GRAPH-MO is an oil hardening, non-deforming type tool steel possessing remarkable machining properties. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, tensile properties, and compressive strength as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on heat treating. Filing Code: TS-40. Producer or source: Latrobe Steel Company. Originally published November 1955, revised May 1984, revised July 1991.

Roltec SF is a spray formed cold-work tool steel offering a combination of high wear resistance and very good resistance to chipping and cracking. Roltec SF is suitable for the production of rolls and slitter knives. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and compressive strength as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on wear resistance as well as forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-644. Producer or source: Böhler-Uddeholm North America.

Weartec SF is a spray formed cold-work tool steel offering a combination of high wear resistance and very good resistance to chipping, along with good toughness and ductility. Weartec SF is suitable for the production of cutting rolls and slitter knives. 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-646. Producer or source: Böhler-Uddeholm North America.

Vanadis 23 is a Cr-Mo-W-Va alloyed high-speed steel made by powder metallurgy. The tool steel offers an excellent combination of wear resistance and toughness. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on heat treating, machining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-561. Producer or source: Uddeholm Corporation. See also Alloy Digest TS-552, March 1997.

Toughtec SF is a spray-formed cold-work tool steel offering a combination of high wear resistance and very good ductility. Toughtec SF is suitable for the production of hot shearing dies. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and compressive strength as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on wear resistance as well as forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-648. Producer or source: Böhler-Uddeholm North America.

Orvar 2M is a conventional tool steel of overall good ductility, toughness, weldability, and machinability. The alloy has the best overall product consistency for conventionally produced AISI H13 type tool steels. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-661. Producer or source: Böhler-Uddeholm North America.

Vanadis 4 Extra is a high-alloyed powder metallurgical (PM) tool steel suitable for long-run tooling in applications with high demands on adhesive wear and chipping resistance. Due to the very carefully balanced alloying and the powder metallurgical manufacturing route, Vanadis 4 Extra has better machinability and similar heat treatment to AISI Type D2. 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, surface treatment, and powder metal forms. Filing Code: TS-631. Producer or source: Böhler-Uddeholm North America.

Uddeholm Vancron 40 offers an excellent combination of galling resistance and adhesive wear resistance, which should be used in cold-work applications where the predominant failure mechanisms are adhesive wear or galling. Typical applications include blanking and forming, cold extrusion, deep drawing, and powder pressing. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and elasticity. It also includes information on heat treating, machining, surface treatment, and powder metal forms. Filing Code: TS-687. Producer or source: Böhler-Uddeholm North America.

Alvar 14, a hot-work tool steel, has good toughness and resistance to high thermal stresses. It is recommended for support tooling in extrusion. 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-659. Producer or source: Böhler-Uddeholm North America.

Orvar Superior is a premium Cr-Mo-V alloyed hot-work die steel with good resistance to thermal fatigue. The name “superior” is used to indicate that close control in special melting and refining has attained a high purity and very fine structure that produces isotropic properties. 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-653. Producer or source: Böhler-Uddeholm North America.

Thyrotherm 2885 is a hot-work tool steel used mainly as extrusion tooling for heavy metals. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and hardness as well as creep. It also includes information on high temperature performance as well as forming and heat treating. Filing Code: TS-662. Producer or source: Schmolz + Bickenbach USA Inc.

Stavax Supreme is a stainless tool steel produced by special melting techniques. The alloy has excellent polishability, isotropic mechanical properties, a unique composition, and excellent corrosion resistance. This datasheet provides information on 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 heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SS-909. Producer or source: Böhler Edelstahl GMBH, Böhler-Uddeholm N. America.

THYRAPID 3247 is a super high-speed tool steel able to attain a hardness of Rc 66/68 with nominal heat treatment. The higher hardness finds favor for special purpose cutting tools with requirements beyond the capability of general purpose high-speed steels. The alloy is similar to AISI M42. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on heat treating and machining. Filing Code: TS-513. Producer or source: Thyssen Specialty Steels Inc..

DIEVAR is a premium Cr-Mo-V alloyed hot work tool steel developed by Uddeholm. Development, production, and refining techniques yield a die steel with resistance to heat checking, gross cracking, hot wear, and plastic deformation. The properties profile for DIEVAR makes it a choice for die casting, forging, and extrusion. 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, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-596. Producer or source: Böhler Uddeholm N.A.

Vanadis 6 is a high powder metallurgy cold-work tool steel offering a combination of very high wear resistance and good toughness. It is used for long stamping runs of working materials that tend to cause mixed adhesive and abrasive tool wear. 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, surface treatment, and powder metal forms. Filing Code: TS-637. Producer or source: Böhler-Uddeholm North America.

IMRE is a free machining ferritic stainless steel with improved magnetic properties. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SS-1153. Producer or source: Ugitech USA.

Optim 900 QC (896 MPa minimum yield strength) is a quenched (Q), cold formable (C) steel that exceeds most other materials with the tightest bend radius. The Optim family of alloys offers high strength and good workshop properties. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, microstructure, tensile properties, and bend strength as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on wear resistance as well as forming, heat treating, and joining. Filing Code: CS-180. Producer or source: Rautaruukki Corporation.

Boehler W302 VMR is a hot tool steel that is manufactured and certified to meet an average impact toughness of 20 J (15 ft·lbf) minimum in Charpy V-notch testing. This die steel achieves that toughness by vacuum melting and remelting. Applications include dies, die holders, liners, and stems. 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-581. Producer or source: Böhler Uddeholm N.A.

Vanadis 30 is cobalt alloyed high-performance, high-speed steel made by powder metallurgy. The cobalt addition of approximately 8.5% has a positive influence on the hot strength, hot hardness, temper resistance, and modulus of elasticity. Punches are a suitable application for this alloy. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on wear resistance as well as heat treating and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-566. Producer or source: Uddeholm Tooling AB.

Ramax 2 offers uniform hardness in all dimensions, combined with excellent indentation resistance. This prehardened product also prevents corrosion that can clog water-cooling channels and adversely affect cycle time consistency. This datasheet provides information on physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SS-919. Producer or source: Böhler-Uddeholm Corporation.