AISI type T15 is a cobalt type high-speed steel having maximum abrasion resistance and red hardness. It is recommended for all types of cutting tools where the machining operation is different and extreme. 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-206. Producer or source: Tool steel mills.

CPM REX 25 is a super high-speed steel made without cobalt. It is comparable to AISI Type T15 cobalt-containing high-speed steel in response to heat treatment, properties, and tool performance. CPM REX 25 is recommended for machining operations requiring heavy cuts, high speeds and feeds, and difficult-to-machine materials of high hardness and abrasion resistance. Typical applications are boring tools, drills, gear cutters, punches, form tools, end mills and broaches. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-365. Producer or source: Crucible Materials Corporation.

THYRAPID PT 15 ESH is a high-speed tool steel made by the rapid solidification of powder followed by Electro Slag Heating. The high carbon, vanadium and tungsten contents augment high wear resistance and good toughness while cobalt imparts good red hardness This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and bend strength. It also includes information on heat treating and machining. Filing Code: TS-537. Producer or source: Thyssen Specialty Steels Inc.

CPM Rex T15 is a tungsten-type high-speed steel containing high carbon and vanadium for very high hardness and maximum wear resistance, and cobalt for good red hardness. It is now made exclusively by Crucible’s particle metallurgy process, resulting in improved quality and grindability. This alloy was designed for use in difficult machining operations requiring heavy-duty cuts, high speeds and feeds, and for difficult-to-machine materials that are high in hardness and abrasion resistance. This datasheet revision updates chemistry, properties, and the benefits of high sulfur (HS). This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and bend strength as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on wear resistance as well as forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-249. Producer or source: Crucible Service Centers. Originally published as CPM REX T15, January 1973, revised March 2007.

DYNAVAN is a super high-speed steel containing a high percentage of both carbon and vanadium to produce an abundance of wear-resisting vanadium carbide particles. These vanadium carbides impart increased abrasion-resisting qualities to hardened tools and the cobalt addition improves the hot-hardness characteristics. DYNAVAN is somewhat difficult to work and to grind. As a result, it is used primarily for single-point or inserted-blade cutting tools for those limited machining operations demanding properties superior to the standard high-speed grades. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-456. Producer or source: Latrobe Steel Company.

CPM REX M3-1 is a modification of M3-2 with lower carbon and vanadium. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on surface qualities as well as forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-693. Producer or source: Crucible Service Centers.

Carpenter 430FR Solenoid Quality stainless steel is a ferritic chromium-iron alloy developed especially for A.C. and D.C. magnetic circuit applications such as solenoid valve core components and electromagnetic relay cores. The electrical resistivity of 430FR is approximately 25% higher than other commercially available 430F stainless. Increased electrical resistivity provides better performance of magnetic components, particularly at power frequencies and high magnetic flux density. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and hardness. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SS-337. Producer or source: Carpenter.

Carpenter Micro-Melt T-15 Alloy is a high-speed tool steel made by the powder metallurgy process. The alloy is high carbon with tungsten, cobalt, and vanadium for red hardness and excellent abrasion resistance. Applications include machine tools and cutters. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on wear resistance as well as forming and heat treating. Filing Code: TS-549. Producer or source: Carpenter.

Panther 5 is a 5% cobalt, high-carbon, high-vanadium, tungsten high-speed steel. Because of its excellent red hardness, higher cutting speeds can be used with Panther 5 than with the regular high-speed steels. Heat treating Panther 5 to its maximum hardness will provide long tool life. 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-301. Producer or source: Allegheny Ludlum Corporation.

CARPENTER STAINLESS 18Cr-2Ni-12Mn is a high-manganese, nitrogen-strengthened austenitic stainless steel with an excellent combination of toughness, ductility, strength, fabricability and corrosion resistance. It provides substantially higher yield and tensile strengths than AISI Type 304 and is comparable to Type 304 in corrosion resistance in many environments. It can be machined, cold worked, and welded using the same equipment and methods used for the conventional AISI 300 series austenitic stainless steels. It is nonmagnetic as annealed and after severe cold work. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: SS-366. Producer or source: Carpenter.

