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.

Seneca Hot Die is a tungsten-chromium-vanadium type hot work steel having good red hardness and abrasion resistance. It is recommended for forging dies, copper extrusion dies, die casting dies, and other 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-150. Producer or source: Atlas Steels Company.

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.

LUMDIE is a tungsten-chromium hot work steel recommended for die casting dies, forging and extrusion dies. It is an air hardening steel having high temperature properties and heat resistance. It is particularly suited for long run die casting dies, brass forging dies, and for various extrusion tools such as dummy blocks, dies, and mandrels. 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, and joining. Filing Code: TS-194. Producer or source: Latrobe Steel Company.

DIEVAR is a premium Cr-Mo-V alloyed hot work tool steel developed by Uddeholm. Development, production, and refining techniques yield a die steel with resistance to heat checking, gross cracking, hot wear, and plastic deformation. The properties profile for DIEVAR makes it a choice for die casting, forging, and extrusion. 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-596. Producer or source: Böhler Uddeholm N.A.

HWD-2 is a chromium-molybdenum-vanadium hot work steel particularly useful for hot work die operations that are water-cooled in service. It is particularly useful for die casting, 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-136. Producer or source: Firth Sterling Inc..

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.

JET FORGE is a hot work die steel for forging high temperature alloys. It offers toughness and high wear resistance on high temperature applications involved in forging jet parts. 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-90. Producer or source: Vanadium Alloys Steel Company.

FIREDIE 9 is a chromium-molybdenum-cobalt hot-work steel. It has outstanding resistance to softening in elevated-temperature service; the cobalt gives this steel its superior heat resistance. Firedie 9 has excellent resistance to thermal shock; in fact, dies can be water cooled durin operation without fear of cracking. Among its many applications are forging dies, hot-extrusion mandrels, hot-shear blades, die-casting dies and hot 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-450. Producer or source: Columbia Tool Steel Company.

FIREDIE 13 is the standard 5% chromium hot-work tool steel with increased vanadium for improved wear resistance and toughness. In addition, this steel possesses excellent hot-hardness properties. Its many applications include die-casting tools (for Al, Mg and Zn), extrusion tools (for Al and Mg), hot-heading dies, forging dies, hot punches and heavy shear blades. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-462. Producer or source: Columbia Tool Steel Company.

GUTERL H-11 is a 5% chromium hot-work tool steel with an excellent combination of red hardness, shock resistance (toughness) and resistance to abrasion; these are the properties needed for good hot-work characteristics. It will withstand drastic cooling from maximum operating temperatures. Among the many uses for this steel are hot-die applications, structural parts for jet engines and missiles, extrusion mandrels and forging dies. 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-412. Producer or source: Guterl Special Steel Corporation.

CROMO-W is a general purpose hot work tool and die steel having excellent resistance to wear, shock, and drastic changes in temperature. It is recommended for hot shear blades, forging and bolt heading dies, punches and other types of hot work tools. 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-211. Producer or source: Bethlehem Steel Corporation.

AL TECH B-47 is a chromium-tungsten-cobalt-vanadium steel with excellent resistance to shock and abrasion at elevated temperatures. Its good hot hardness enables it to handle many hot-work jobs without washing out or changing size. B-47 has very good mechanical properties at elevated temperatures where typical applications include extrusion dies for brass, hot-punch tools and forging-die inserts. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on high temperature performance as well as forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-484. Producer or source: AL Tech Specialty Steel Corporation.

Thermodur 2714 is a tough die steel with high tempering resistance and good through hardening. Typical applications include forging dies, mandrels, die holders, armored trim dies, and hot-shear blades. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and hardness. It also includes information on forming and heat treating. Filing Code: TS-694. Producer or source: Schmolz + Bickenbach USA Inc.

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..

AA 4032 has a comparatively low coefficient of thermal expansion and good forgeability. The alloy takes on an attractive dark gray appearance when anodized which may be desirable in architectural applications. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, tensile properties, and shear strength as well as fatigue. It also includes information on low and high temperature performance, and corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Al-305. Producer or source: Various aluminum companies.

GUTERL H-13 is an air-hardening chromium-molybdenum-vanadium tool steel that finds wide use as dies in the forging, extrusions and die-casting industries. It has good hot hardness and wear resistance, extreme toughness and high resistance to heat checking and erosive action. Also, it has excellent machinability in the annealed condition and relatively good freedom from distortion and scaling during heat treatment. 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-405. Producer or source: Guterl Special Steel Corporation.

Uddeholm QRO 90 Supreme is a high-performance chromium-molybdenum-vanadium alloy hot-work tool steel. The combination of high temperature strength, temper resistance and thermal conductivity exhibited by Uddeholm QRO 90 Supreme is unparalleled. Thus Uddeholm QRO 90 Supreme exhibits improved service life in die casting and extrusion of nonferrous metals, and in forging and extrusion of steel. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on heat treating and machining. Filing Code: TS-825. Producer or source: Uddeholms AB.

DH31-EX was developed to extend the life of aluminum die cast dies, and other hot forging or pressing dies. This datasheet provides information on physical properties, and hardness. It also includes information on heat treating. Filing Code: TS-696. Producer or source: International Mold Steel Inc..

Crusible CCS is an air-hardening hot work steel having high temperature properties and heat resistance. It is recommended for die casting dies, forging and extrusion tools. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on high temperature performance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-182. Producer or source: Crucible Steel Company of America.