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Cold work, hot work and high-speed steels per EN ISO 4957 (D2, H13, M2 HSS, O2)

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100Cr6 (Bearing Steel)
Bearing Steel
100Cr6 — through-hardening bearing steel. Standard material for all rolling element bearings worldwide. HRC 60-66, surfa…
Tensile
— MPa
Hardness
— HB
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102Cr6 (Reduced-Alloy Cold Work / Bearing-Adjacent Grade)
Cold Work Tool Steel
102Cr6 -- basic Cr cold work / gauge steel, closely related to bearing steel chemistry but used for tooling applications…
Tensile
— MPa
Hardness
— HB
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40CrMnMoS8-6 (P20 Mould Steel)
Plastic Mould Tool Steel
P20 / 1.2311 — pre-hardened plastic injection mould steel. Delivered at HRC 28-34. No post-machining heat treatment need…
Tensile
— MPa
Hardness
— HB
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45NiCrMo16 (Forging Hammer Counter Die)
Forging Die Steel
45NiCrMo16 -- ultra-tough Ni-Cr-Mo die steel for counter dies and bolsters. Excellent toughness at HRC 32-40. For die ho…
Tensile
— MPa
Hardness
— HB
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45WCrV7 (S1 Shock-Resisting Steel)
Shock-Resisting Tool Steel
S1 -- chromium-tungsten shock-resisting tool steel. HRC 50-58. Higher hot hardness than L6 and W1. For pneumatic tool bi…
Tensile
— MPa
Hardness
— HB
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75NiCr (L6 Shock-Resistant Tool Steel)
Cold Work Tool Steel
L6 — oil-hardening Ni-Cr shock-resistant tool steel. HRC 55-60. Outstanding toughness for impact applications. For cold …
Tensile
— MPa
Hardness
— HB
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80CrV2 (Razor/Blade Cold Work Steel)
Cold Work Tool Steel
80CrV2 -- shallow-hardening Cr-V cold work steel. HRC 60-64. For hand saws, knives, chisels, cold chisels and agricultur…
Tensile
— MPa
Hardness
— HB
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90Cr3 (Simple Chrome Cold Work Steel)
Cold Work Tool Steel
90Cr3 -- low-alloy Cr cold work steel. HRC 60-63. For punches, small dies, cold chisels and tools where higher alloy cos…
Tensile
— MPa
Hardness
— HB
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90MnCrV8 (O1)
Cold Work Tool Steel
Oil-hardening cold work tool steel O1 / 90MnCrV8. Low distortion on hardening. For punches, dies, gauges and precision t…
Tensile
— MPa
Hardness
— HB
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C105W1 (W1 Water-Hardening)
Cold Work Tool Steel
W1 / C105W1 — plain high-carbon water-hardening tool steel. HRC 60-65. Simplest tool steel — cheapest and most easily ha…
Tensile
— MPa
Hardness
— HB
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HS10-4-3-10 (M62 High-Vanadium Co-HSS)
High Speed Steel (PM Grade)
M62 / HS10-4-3-10 -- high-V cobalt HSS. HRC 67-70. Maximum wear resistance of wrought HSS series due to very high V (3%)…
Tensile
— MPa
Hardness
— HB
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HS18-0-1 (T1 Tungsten HSS)
High Speed Steel (Tungsten Grade)
T1 (HS18-0-1) -- the original high speed steel. HRC 63-66. Pure W (18%) without Mo. Historical benchmark replaced by M2 …
Tensile
— MPa
Hardness
— HB
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HS2-9-1-8 (M42 Ultra-Hard Co-HSS)
High Speed Steel (Maximum Cobalt Grade)
M42 (HS2-9-1-8) -- 8% Co ultra-hard HSS. HRC 67-70 -- highest hardness of standard HSS. For drilling and milling hardene…
Tensile
— MPa
Hardness
— HB
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HS6-5-2 (M2 HSS)
High Speed Steel
General purpose high speed steel W6-Mo5-Cr4-V2. HRC 62-65. Standard for twist drills, milling cutters and taps.…
Tensile
— MPa
Hardness
— HB
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HS6-5-2-5 (M35 Cobalt HSS)
High Speed Steel (Cobalt Grade)
