Ni-Hard Type 4 is a wear-resistant martensitic white iron with improved resistance to fracture under repeated impact. It is recommended for jaw crushers, hammer mills, pulverizers and similar heavy duty wear resistant components. 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 casting, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: CI-34. Producer or source: Alloy iron foundries.

Dargraph is an oil-hardening, graphitic steel having excellent resistance to abrasive wear, galling, scuffing and scoring. It is recommended for drawing and forming dies, bushings, pneumatic hammers, wear plates, etc. 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-216. Producer or source: Darwin & Milner Inc..

No. 2 DIE METAL is a zinc-base alloy recommended primarily for die castings and sand castings (stamping and drop-hammer dies). This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, tensile properties, and shear strength as well as fracture toughness and fatigue. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as casting, forming, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Zn-4. Producer or source: Henning Bros. & Smith Inc..

MAGNESIUM ALLOY-TA54A is a general purpose hammer-forging alloy having intermediate strength. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive and shear strength as well as fatigue. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: Mg-44. Producer or source: Aluminum Company of America.

ALMANITE WSH is an austenitic nodular iron possessing superior tensile strength, toughness and ability to work harden under conditions of severe pounding impact. It is recommended for crusher liners, hammers, grinding balls, etc. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on casting, heat treating, machining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: CI-40. Producer or source: Meehanite Metal Corporation.

BLACK DIAMOND STANDARD is an electric-furnace-melted, water-hardening carbon tool steel with an excellent reputation for use as the standard in general shop tools requiring extreme toughness and resistance to shock and impact. In the lower carbon ranges (0.50-0.70% carbon), it is used primarily for tools such as pins, punches, hammers and sledges. Black Diamond may be expected to give uniform and consistent results, although no definite limits of case depth or grain size are regularly guaranteed. 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-281. Producer or source: Crucible Specialty Metals Division, Colt Industries.

CERROBASE Alloy is a bismuth-lead eutectic alloy that melts at 255 F (124 C). It is characterized by initial shrinkage followed by slow growth. Its low melting temperature and/or growth-shrinkage characteristics make it a useful industrial material. Among many applications, it is used for (1) anchoring inserts in wood, metal or plastics, (2) drop-hammer dies, (3) duplicate patterns in pottery and foundry, and (4) liquid metal bath for heat treating. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on casting, forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: Bi-11. Producer or source: Cerro Metal Products.

GUTERL S-5 is a shock-resisting steel recommended for severe and repeated impacts in service. It has an excellent combination of toughness and hardness to survive the high stresses in service and to resist abrasion and wear. It is normally hardened by austenitizing and quenching in oil but it can be water quenched successfully with proper precautions. Its many uses include hammers, hand chisels, boiler punches, shear blades and pneumatic tools. 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-357. Producer or source: Guterl Special Steel Corporation.

MUELLER Alloy 3771 (formerly MBCo. Alloy 211) is one of the most widely used and most easily forged of the copper-base forging alloys. It is most often used in multiple sequence hammer forging operations where a wide forging temperature range is desired. It is also a free-machining alloy. Typical uses include valve bodies, putters and hardware. 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: Cu-404. Producer or source: Mueller Brass Company.

MOSIL is intended for applications requiring high toughness and resistance to shock loading. It is recommended for severe and repeated impacts in service. It has an excellent combination of hardness and toughness to withstand the high stresses in service and to resist abrasion and wear. Normally, it is hardened by austenitizing and quenching in oil. Among the many uses of Mosil are hand chisels, hammers, rivet sets, concrete breakers and heavy-duty punches. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-400. Producer or source: Teledyne Vasco.

CARPENTER O6 is an oil-hardening tool steel for cold-work applications. It is designed to have free graphite in the microstructure. This free graphite is responsible for the excellent machinability of this grade. Among the many applications of Carpenter O6 are dies for various uses, punches, gages, bushings, mandrels, pneumatic hammers, stamps, taps, rotary slitting cutters and wear plates. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-480. Producer or source: Carpenter.

Finkl WF-XTRA has high wear resistance while retaining moderate fracture toughness. The alloy is recommended for larger die blocks. The optimum diameter for hardenability is 838 mm (33 in.). It is appropriate for use in high-production hammers where die temperatures may be above average or in presses with moderately high operating temperatures. This datasheet provides information on composition, microstructure, hardness, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-570. Producer or source: A. Finkl & Sons Company.

Cuprodie is a die steel intended for use without water or oil-based lubricants. Some lubricity is provided by low-melting-point copper alloy in this grade. This alloy is suitable for hammers where operation without a lubricant/coolant results in low to moderate die operating temperatures. 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-574. Producer or source: A. Finkl & Sons Company.

Cuprodie 2 die steel is intended for use without water or oil-based lubricants. Some lubricity is provided by low-melting-point copper alloyed in this grade. The alloy is suitable for hammers where operation without a lubricant/coolant results in low to moderate die operating temperatures. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-576. Producer or source: A. Finkl & Sons Company.

Colmonoy No. 1 is an abrasion-resistant alloy for high-impact applications such as dipper teeth, mill hammers, and catalyst valves. Colmonoy Special No. 1 is an abrasion-resistant iron-base alloy for use where impact is moderate such as ash plows, coal chutes, and dredge cutters. Both alloys can be ground. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and hardness. It also includes information on surface qualities as well as joining. Filing Code: SS-843. Producer or source: Wall Colmonoy Corporation.

YSS DM is a hot work stool steel with excellent toughness. Applications include hammer forging dies, aluminum forge dies, forging bolsters, and extrusion die backers. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and hardness. It also includes information on forming. Filing Code: TS-753. Producer or source: Hitachi Metals America Ltd.

Finkl FX-XTRA and FS die steels are clean, tough, and machinable steel alloys used for replacement machine parts. FS is the annealed temper. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SA-493. Producer or source: A. Finkl & Sons Company.

Böhler K107 is a high-carbon (2.1%), 12% chromium. 0.7 % tungsten, alloy cold-work tool steel that is used in applications where a very high abrasive wear resistance is needed, but where demands on chipping resistance are small. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on forming and heat treating. Filing Code: TS-799. Producer or source: voestalpine Böhler Edelstahl GmbH&Co KG.

Böhler K100 is a high-carbon, high-chromium (12%), alloy cold-work tool steel that is suitable for medium run tooling in applications where a very good abrasive wear resistance is needed but where demands on chipping resistance are small. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on forming and machining. Filing Code: TS-788. Producer or source: voestalpine Böhler Edelstahl GmbH & Co.

Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Cryodur 2249 is a medium-carbon, silicon-chromium-vanadium alloy cold-work tool steel that provides an attractive combination of high strength, high hardness, and high toughness. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on heat treating. Filing Code: TS-817. Producer or source: Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Specialty Steel GmbH.