YSS DAC 55 is a standard grade for die casting dies. Tool steel for large or squeeze die casting molds with excellent heat crack resistance and toughness. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on heat treating. Filing Code: TS-747. Producer or source: Hitachi Metals America Ltd.

YSS DAC 10 is a high-strength steel for precision die casting and hot-working press dies. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on high temperature performance as well as heat treating. Filing Code: TS-745. Producer or source: Hitachi Metals America Ltd.

CPM Nu-Die EZ is a die and mold steel designed for service as die casting dies and plastic injection molds. It is supplied in the prehardened condition and is easily machined using conventional chip-making methods. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, microstructure, and elasticity as well as fracture toughness and fatigue. It also includes information on high temperature performance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-564. Producer or source: Crucible Specialty Metals Division, Colt Industries.

DH2F is a prehardened modification of H13 tool steel for die casting dies and components for aluminum and zinc dies. The alloy has excellent machinability with abrasion and corrosion resistance. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on high temperature performance. Filing Code: SA-494. Producer or source: International Mold Steels Inc. See also Alloy Digest TS-547, December 1996.

THYSSEN 4140 HOLDER material is supplied preheat treated to Rc24/32 (248-302 BHN). It is a free machining alloy tool steel designed especially for plastic mold base material and for holder blocks for die casting dies. It can also be used in non-critical molds where a #2 finish is acceptable. This datasheet provides information on composition and physical properties. It also includes information on heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SA-468. Producer or source: Thyssen Specialty Steels Inc.

AL TECH CHEROKEE is a high-carbon, high-chromium die steel containing nominally 3.25% cobalt. The cobalt provides effective resistance to galling and pickup as well as improved hot hardness. The cobalt enables this steel to perform exceptionally well on both extended cold-work and moderate hot-work applications. Another feature of this versatile die steel is its outstanding secondary hardness associated with remarkable tempering resistance up to 900 F. Typical applications comprise blanking dies, swaging dies, hot and cold-piercing punches, forming rolls, shear blades and coining dies. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-465. Producer or source: AL Tech Specialty Steel Corporation.

CASCADE is a precipitation-hardening steel which is very popular as a mold steel for injection molding of thermoplastics. It is also an excellent choice for many zinc die-casting dies because of its resistance to heat checking and wash. A further wide usage for Cascade is as a holding-block material for die-casting dies and molds for plastics when high strength is mandatory. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-15. Producer or source: Latrobe Steel Company. Originally published December 1953, revised January 1962, October 1986.

LESCO S-7 is an air or oil-hardening die steel with a unique combination of toughness and wear-resistance properties that makes it an ideal choice for many tooling applications. The outstanding properties of Lesco S-7 are provided by an intermediate carbon level balanced with moderate amounts of chromium and molybdenum. It is used for both cold and hot tooling applications. Its many uses include shear blades, swaging dies, chisels and dies for molding plastics below 1000 F (538 C). This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-437. Producer or source: Latrobe Steel Company.

W.W. HOT WORK is a chromium-tungsten hot-work tool and die steel containing nominally 1.05% vanadium. It is characterized by high strength and hardness at elevated temperature and good resistance to heat checking. It has high hardenability and can be hardened by quenching in salt or oil. Its many hot-work applications include extrusion dies for copper and brass, long-running die-casting dies, piercer points and punches. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-420. Producer or source: Teledyne Vasco.

GUTERL A-2 is a high-hardenability cold-work tool and die steel with excellent non-deforming properties. It is air hardening and therefore exhibits a high degree of dimensional stability in heat treatment. It is recommended where the application requires a good combination of machinability, wear resistance and toughness. Among the many uses of Guterl A-2 are shear blades, blanking and forming dies, punches and burnishing tools. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-364. Producer or source: Guterl Special Steel Corporation.

SIMONDS D-2 is an air-hardening tool and die steel of the high-carbon, high-chromium type. It is characterized by high resistance to abrasion, fair toughness, minimum distortion in hardening and high compressive strength. Its many uses include a wide range of cutting and forming dies, rolls, reamers, plug gages and shear blades. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-336. Producer or source: Guterl Special Steel Company.

SUPER SAMPSON is an alloy die and mold steel that develops exceptionally high strength which is retained at operating temperatures to 800 F. In the annealed condition (maximum Brinell hardness 135), cavities can be machined readily or produced by hobbing if the impressions are not too deep. SUPER SAMPSON takes a high-luster finish if carburized to the proper surface carbon content, the maximum carbon content is 0.50% for the die-casting dies and 0.80-1.00% for plastic molds. 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 high temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-92. Producer or source: Carpenter. Originally published April 1960, revised January 1976.

ALMOLD 20 is a chromium-molybdenum tool steel of medium-carbon content. It was designed especially for zinc die casting dies and plastic molds. It is produced to high-quality tool-steels standards to permit a high luster to be achieved on polished die cavity surfaces. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and hardness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-292. Producer or source: Allegheny Ludlum Corporation.

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.

THERMOLD-H23 is a chromium-tungsten hot work tool and die steel characterized by high strength at elevated temperatures and good resistance to heat checking. It is recommend for extrusion dies and die casting dies. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on high temperature performance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-227. Producer or source: Cyclops Corporation.

AISI Type A10 is a high-carbon graphitic tool steel capable of developing high hardness and wear resistance. It is recommended for shear blades, blanking and forming dies, drawing dies and wear plates. This datasheet provides information on composition and hardness as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-220. Producer or source: Timken Roller Bearing Company.

Truwear is a high-carbon high-chromium cold work tool steel having extremely high resistance to abrasion and wear. It is recommended for deep drawing dies, brick mold liners, valve seats, master gages, etc. This datasheet provides information on composition and hardness as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-215. Producer or source: Jessop Steel Company.

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..

Crucible CSM #2 is an alloy tool steel recommended for die casting dies and plastic molds. It is usually heat treated to two hardness levels, either 200 Brinell or 300 Brinell. CSM #2 machines readily and polishes easily at both hardness levels. 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-210. Producer or source: Crucible Steel Company of America.

Thermold-H10 is a chromium-molybdenum hot work steel that exhibits excellent resistance to softening at elevated temperatures. It is recommended for hot punches and shears, mandrels, and aluminum die casting dies. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on high temperature performance as well as forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-209. Producer or source: Cyclops Corporation.