M35 (HS6-5-2-5 Co-HSS) -- cobalt-bearing high speed steel. HRC 64-68, better red hardness than M2. For drilling, tapping…
Tensile
— MPa
Hardness
— HB
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HS6-5-3 (M3 Class 2 High-Vanadium HSS)
High Speed Steel
M3 Class 2 (HS6-5-3) -- higher-vanadium HSS than M2. HRC 64-67. Better wear resistance than M2 for cutting abrasive mate…
Tensile
— MPa
Hardness
— HB
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Vanadis 4 Extra (PM Cold Work)
Powder Metallurgy Tool Steel
Vanadis 4 Extra — PM (powder metallurgy) cold work steel. HRC 58-62. Dramatically better wear resistance than D2 with be…
Tensile
— MPa
Hardness
— HB
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X100CrMoV5 (A2 Air-Hardening Steel)
Cold Work Tool Steel
A2 — air-hardening cold work tool steel. HRC 57-62. Better toughness than D2, less distortion than O1 (air quench). For …
Tensile
— MPa
Hardness
— HB
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X153CrMoV12 (D2 Standard -- Explicit High-Cr Reference)
Cold Work Tool Steel
X153CrMoV12 -- the canonical European designation for D2 cold work tool steel. HRC 58-62. The single most widely used co…
Tensile
— MPa
Hardness
— HB
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X153CrMoV12 (D2)
Cold Work Tool Steel
High-chromium cold work die steel D2. Excellent wear resistance. Standard for long-run punching, blanking and forming di…
Tensile
— MPa
Hardness
— HB
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X165CrMoV12 (D6)
Cold Work Tool Steel
D6 — highest-carbon high-chromium cold work die steel. Maximum wear resistance for abrasive cold forming operations and …
Tensile
— MPa
Hardness
— HB
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X210Cr12 (D3 High-Carbon Cold Work)
Cold Work Tool Steel
D3 -- highest-carbon 12% Cr cold work steel. HRC 60-64. Maximum wear resistance in the D-series. For very-long-run blank…
Tensile
— MPa
Hardness
— HB
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X30WCrV9-3 (H21 Hot Work Steel)
Hot Work Tool Steel
H21 — tungsten hot work die steel. Higher hot strength than H13 at 700 C+. For copper and brass extrusion dies, hot forg…
Tensile
— MPa
Hardness
— HB
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X30WCrV9-3 (S2/S5 Family Medium-Alloy Shock Steel)
Shock-Resisting Tool Steel
X30WCrV9-3 -- medium-alloy W-Cr-V shock-resisting tool steel. HRC 45-54, higher toughness at moderate hardness than the …
Tensile
— MPa
Hardness
— HB
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X32CrMoV3-3 (H10 Hot Work Die Steel)
Hot Work Tool Steel
H10 -- low-V hot work die steel. Better thermal shock resistance than H13. For aluminium extrusion dies and hot forging …
Tensile
— MPa
Hardness
— HB
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X35CrMoV5 (H12 Hot Work W-Bearing)
Hot Work Tool Steel
H12 -- W-bearing hot work die steel. Better thermal shock resistance than H13 due to W (1.0-1.7%) reducing thermal expan…
Tensile
— MPa
Hardness
— HB
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X37CrMoV5-1 (H11)
Hot Work Tool Steel
H11 — tough hot work tool steel with better impact resistance than H13. For forging dies, extrusion tooling and die cast…
Tensile
— MPa
Hardness
— HB
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X40CrMoV5-1 (H13)
Hot Work Tool Steel
Standard hot work die steel H13. Excellent thermal shock resistance and hot hardness. Used for Al die casting, hot forgi…
Tensile
— MPa
Hardness
— HB
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X6NiCrTi26-15 (A286-Type Hot Work Adjacent -- Elevated Temp Die Insert)
Heat-Resistant Tool Steel
X6NiCrTi26-15 -- an A286-family Fe-Ni-Cr precipitation-hardening alloy used as die insert and tooling material for hot s…
Tensile
650–850 MPa
Hardness
— HB
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