VASCO DIE was developed to provide a highly wear-resitant, air-hardening die steel for long production runs or applications where good toughness is a primary requirement. 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, heat treating, machining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-271. Producer or source: Teledyne Vasco.

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.

VASCO WEAR is an air-hardening, cold-work die steel developed to provide high resistance to wear at exceptionally good levels of toughness. It also has the high compressive strength necessary for maximum resistance to upsetting. Its many uses include such applications as thread-rolling dies, punches and blanking dies. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, elasticity, and compressive strength as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on wear resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-320. Producer or source: Teledyne Vasco.

VASCO-WCC is a hot work die steel having improved mechanical properties at elevated temperatures and is highly resistant to heat checking. 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 joining. Filing Code: TS-77. Producer or source: Vanadium Alloys Steel Corporation.

HOTFORM ULTRA is a modified 5% chromium hot-work die steel originally developed by the manufacturer in the 1960's. It possesses hot hardness superior to that of AISI Type H11 and AISI Type H13, and approaches the hot hardness of the tungsten-based hot-work die steels. Typical applications for Hotform Ultra include die-casting dies, core pins and inserts, piercing dies and hot-extrusion dies. This datasheet provides information on composition and physical properties. It also includes information on wear resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-440. Producer or source: Teledyne Vasco.

HOTFORM No. 3 is a medium-carbon, air-hardening, cold-work die steel. It also is used in some applications as a hot-work tool and die steel. An excellent combination of high hardenability, good wear resistance and toughness makes Hotform No. 3 useful for special tools. Typical applications are blanking dies, cold-forming dies, punches and cold and hot shear blades. 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-386. Producer or source: Teledyne Vasco.

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.

HOTFORM No. 2 is a 5% chromium hot-work tool steel designed to provide an excellent combination of toughness (shock resistance), red hardness and resistance to abrasion. It is recommended for hot-die applications and for structural parts requiring high strength at elevated temperatures. It will withstand rapid cooling from maximum operating temperatures. Hotform No. 2 also is used in some cold-work applications. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-394. Producer or source: Teledyne Vasco.

RED CUT SUPERIOR J is a tungsten-type of hot-work tool and die steel; in fact, it is the 18 tungsten-4 chromium-1 vanadium high-speed composition with carbon lowered to provide more toughness. It is characterized by high red hardness and good resistance to abrasion. It is recommended for applichations in which hardness must be maintained at elevated temperatures. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-410. Producer or source: Teledyne Vasco.

VascoJet 2000 was developed to meet the needs of the aerospace industry. It also has been used for special tooling applications. It is a vacuum-melted modification of AISI H12 hot-work die steel. VascoJet 2000 has a tensile strength of 200,000 psi (1500 MPa) at room temperature and exceptional toughness. It is used for gears and shafts in helicopter and other aerospace applications. 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-425. Producer or source: Teledyne Vasco.

AIR HARD is an air or oil hardening, high-carbon tool and die steel for minimum distortion after hardening. It is used for blanking and forming dies, rolls, punches, and other such applications where a deep hardening, non-deforming steel with good resistance to wear is desired. (Also furnished in FM-Free Machining type.) 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-207. Producer or source: Teledyne Vasco.

VASCO-MC is a medium carbon, chromium, molybdenum mold and cavity steel recommended for molds where good machinability and high surface finishes are desired. 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-143. Producer or source: Vanadium Alloys Steel Corporation.

Vasco Momarc CVM is a modification of AISI 52100 steel where the manganese has been replaced by molybdenum to provide the desirable hardenability. It is more resistant to tempering than 52100 which makes it ideal for bearing applications. 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: SA-192. Producer or source: Vanadium Alloys Steel Company.

VAN LOM is a molybdenum type high-speed steel having excellent wear and cutting properties. It is recommended for cutting tools, punches, shear blades, blanking dies, etc. where improved toughness is desired. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity as well as fracture toughness, and deformation. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-222. Producer or source: Teledyne Vasco.

VascoMax T-250 is an ultra-high-strength steel that delivers the high strength (250 ksi tensile strength) and toughness of VascoMax 250 (Alloy Digest SA-142, March 1963). Yet VascoMax T-250 contains no cobalt and less molybdenum (both strategic elements) than the standard grade. In addition, the new grade provides higher ductility and toughness. VascoMax T-250 is recommended for aerospace structures, pressure vessels, shafting, bolts, and fasteners. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, 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, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: SA-387. Producer or source: Teledyne Vasco.

VASCO CHOICE No. 1 is a 4% chromium high-carbon hot work steel especially adapted for those operations where the hot work is performed by a compressive action. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-95. Producer or source: Vanadium Alloys Steel Corporation.

VASCOMAX T-300 is an 18% nickel maraging steel in which titanium is the primary strengthening agent. It develops a tensile strength of about 300,000 psi with simple heat treatment. The alloy is produced by Vacuum Induction Melting/Vacuum Arc Remelting. 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: SA-454. Producer or source: Teledyne Vasco.

VascoMax T-200 is an 18% nickel maraging steel with titanium as the primary strengthening agent and containing no cobalt. It is double vacuum melted to assure high purity which is essential for optimum mechanical properties. Price stability is an advantage with titanium-strengthened maraging steels, as compared with the price fluctuations that can occur with the cobalt-strengthened steel. 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, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: SA-422. Producer or source: Teledyne Vasco.

SIMOCH is a low alloy tool steel having high shock resistance, high impact strength and excellent wear resistance. It is recommended for many hot work and cold work applications. 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, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-186. Producer or source: Teledyne Vasco.

Red Star Tungsten is a high-carbon low-alloy tool steel having high hardness, good toughness, and keen cutting edge. It is recommended for cutting tools, thread rolling dies, paper knives, etc. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as deformation. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-173. Producer or source: Vanadium Alloys Steel Company.