Good combination of compressive yield strength and very high toughness for heavy duty cold work operations, or to extend life where S7 is the only tool steel that works. Typical application hardness for cold work 56-58, 58-60 HRC. CPM 1V may also be considered for warm or hot work applications for improved wear resistance over H13 where heat checking is not the primary mode of tool failure.
• CPM 3V – CPM 3V is the most versatile cold work tool steel, ANYWHERE!  Wear resistance and toughness better than D2 and A2, respectively! Recommended alternative to D2, M2, A2, or higher alloyed PM products to solve edge chipping or breakage problems and still provide excellent wear resistance.  Typical application hardness 58-60 HRC for optimum combination of wear resistance and toughness.
• CPM 4V – Engineered to offer tool users an outstanding combination of properties with excellent impact toughness, high compressive strength, and edge holding 4% to stand up to your toughest tooling tasks. CPM 4V has a 62-54 HRC attainable hardness.
• CPM 9V – 9% vanadium with a 55-57 HRC maximum attainable hardness and high toughness.  Tougher alternative to CPM 10V for P/M compaction tooling and plastics processing components. Typical application hardness 52-54 or 54-56 HRC.  May also be considered for warm or hot work applications for abrasion resistance.
• CPM 10 V – The original 10% vanadium cold work tool steel with 62-64 HRC attainable hardness.  Wear resistance up to 4 to 8 times, better than D2 or M2 with comparable toughness.  Typical application hardness 60-62 HRC for optimum combination of properties.  Excellent for edge retention on HSLA steels.
• CPM 15V – 15% vanadium modification of CPM 10V with 62-64 HRC attainable hardness.  The highest level of wear resistance of ANY tool steel.  Tougher alternative to tungsten carbides, typical application hardness 60-62 or 62-64 HRC.
• CPM M4 – CPM Rex M4 High Carbon provides an outstanding combination of toughness, optimum heat treat response, and excellent wear resistance from its 4% vanadium content. CPM Rex M4’s attainable hardness of 65-67 HRC is highly suitable for cutting tool applications such as gear hobs, broaches, milling cutters. Under hardened to 60-62 HRC, CPM Rex M4 is an exceptionally wear resistant cold work steel for dies, punches, and fineblanking.

Cold Work

• A2 – A medium-alloy, air-hardening tool steel. It is safer in hardening and has less distortion in heat-treating than the oil-hardening types. Its ability to hold a keen cutting edge, resistance to abrasion and wear, and deep-hardening properties, A2 exceeds the regular oil-hardening grades.
• A6 – A low-alloy chromium-molybdenum air-hardening tool steel with a combination of toughness, strength,and wear resistance that makes it an excellent choice for general-purpose cold work tools and dies. Because of its low austenitizing temperature and air-hardening characteristics, A6 has excellent dimensional stability.
• D2 – Combines minimum size change during heat-treatment with the ultimate in wear-resistance. It is the outstanding cold-work tool and die steel for maximum production. Excels in long wear and edge-holding ability
• O1 – The standard type of oil-hardening tool steel. It is suitable for all general purpose tools and dies which require a safer and deeper hardening steel than the carbon, water-hardening types. Heat-Treat

Hot Work

• H13 FIRECHROME – An excellent hot work tool steel, featuring a combination of shock resistance, red hardness and abrasion resistance. It is capable of withstanding rapid cooling and resists premature heat checking.
• S7 – An outstanding grade of air-hardening, shock-resisting tool steel. Because of its air-hardening characteristics it has minimum distortion in heat-treatment. S7 also has great toughness, deep hardenability, and excellent machinability

Shock-Resisting

• S7 – An outstanding grade of air-hardening, shock-resisting tool steel. Because of its air-hardening characteristics it has minimum distortion in heat-treatment. S7 also has great toughness, deep hardenability, and excellent machinability

Plastic Mold Steels

• S7 – An outstanding grade of air-hardening, shock-resisting tool steel. Because of its air-hardening characteristics it has minimum distortion in heat-treatment. S7 also has great toughness, deep hardenability, and excellent machinability

High Speed

• M2 – A tungsten-molybdenum high speed steel with a well balanced composition suitable for a wide variety of applications.  World wide, the M2 type is by far the most popular high speed steel having replaced T1 high speed in most applications because of its superior properties and relative economy.

Stainless Steel

• 440C SS – This is a high carbon chromium stainless steel, capable of developing high hardness and mechanical properties by conventional heat treating methods. It exhibits best corrosion resistance in the hardened condition. It has excellent resistance to wear and abrasion and is magnetic in all conditions. It develops the highest hardness of the stainless steels.
• 410 SS – Type 410 is the basic chromium grade of stainless steel. It combines good corrosion resistance with the ability to develop hardness and mechanical pro perties by conventional heat treating methods that are similar to those of 4130 alloy steel. It is magnetic in all conditions.
• 420 SS – Highly hardenable. For best corrosion resistance, this grade must be hardened and the surfaces must be polished. It is magnetic in all conditions.

 Cold Work

• A2 – A medium-alloy, air-hardening tool steel. It is safer in hardening and has less distortion in heat-treating than the oil-hardening types. Its ability to hold a keen cutting edge, resistance to abrasion and wear, and deep-hardening properties, A2 exceeds the regular oil-hardening grades.
• D2 – Combines minimum size change during heat-treatment with the ultimate in wear-resistance. It is the outstanding cold-work tool and die steel for maximum production. Excels in long wear and edge-holding ability
• O1 – The standard type of oil-hardening tool steel. It is suitable for all general purpose tools and dies which require a safer and deeper hardening steel than the carbon, water-hardening types. Heat-Treat

Hot Work

• H13 PH FIRECHROME – An excellent hot work tool steel, featuring a combination of shock resistance, red hardness and abrasion resistance. It is capable of withstanding rapid cooling and resists premature heat checking.
• S7 – An outstanding grade of air-hardening, shock-resisting tool steel. Because of its air-hardening characteristics it has minimum distortion in heat-treatment. S7 also has great toughness, deep hardenability, and excellent machinability

Shock-Resisting

• S7 – An outstanding grade of air-hardening, shock-resisting tool steel. Because of its air-hardening characteristics it has minimum distortion in heat-treatment. S7 also has great toughness, deep hardenability, and excellent machinability

Plastic Mold Steels

• S7 – An outstanding grade of air-hardening, shock-resisting tool steel. Because of its air-hardening characteristics it has minimum distortion in heat-treatment. S7 also has great toughness, deep hardenability, and excellent machinability

High Speed

• M2 – A tungsten-molybdenum high speed steel with a well balanced composition suitable for a wide variety of applications.  World wide, the M2 type is by far the most popular high speed steel having replaced T1 high speed in most applications because of its superior properties and relative economy.

 

• 321 STAINLESS (up to 2000 °f) – Type 321 annealed stainless steel used in the heat treating of tool steel parts.taken up to 2000 degrees fahrenheit. simple to use: place tool in foil wrap; fold over and crimp edges forming an airtight package; place package in oven and heat treat in the usual way. The wrap eliminates the need for Ni-CHROME box packing, or the use of saw dust or other carbonaceous materials. No special controls or atmosphere furnaces are required
• 309 STAINLESS (up to 2250 °f) – Type 309 annealed stainless steel available for higher temperature applications such as high speed steels. Can be used for temperatures approching 2250 degress fahrenheit.Works for most applications and eliminates the need for double wrapping or using .003″ thick foil. Please note that high temperature applications require tool to be at highest temperatures for a very short period of time. For best high temperature results follow instructions very specifically.