DURAMOLD-B is a low carbon, low alloy carburizing grade of steel recommended for hobbed plastic molds and dies. 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, and joining. Filing Code: TS-169. Producer or source: Bethlehem Steel Corporation.

DURAMOLD A is the low-carbon 4 1/2% chromium type of air-hardening hobbing die steel. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-37. Producer or source: Bethlehem Steel Corporation.

AISI Type P2 is a cold hobbing alloy mold steel exhibiting a combination of ease in hobbing and good core strength. It is recommended for case hardened molds for plastics. 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, and joining. Filing Code: TS-230. Producer or source: Tool steel mills.

SUPER SAMPSON is an alloy die and mold steel that develops exceptionally high strength which is retained at operating temperatures to 800 F. In the annealed condition (maximum Brinell hardness 135), cavities can be machined readily or produced by hobbing if the impressions are not too deep. SUPER SAMPSON takes a high-luster finish if carburized to the proper surface carbon content, the maximum carbon content is 0.50% for the die-casting dies and 0.80-1.00% for plastic molds. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness, and deformation. It also includes information on high temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-92. Producer or source: Carpenter. Originally published April 1960, revised January 1976.

MIRROMOLD is a case-hardening mold steel designed expressly for cold-hobbed cavities. It is a vanadium-treated, cold-melt, electric-furnace mold steel developed to provide: (1) Cleanness and uniformity, (2) Maximum hobability and (3) Uniform response to heat treatment. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as deformation. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-305. Producer or source: Carpenter.

STORA ASP 23 high-speed tool steel offers very good abrasion resistance and resistance to softening at elevated temperatures. The excellent size stability and good grindability of this steel make it highly suitable for tools of complicated shape, such as hobs, broaches and threading dies. The high combination of wear resistance, tensile properties and toughness make ASP 23 suitable also for cold-work tools. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and elasticity. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-334. Producer or source: Stora Kopparberg, Special Steels Division.

NEATRO is a high-hardenability molybdenum-tungsten type of high-speed steel; it differs from other molybdenum-tungsten high-speed steels because of its very carbon and vanadium contents. Its high resistance to abrasion adapts it for all operations requiring fine cuts such as broaching and reaming. It also can be used with excellent results for many other types of tools including form cutters, hobs, milling cutters, lathe and planer tools, chasers and drills 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-2. Producer or source: Teledyne Vasco. Originally published December 1952, revised August 1979.

AISI Type T1 is a general-purpose, tungsten, high-speed steel containing nominally 18% tungsten, 4% chromium and 1% vanadium. It is suitable for practically all high-speed applications. This steel has been the standard of the industry for many years because of its cutting ability, ease of heat treatment and minimum tendency to decarburize. Its many applications include drills, taps, lathe and planer tools, broaches and hobs. 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-373. Producer or source: Tool steel mills.

CARPENTER HI SHOCK 60 is an air-hardening steel for tools and dies that require extreme shock resistance. Its benefits, in addition to exceptional toughness, include good machinability and a low hardening temperature. Recommended applications include hobs, heavy-duty punches, mandrels and other tools and dies subject to high shock. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness, and deformation. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-397. Producer or source: Carpenter.

AISI Type P4 is an alloy steel that develops exceptionally high strength which is retained at operating temperatures to 800 F. In the annealed condition (maximum Brinell hardness 135), cavities can be machined readily or produced by cold hobbing if the impressions are not too deep. Type P6 takes a high-luster finish if carburized to the proper surface carbon content; the maximum carbon content is 0.50% for the die-casting dies and 0.80-1.00% for molds for plastics. 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, and joining. Filing Code: TS-399. Producer or source: Tool steel mills.

CARPENTER SAMSON EXTRA is a case-hardening alloy mold steel expressly developed to give an excellent combination of easy hobbing, good machinability, and high strength for long runs in the molding of plastics. It is ESR melted which makes it outstanding for its cleanliness; therefore, it has exceptional polishing capability. Samson Extra is designed specifically to provide excellent wear resistance after it has been properly carburized and hardened. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-403. Producer or source: Carpenter.

GUTERL T-1 is a general-purpose high-speed steel that is suitable for practically all high-speed applications. It is relatively easy to fabricate. This steel has been the standard of the industry for many years because of its excellent combination of cutting ability and toughness, ease of heat treatment and minimum tendency to decarburize. Its many uses include drills, taps, broaches, hobs, lathe and planer tools, milling cutters and wood-working tools. 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-409. Producer or source: Guterl Special Steel Corporation.

VASCO M-30 is a high-speed tool steel containing nominally 8.70% molybdenum and 4.75% cobalt. It provides long life in machining difficult-to-cut metals, such as heat-resisting alloys and super-alloys. It is recommended for cutting tools requiring a good combination of suitable toughness with optimum cutting qualities. Typical applications of VASCO M-30 comprise milling cutters, broaches, drills, hobs, turning tools and dies. 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-418. Producer or source: Teledyne Vasco.

Carpenter Stainless No. 2 Mold Steel is a 13% chromium steel ideally suited for long-run molding jobs. It is specifically used for protection against the following corrosive conditions: (1) Rusting of cavities when machines are shut down or molds are stored, (2) Rusting of mold cavities when using corrosive plastics, and (3) Corrosion problems when molds are used in hot, humid climates. In addition to resisting the above corrosive conditions, users have found that this steel has many other cost-reducing advantages for applications where corrosion is not involved. 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-367. Producer or source: Carpenter.

UHB ROLAND is a chromium-molybdenum-cobalt-vanadium tool steel characterized by good resistance to thermal shock and thermal fatigue, good high-temperature strength, good wear resistance and good machinability. 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, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-296. Producer or source: Uddeholm Aktiebolag.

FORMA is a very low carbon carburizing steel recommended for cold hubbing of compression and multi-cavity molds for plastics. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on heat treating and machining. Filing Code: TS-59. Producer or source: Uddeholm (Canada) Ltd.

BETHLEHEM 67 CHISEL is the general-purpose, tungsten-type of shock-resisting tool steel. It has excellent properties for cold battering tools and hot-work shock applications. It is characterized by unusual toughness, resistance to fatigue and relative ease of heat treatment. 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-48. Producer or source: Bethlehem Steel Corporation.

Crucible CPM REX M35HCHS is a modification of the AISI M2 high-speed steel by an addition of cobalt and produced by powder metallurgy to be homogeneous with good toughness. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, microstructure, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on forming and machining. Filing Code: TS-595. Producer or source: Crucible.

Uddeholm Sverker 3 is a high-carbon, chromium-tungsten, alloy cold-work tool steel. It is suitable for medium and long run tooling in applications where a very good abrasive wear resistance is needed. Uddeholm Sverker 3 contains large carbides, which are advantageous for abrasive wear resistance but which reduce chipping resistance. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and compressive strength. It also includes information on heat treating. Filing Code: TS-797. Producer or Source: Uddeholms AB.

Uddeholm AISI A2 is an air- or oil-hardening chromium-molybdenum-vanadium alloyed tool steel offering an excellent combination of good wear resistance and toughness. Typical applications are tools for cutting and forming. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-563. Producer or source: Uddeholm Corporation.