CROMO-N tool steel is a low-carbon, high-chromium grade, specially developed to provide optimum resistance to heat-checking during service at elevated temperatures. It is recommended for aluminum die casting dies, extrusion press tooling, aluminum and copper forging dies, and mandrels for extruding all nonferrous materials. 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-142. Producer or source: Bethlehem Steel Corporation.

Cromo-WV is a 5% chromium-tungsten-vanadium-molybdenum tool steel for all general-purpose hot-work tools and dies. 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-250. Producer or source: Bethlehem Steel Corporation.

PRESSURDIE-2 is an intermediate chromium-tungsten-molybdenum hot die steel possessing excellent combination of properties particularly adapted for use in the aluminum extrusion industry. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on high temperature performance as well as forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-58. Producer or source: Continental Copper & Steel Industries Inc..

COPPER ALLOY No. 774 is a nickel silver press-forging alloy that has a forgeability rating of 85% of that of Forging Brass. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, tensile properties, and shear strength. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Cu-245. Producer or source: Chicago Extruded Metals Company.

YSS DAC 40 high-strength aluminum extrusion die steel has higher strength and better softening resistance at elevated temperature than DAC. This datasheet provides information on composition and elasticity. It also includes information on heat treating. Filing Code: TS-746. Producer or source: Hitachi Metals America Ltd.

ELEKTRON Magnesium-ZTY is a wrought magnesium alloy that retains almost constant 0.1% yield strength of 22000 psi up to 190 C. It is hot formable, easily machined and fully weldable. It was developed for use at temperatures up to about 250 C (480 F). This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and tensile properties as well as creep and fatigue. It also includes information on high temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Mg-66. Producer or source: Magnesium Elektron Ltd.

MT-104 is a powder-metallurgical molybdenum alloy which was developed for applications requiring hardness and high-temperature properties superior to those of unalloyed molybdenum. When wrought, MT-104 is a precipitation-strengthened material with high-temperature properties similar to those of arc-cast TZM, which has the same composition. Suggested uses are dies for extrusion, hot pressing, and die casting and for a wide structural components that operate at high temperatures. 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: Mo-8. Producer or source: Sylvania Electric Products Inc..

WHITE LIGHT-MF is a wrought magnesium-base alloy that does not respond to age-hardening heat treatment for increased hardness and strength. It is a general purpose extrusion alloy for applications where medium strength and economy are prime factors. 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: Mg-30. Producer or source: Whitelight Magnesium Division.

AlBeMet AM 162 is a beryllium, 38% aluminum alloy produced in extruded bar, rolled sheet, and hot isostatic pressed (HIP) billets that combines the high-modulus and low-density characteristics of beryllium with the fabrication and mechanical behavior of aluminum. The alloy is weldable, can be formed, machined and brazed like conventional aluminum alloys. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on machining. Filing Code: BE-8. Producer or source: Brush Wellman Inc.

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.

YSS DAC3 is a standard grade for general use with good balance of toughness, strength at elevated temperature, and with excellent hardenability. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on wear resistance as well as heat treating. Filing Code: TS-743. Producer or source: Hitachi Metals America Ltd.

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.

COPPER ALLOY No. 485 is a free-cutting copper-zinc alloy having good mechanical properties and corrosion resistance. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and shear strength. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Cu-249. Producer or source: Brass mills.

PRESSURDIE-1 is an air-hardening hot work tool and die steel having high heat resistance and good high temperature strength properties. It is recommended for die casting dies, extrusion and forging dies. 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-191. Producer or source: Continental Copper & Steel Industries Inc..

UNS T20819 is a hot-work tool and die steel that is characterized by excellent resistance to shock and abrasion at elevated temperatures. This steel provides relatively high toughness and outstanding resistance to heat checking and softening at elevated temperatures. Among its many applications are hot-punch tools, forging dies and inserts, brass extrusion dies, permanent molds for brass casting and hot-extrusion die inserts for steel. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, 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-496. Producer or source: Tool steel mills.

CHB CALMAX is a chromium-tungsten-cobalt hot work steel recommended for the most severe applications. It has an extremely high hot hardness combined with a great toughness at high temperatures. This datasheet provides information on composition and hardness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-177. Producer or source: Uddeholm Aktiebolag.

DELORO STELLITE 4 is a cobalt-base alloy having high wear resistance, good high temperature strength. It is a machinable casting alloy recommended for hot extrusion and pressing dies, etc. 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 heat treating and machining. Filing Code: Co-57. Producer or source: Deloro Stellite Ltd.

Aluminum 6563 is an aluminum extrusion alloy recommended for trim applications, combining medium strength and formability with good finishing characteristics. It responds to an age-hardening heat treatment. Alloy 6563 is a modification of alloy 6063 with improved finishing characteristics and somewhat lower mechanical properties. 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: Al-173. Producer or source: Aluminum Company of America.

MAGNESIUM AZ61A is a magnesium extrusion alloy having a strength level between that of AZ31B and ZK60A. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive, shear, and bearing strength as well as fatigue. It also includes information on high temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: Mg-43. Producer or source: The Dow Chemical Company.

AISI Type H19 is a hot-work tool and die steel that is characterized by excellent resistance to shock and abrasion at elevated temperatures. This steel provides relatively high toughness and outstanding resistance to heat checking and softening at elevated temperatures. Among its many applications are hot-punch tools, forging dies and inserts, brass extrusion dies, permanent molds for brass casting and hot-extrusion die inserts for steel. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-401. Producer or source: Tool steel mills.