Cryodur 2833 is a wear-resistant water-hardening steel with resistance to overheating. Applications include cold heading dies; first and finish upsetting punches; cold stamps; dies for the manufacturing of screws, rivets, and bolts; and compression pistons. This datasheet provides information on composition and physical properties. It also includes information on heat treating. Filing Code: TS-777. Producer or source: Schmolz + Bickenbach USA Inc..

COLHED is a carbon-vanadium tool steel made especially for cold heading dies. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-83. Producer or source: Vanadium Alloys Steel Company.

Edgar Allen VS4 is a high carbon, water hardening tool steel recommended for cold heading dies. 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-166. Producer or source: A. Milne & Company (Distributor).

A9 is a medium-alloy, air-hardening type cold work tool steel. It exhibits a high resistance to softening at elevated temperatures. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on heat treating and machining. Filing Code: TS-531. Producer or source: Tool steel mills.

UHB SVERKER 21 is a high-carbon, high-chromium cold-work tool steel alloyed with molybdenum and vanadium. It has high hardenability and high surface hardness after hardening. It has excellent wear resistance and high compressive strength along with moderate toughness (shock resistance). This steel also is characterized by excellent stability (safety) in hardening and good resistance to tempering. Its many applications include a wide range of cold-working dies, cold-heading tools, gages, knurling tools and shears. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and compressive strength. It also includes information on heat treating and machining. Filing Code: TS-356. Producer or source: Uddeholm Steel Corporation.

AISI Type A8 is a medium-carbon, high-hardenability tool and die steel for cold-work applications. It has an excellent combination of high hardenability, toughness and wear resistance that makes it useful for special tools. Among its many applications are heavy-duty blanking and heading dies, rotary slitters, shear knives and cold-forming rolls. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-390. Producer or source: Tool steel mills.

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.

High-speed tool steel with high-abrasion resistance and toughness for extended life. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and bend strength. It also includes information on heat treating. Filing Code: TS-762. Producer or source: Hitachi Metals America Ltd.

THERMOLD J is the basic 5% chromium hot-work steel, modified by the addition of 1.5% nickel and higher carbon content. The nickel addition is intended to increase the toughness to compensate for the higher carbon. The exceptional properties of Thermold J have led to wide usage in both hot 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 high temperature performance as well as forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-330. Producer or source: Cyclops Corporation.

Böhler K313 is a chromium-molybdenum-vanadium alloy cold-work tool steel that is characterized by good toughness and high wear resistance as well as retention of hardness and hot wear resistance. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on wear resistance as well as forming and heat treating. Filing Code: TS-828. Producer or source: voestalpine Böhler Edelstahl GmbH & Co KG.

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.

CPM 1V is a powder metallurgically produced high-vanadium cold-work tool steel. It is an upgrade to H13 with higher hardness and better temper resistance for longer die life. The alloy also has better heat resistance and higher hardness than H19. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, microstructure, and elasticity as well as fatigue. It also includes information on heat treating, machining, and powder metal forms. Filing Code: TS-605. Producer or source: Crucible Service Centers.

GRAPH-AL is a water or brine hardening graphitic steel used in applications which require shallow hardening properties and resistance to impact loading. This datasheet provides information on composition and hardness as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-68. Producer or source: Timken Roller Bearing Company.

Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Cryodur 2243 is a high-carbon, chromium-silicon-vanadium alloy cold-work tool steel that is suitable for applications requiring a combination of high strength, high toughness, and good wear resistance. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on casting and heat treating. Filing Code: TS-821. Producer or source: Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Specialty Steel GmbH & Co.

Böhler K190 Microclean is a high-carbon, Cr-V-Mo, alloy cold-work tool steel that is produced by the powder metallurgy process. Compared to conventional tool steels, it exhibits a low inclusion level coupled with a highly homogeneous and fine-grained microstructure. It is used in challenging segments of cold work, where a combination of very high compressive strength, wear resistance, and toughness is required. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and hardness. It also includes information on heat treating and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-810. Producer or source: voestalpine Böhler Edelstahl GmbH & Co KG.

CARPENTER H-9 DOUBLE HEADER DIE STEEL was developed specifically to solve chipping, splitting, spalling and cracking in cold header die applications. All billets are acid disc inspected to ensure center soundness and they are tested for hardenability. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-449. Producer or source: Carpenter.

AL TECH NAVAHO is an air-hardening punch and die steel with lower carbon than most cold-work steels; this provides an optimum combination of wear resistance and toughness for difficult cold-work applications. It also is used for abrasive hot-work requirements. This steel offers relatively favorable size stability and exceptional secondary hardness characteristics. NAVAHO has a broad application range from shear blades and punches to molds for plastics ad hot-work tooling. 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, and machining. Filing Code: TS-421. Producer or source: AL Tech Specialty Steel Corporation.

FERRO-TIC SK is a cemented carbide comprising titanium carbide in a matrix of 5% chromium tool steel. It can be heat treated and machined by conventional means and is recommended for cold and hot-working dies and heavy-impact tools. 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 heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-284. Producer or source: Chromalloy Metal Tectonics Company.

COMPAX is a chromium-molybdenum shock-resistant tool steel characterized by high toughness, good wear resistance, good through hardening and good dimensional stability during hardening. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and compressive strength. It also includes information on heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-488. Producer or source: Uddeholm Steel Corporation.

YSS YXR7 is a high-speed tool steel with good toughness and wear resistance. It is used for blanking dies, forging dies, heading dies, and thread forming dies. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and bend strength. It also includes information on heat treating. Filing Code: TS-783. Producer or source: Hitachi Metals America, Ltd.