AISI No. 660 is a heat-resistant iron-chromium-nickel alloy recommended for applications requiring high strength and good resistance to corrosion at temperatures up to 1300 F and for lower stresses at higher temperatures. This age-hardenable stainless steel has high resistance to oxidation in continuous service to 1500 F and in intermittent service to 1800 F. Its many high-temperature applications include jet-engine turbine wheels and blades, bolting and afterburner parts. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as creep and fatigue. It also includes information on low and high temperature performance, and corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SS-382. Producer or source: Stainless steel mills.

AISI Type T5 is a tungsten high-speed steel to which cobalt (8.9%) is added to provide high and unusual red hardness. It is particularly well adapted for heavy-duty cutting and high-production cutting tools. Because of its high red hardness, a cutting edge can be maintained under conditions of speed, feed and depth of cut that would not be possible with ordinary high-speed steels. Typical applications of AISI Type T5 are lathe and planer tools, reamers, milling cutters and twist drills for heavy-duty cutting. 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-389. Producer or source: Tool steel mills.

CARPENTER No. 882 is a 5% chromium hot-work tool steel designed particularly for applications requiring extreme toughness combined with good red hardness. It also has found cold-work applications. It can be used at strength levels in excess of 260,000 psi (18,300 kg/cm2). This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on high temperature performance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-339. Producer or source: Carpenter.

CARPENTER STAINLESS No. 20 and No. 20-Cb are wrought low carbon austenitic alloy steels of high nickel and chromium content. They are highly resistant to hot and cold strong acids. No. 20-Cb contains columbium for carbide stabilization and retention of its corrosion resistance in the as-welded condition. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties as well as creep. It also includes information on high temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SS-63. Producer or source: Carpenter.

Creusabro 4000 is a high wear-resistant steel exhibiting a 30% increase in life versus a 400 HB water quenched steel. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on wear resistance as well as forming, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SA-660. Producer or source: Industeel USA, LLC.

UGIMA 4401 (UGIMA 316) is identical to UGINE 4401 (AISI 316) in analysis, corrosion resistance, mechanical properties, and forging and welding abilities but dissimilar in machinability. A specific melting process creates inclusions (malleable oxides with a low melting point), which improve machinability by 20-30% compared with an AISI 316 (1.4401) stainless steel. This datasheet provides information on composition and physical properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SS-734. Producer or source: Ugine-Savoie.

UGIMA 4404 (UGIMA 316L) is identical to UGINE 4404 (AISI 316L) in analysis, corrosion resistance, mechanical properties, and forging and welding ability, but not with respect to machinability. A specific melting process creates inclusions of malleable oxides with a low melting point. The inclusions improve machinability by 20-30% compared with AISI 316L (1.4404) stainless steel. This datasheet provides information on composition and physical properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SS-735. Producer or source: Ugine-Savoie.

IMPAX WELD COATED ELECTRODE and IMPAX TIG-WELD TIG FILLER ROD give a deposited weld metal almost identical in composition to IMPAX SUPREME parent metal. Both the electrode and the filler rod are also suitable for welding standard AISI P20 tool steel grades and Uddeholm Holder grades. Composed to be compatible with Uddeholm Mold Steel Impax Supreme, Alloy Digest TS-497, March 1989. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on joining. Filing Code: TS-505. Producer or source: Uddeholm Corporation.

CARPENTER 883 PLUS is a 5% Chromium hot work die steel designed for applications requiring both toughness and good red-hardness. It achieves this with higher purity, homogeneity and greater structural integrity than standard AISI type H13. 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-529. Producer or source: Carpenter. See also Alloy Digest TS-469, January 1987.

Maxival MV274MDE is an enhanced machining version of AISI Type 329 stainless steel. The alloy has a specified inclusion picture to enhance machining by modifying both sulfide and oxide inclusions. This grade may be used in most applications where duplex stainless steel is needed and machining is an integral part of the product design. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on forming and machining. Filing Code: SS-1147. Producer or source: Valbruna Stainless, Inc.. Originally published June 2013, corrected December 2019.

NIROSTA 4521 is a ferritic grade equivalent to AISI type 444. It is a low-carbon, high-chromium (about 18%) alloy also with 2% Mo and minimal titanium. The titanium is added for stabilization, particularly for welded tubing. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on high temperature performance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SS-887. Producer or source: ThyssenKrupp Nirosta GmbH.

UGIMA NSU and UGIMA 303 are the same grades designated differently for the European and North American markets, respectively. They are resulfurized grades with calcium added. Carefully controlled steelmaking results in a composition with oxides that have a low melting point and produce a lubricating effect during machining. Gains in the cutting conditions of 25 to 50% are typical on computer numerical control (CNC) lathe or classical machine work. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SS-709. Producer or source: Ugine-Savoie. Originally published March 1998, revised September 1998.

Creusabro 4800 is a high-performance wear-resistant steel exhibiting better resistance than other quenched steels with a hardness of 400 HB. This 4800 alloy uses a combination of fine distribution of microcarbides and an efficient work hardening in service to achieve wear resistance. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on high temperature performance and wear resistance as well as forming, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SA-579. Producer or source: Industeel USA, LLC.

Thyrodur 2826 is a shock-resistant tool steel of average hardenability and intermediate alloy content compared with other tool steels with high toughness and resistance to shock. Shock-resistant steels are used primarily for chisels, rivet sets, punches, driver bits, and other applications requiring high toughness and resistance to shock loading. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and hardness. It also includes information on forming and heat treating. Filing Code: TS-654. Producer or source: Schmolz + Bickenbach USA Inc.

Thyrodur 2842 is an oil-hardening, nondeforming manganese tool steel ideally suited for general-purpose tool room work. It can be hardened safely, even in the most intricate sections, and shows very little warpage or change in size during hardening. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and hardness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-658. Producer or source: Schmolz + Bickenbach USA Inc.

AVESTA 2205 is a ferritic-austenitic duplex stainless steel. It resists stress-corrosion cracking very well and has good pitting and general corrosion resistance. Its high strength and stress-corrosion resisting characteristics are a reflection of its duplex microstructure. Its uses include heat exchangers, desalination plants, and pressure vessels that need good resistance to corrosion. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, microstructure, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on high temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SS-472. Producer or source: Avesta Sheffield Inc. Originally published July 1986, revised March 1993.

UGIMA 4301 (formerly known as UGIMA 304) is an austenitic stainless steel produced by special steelmaking techniques that produce a steel with inclusions of malleable oxides, which have a low melting point and a controlled composition. The presence of the inclusions lubricates the metal-tool interface during high-speed cutting. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and elasticity. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SS-718. Producer or source: Ugine-Savoie.

UGIMA 4307 (also known as UGIMA 304L) is an austenitic stainless steel produced by special steelmaking techniques that produce a steel with inclusions of malleable oxides, a low melting point, and a controlled composition. The presence of the inclusions lubricates the metal-tool interface during high-speed cutting. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and elasticity. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SS-722. Producer or source: Ugine-Savoie. Originally published June 1998, corrected November 1998.

316/316L Ugima XL is a general purpose corrosion resistant austenitic stainless steel with added molybdenum (300 series with 2 to 3% Mo), oxidation resistance in continuous service to 870 deg C (1600 deg F), and intermittent service to 790 deg C (1450 deg F). This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and elasticity. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SS-1076. Producer or source: Ugitech and Ugitech USA.

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.