THYRODUR 2510 (AISI D2) is an oil hardening, non-shrinking die steel which can be hardened at relatively low temperatures. The alloy exhibits excellent wear resistance. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and hardness. It also includes information on heat treating and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-521. Producer or source: Thyssen Specialty Steels Inc.

STENTOR tool steel shows little size change or warpage during hardening. DeCarb-Free (DFC) bars, cold finished at the mill, eliminates the need for bar bark removal. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-100. Producer or source: Carpenter. Originally published December 1960, revised February 1990.

CARPENTER O6 is an oil-hardening tool steel for cold-work applications. It is designed to have free graphite in the microstructure. This free graphite is responsible for the excellent machinability of this grade. Among the many applications of Carpenter O6 are dies for various uses, punches, gages, bushings, mandrels, pneumatic hammers, stamps, taps, rotary slitting cutters and wear plates. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-480. Producer or source: Carpenter.

AL TECH OILGRAPH is an oil-hardening, non-deforming graphitic tool steel. It has excellent machinability and outstanding resistance to wear and galling. Hardening is safe and easy. Typical applications are gages, cold-forming tools, punches, spindles and bushings. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, microstructure, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-463. Producer or source: AL Tech Specialty Steel Corporation.

JESSOP TRUGLIDE is a free-machining, oil-hardening too steel designed primarily for cold-work die applications. Free graphite in this steel gives it excellent machinability and outstanding resistance to galling and seizing in operation. Among its many uses are dies, gages, punches, arbors and bushings. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-424. Producer or source: Jessop Steel Company.

JESSOP TRUFORM is the general-purpose, oil-hardening, non-deforming alloy tool steel for applications where dimensional accuracy is required. It shows very low distortion in heat treating and very high safety (against cracking) in hardening. Truform has deep-hardening properties, a fine-grain structure, and is unusually tough. Its many applications include blanking dies, master tools, milling and form cutters, paper knives, punches and taps. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-411. Producer or source: Jessop Steel Company.

GUTERL 0-1 is a nondeforming, oil-hardening, general-purpose tool and die steel. It can be oil hardened safely even in complex sections and shapes. It has a good combination of hardeness, toughness and resistance to abrasion and wear. Its many applications include dies for numerous purposes, broaches, forming rolls, stamps and knurling tools. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-377. Producer or source: Guterl Special Steel Corporation.

CARPENTER O-1 is a nondeforming die steel that can be oil hardened safely even in intricate sections. It is made from billets that are 100% acid-disc inspected and ultrasonically tested to insure sound metal in the finished bars. It may be classified as a general-purpose tool and die steel. Among its many uses are dies for a variety of purposes, master tools, broaches and thread gages. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness, and deformation. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-333. Producer or source: Carpenter.

AISI Type O6 is a free-machining, oil-hardening tool steel designed for cold-work dies. Because about one-third of its carbon is present as graphite, it has excellent machinability and exceptional resistance to galling and seizing. It is primarily used on drawing, forming and shaping operations where its self-lubricating quality is advantageous. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-287. Producer or source: Tool steel mills.

AISI Type D3 is an oil-hardening cold-work tool and die steel containing high percentages of carbon and chromium. It has very good resistance to wear or abrasion and high compressive strength. It is a deep-hardening steel that hardens with very little change in size or shape. Type D3 is a general-purpose tool and die steel and, because of its high chromium content, it has fairly good corrosion-resisting characteristics. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-279. Producer or source: Tool steel mills.

FERRO-TIC CM is a machinable grade of cemented carbide which can be hardened by oil quenching after machining to shape. It is hardened to Rockwell C66-70 and exhibits excellent abrasion resistance. It is recommended for heavy cold heading or forming dies. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and compressive strength as well as creep. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-228. Producer or source: Chromalloy American Corporation, Sintercast Division.

FAGERSTA-D65 is an oil or air hardening tool steel recommended for punching, shearing and stamping tools requiring high abrasion resistance and for cold working large sections of metal. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-226. Producer or source: Fagersta Steels Inc..

Dargraph is an oil-hardening, graphitic steel having excellent resistance to abrasive wear, galling, scuffing and scoring. It is recommended for drawing and forming dies, bushings, pneumatic hammers, wear plates, etc. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-216. Producer or source: Darwin & Milner Inc..

HURON is an oil hardening high-carbon high-chromium die steel designed for cold work applications involging wear or abrasion. It is recommended for long run punch, blanking and stamping requirements. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and compressive strength as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-198. Producer or source: Allegheny Ludlum Corporation.

BOFORS RT-1733 is an oil hardening, non-deforming tool and die steel. It has a good combination of toughness, wear and abrasion resistance. It is recommended for punches, forming rolls, master tools, blanking dies and cutters. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-174. Producer or source: Aktiebolaget Bofors.

HALGRAPH is an electric furnace melted, oil hardening, graphitic tool steel with excellent non-deforming properties. It is free-machining and has a high resistance to wear. It is non-deforming type steel suitable for use as tools, dies, gauges and parts requiring maximum hardness and freedom from distortion. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-165. Producer or source: Crucible Steel Company of America.

INVARO is an oil-hardening, nondeforming tool and die steel having excellent toughness and wear resistance. It has a good combination of abrasion resistance, hardness and shock resistance. It is recommended for general forming and shearing applications. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-163. Producer or source: Firth Sterling Inc..

Bethlehem O-6 is a graphitic, oil-hardening tool steel recommended where optimum machinability is desired for forming, shaping and drawing tools and dies, and where its inherent self-lubricating effect is advantageous. This datasheet provides information on composition and hardness as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-161. Producer or source: Bethlehem Steel Corporation.

BTR is an oil hardening, non-deforming, general purpose tool steel. It has a good combination of abrasion resistance and toughness. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-127. Producer or source: Bethlehem Steel Corporation.

BADGER is an oil hardening, non-deforming tool and die steel having good hardenability characteristics. Tungsten and chromium additions increase its wear resistance over the straight manganese oil hardening type die steel. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-107. Producer or source: Latrobe Steel Company.