Carpenter Project 70+ Type 303 stainless is a modified version of Carpenter Stainless No. 8. The alloy is a hardenable austenitic chromium-nickel steel and is a good general-purpose product for simple and complex parts. See also Project 70/Project 7000 stainless type 303, Alloy Digest SS-409, revised June 1997, and Project 70/Project 7000 stainless type 303DQ, Alloy Digest SS-428, June 1983. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness and creep. It also includes information on high temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SS-884. Producer or source: Carpenter Specialty Alloys.

HS-100 is a super high-speed steel built on an AISI Type M33 base but with higher carbon and cobalt. It is able to attain an approximate hardness of Rockwell C 68 with normal heat treatment. It gains its great resistance to wear from its high hardness rather than from excess vanadium carbides. HS-100 is recommended for applications where long production runs or heavy-duty machining is involved. This datasheet provides information on composition and hardness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-429. Producer or source: Latrobe Steel Company.

Carpenter Project 70+ Type 316/316L is a modified version of Type 316/316L stainless steel with improved machinability when compared to conventional 316/316L. The alloys are non-hardenable austenitic chromium-nickel-molybdenum steels and are good general-purpose products for simple and complex parts.See also Project 70/Project 7000 Type 316, Alloy Digest SS-339, revised October 1997, and Project 70/Project 7000 stainless type 316L, Alloy Digest SS-515, revised July 1997. 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 and corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SS-878. Producer or source: Carpenter Specialty Alloys.

Carpenter Project 70+ Type 416 stainless steel is a modified version of Type 416 stainless steel with improved machinability when compared to conventional 416 (Alloy Digest SS-459, March 1985, and Alloy Digest SS-769, November 1999). The alloy is a hardenable ferritic chromium steel. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SS-882. Producer or source: Carpenter Technology Corporation.

Carpenter Project 70+ Type 304/304L is a modified version of Type 304/304L stainless steel with improved machinability when compared to conventional 304 (Alloy Digest SS-418, revised September 1997) and 304L (Alloy Digest SS-513, revised November 1997). The alloys are nonhardenable austenitic chromium-nickel steels and are good general-purpose materials for simple and complex parts. 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-875. Producer or source: Carpenter Specialty Alloys.

1070, C67S, CS70, and S70C are wrought high-carbon (carbon = 0.65–0.75%) non-alloy steels that are, in general, used in the cold worked, quenched and tempered, or austempered condition. These steels are widely used for highly stressed parts that require higher strength levels than can be achieved by the lower carbon grades. They are also used for applications where the higher carbon is needed to improve wear characteristics. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance and wear resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: CS-241. Producer or source: Data Survey.

BioDur 734 is a nitrogen-strengthened, austenitic stainless steel. The alloy exhibits improved tensile strength, impact strength, fatigue strength, and crevice and pitting corrosion resistance over standard Type 316L. The microstructural integrity and cleanness of this alloy are ensured through electroslag remelting (ESR). The alloy is nonmagnetic and is essentially free of ferrite. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as heat treating and machining. Filing Code: SS-915. Producer or source: Carpenter.

EnduraMet 32 is a high-manganese austenitic stainless steel with high yield strength. It is also nitrogen strengthened. This data sheet covers its use as rebar. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SS-973. Producer or source: Carpenter Technology Corporation.

1064, 1065, CS65, and S65C are wrought high-carbon (carbon = 0.60–0.70%) non-alloy steels that are, in general, used in the cold worked, quenched and tempered, or austempered condition. These steels are widely used for highly stressed parts that require higher strength levels than can be achieved by the lower carbon grades. They are also used for applications where the higher carbon is needed to improve wear characteristics. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance and wear resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: CS-240. Producer or source: Data Survey.

FAGERSTA M-7 is a molybdenum-type high-speed steel similar to AISI Type M1, but with higher percentages of carbon and vanadium than M1. The higher levels of carbon and vanadium provide an improved cutting efficiency without significantly lowering toughness. The many applications of FAGERSTA M-7 include boring tools, end mills, lathe tools, twist drills, thread-rolling dies and wood-working 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-359. Producer or source: Fagersta Steels Inc..