ELASTUF 44 is a special analysis, electric furnace chromium, nickel, molybdenum alloy steel heat treated to Rockwell C42-46, and machinable. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on heat treating and machining. Filing Code: SA-72. Producer or source: Brown-Wales Company.

ALX is a composition of nonferrous materials with a cobalt base containing chromium, tungsten and carbon. This alloy is commonly supplied in the cast-to-shape form, having an as-cast hardness of Rockwell C60-62 and requiring no further heat treatment. ALX is also supplied as cast tool bit material and is useful where conventional high-speed steels or carbides do not function effectively. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on high temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as casting, forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: Co-35. Producer or source: Allegheny Ludlum Corporation.

Rex 49 is a high-speed tool steel designed to give much longer life in machining difficult to cut metals such as highly-alloyed steels, stainless steels, superalloys, and titanium. Rex 49 heat treated to 67/69 Rockwell C makes it outstanding for difficult machining operations. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and compressive strength. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-114. Producer or source: Crucible Steel Company of America.

Vasco Hypercut is a super-hard high-speed steel that hardens to Rockwell C70 and is recommended for cutting tools for the toughest machining operations. 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-158. Producer or source: Vanadium Alloys Steel Company.

LA BELLE HT is a deep-hardening, shock-resistant tool steel that offers superior toughness and wear resistance in the hardness range of 54 to 56 Rockwell C. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-300. Producer or source: Crucible Specialty Metals Division, Colt Industries.

VASCO TUF is an air-hardening die steel ideally suited for cold-work applications requiring good toughness. It has better wear resistance than the shock-resisting tool steels. It achieves a maximum hardness of Rockwell C 58-60 when multiple tempered at 950 F: this means that it can also be used for warm-working applications without losing hardness. 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, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-274. Producer or source: Teledyne Vasco.

FAGERSTA M-42 is a molybdenum super high-speed tool steel with a high carbon content and 8% cobalt. Its composition provides excellent cutting hardness and good hot-hardness characteristics. It is used widely for machining superalloys and steels that have been heat treated to Rockwell C 54. This datasheet provides information on composition and hardness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-327. Producer or source: Fagersta Steels Inc..

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.

MOLITE 42 is a molybdenum-type super high-speed steel. It has a well-balanced composition designed to give superior performance when used for difficult machining operations. It can be heat treated to a hardness level of Rockwell C 68-70 giving excellent red hardness while maintaining moderate toughness. MOLITE is especially recommended for tools used in the machining of high-strength steels, prehardened steels and exotic ferrous and nonferrous alloys such as are used in aircraft and missile work. It is also recommended for ordinary machining jobs requiring long production runs. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-487. Producer or source: Columbia Tool Steel Company.

PYROTOOL EX is an austenitic precipitation-hardenable nickel-base alloy with high strength in the range 1000 to 1500 F. When aged it produces a hardness of Rockwell C 40-44. Applications include high-temperature tooling, extrusion dies and dummy blocks. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, 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: Ni-170. Producer or source: Carpenter Technology Corporation.

COLUMBIA S6 is a silicon-manganese shock-resisting tool steel with fairly high hardenability. It offers superior toughness and wear resistance when compared to conventional shock-resisting steels heat treated to Rockwell C 54 to 56. For optimum strength and toughness, parts should be tempered within the range 400 to 600 F. Among its many applications are shear blades, punches, hand chisels and pneumatic 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-445. Producer or source: Columbia Tool Steel Company.

BETHADUR 420 (AISI Type 420) is a 12.00 to 14.00% chromium stainless mold steel for plastics. Its good resistance to corrosion plus its working hardness level of Rockwell C 52 contribute to low maintenance costs for molds. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: SS-355. Producer or source: Bethlehem Steel Corporation.

DYNA-LOY 41L43 is a cold-drawn alloy steel developed for those applications that require excellent machinability along with a hardness range of Rockwell C 33 to 55. Its chemical composition permits maximum machinability and good surface finish for the tensile strength range 150,000 to 280,000 psi. It is recommended for a wide range of uses such as gears, bushings and fasteners. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: SA-341. Producer or source: Western Cold Drawn Steel, A Division of Stanadyne.

DYNA-LOY 41L49 is a cold-drawn alloy steel recommended for those applications that require a hardness range of Rockwell C 43 to 56 and excellent machinability. Its chemical composition permits maximum machinability and good surface finish for the tensile strength range 175,000 to 300,000 psi. Its many uses include shafts, pipe reamers and special bolts. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: SA-342. Producer or source: Western Cold Drawn Steel, A Division of Stanadyne.

MCH is a medium-carbon, high-molybdenum hot-work steel developed to supplement the medium-carbon, high-tungsten (AISI Type H24) hot-work type of steel. It is a modified high-speed steel that will attain hardness in excess of Rockwell C 60. Because of the careful selection of alloying elements, it will resist wash and abrasion at high operating temperatures. MCH is considerably tougher than either the low-carbon AISI Type M2 steel or the medium-carbon, high tungsten (H24) hot-work steel. MCH should not be water cooled in service. Best hot-work die life is obtained by preheating the dies prior to use. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on high temperature performance as well as forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-471. Producer or source: Latrobe Steel Company.

SOLAR TOOL STEEL is a very tough water hardening tool steel. Even at Rockwell C 59/60, it will bend before breaking. If medium and large sections, the steel develops a hard case and tough core when hardened. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and hardness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-32. Producer or source: Carpenter. Originally published as Solar, April 1955, revised September 1991.

COLMONOY NO. 52SA comprises a nickel-base alloy recommended for hard surfacing parts to resist wear, corrosion, heat and galling. Deposits, which have only moderate hardness (Rockwell C 45-50), may be machined with carbide tooling. Also, deposits have fairly good ductility and impact strength. Colmonoy No. 52SA is supplied as an atomized powder for application with Wall Colmonoy's SPRAYWELD Process. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive strength as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on high temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as forming, machining, joining, and powder metal forms. Filing Code: Ni-218. Producer or source: Wall Colmonoy Corporation.

CARPENTER No. 5 BQ is a balanced version of AISI Type 416 stainless steel and it is capable of developing a minimum hardness of Rockwell C 40 when bright hardened. Despite its high hardness, it is nearly as machinable as Type 416. Its uses are widespread. 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-333. Producer or source: Carpenter.

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.

AISI Type S5 was developed primarily for maximum shock resistance at hardnesses below Rockwell C 59. It may be hardened in either oil or water and has good wear-resistance. 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-237. Producer or source: Tool steel mills.