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.

BETHLEHEM HOT WORK 8 alloy is a hot-work tool steel having high wear resistance in the higher range of operating temperatures. It also has high resistance to surface wash and heat-checking. 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-3. Producer or source: Bethlehem Steel Corporation.

VDC is an air-hardening 5% chromium die steel recommended for a wide range of hot work applications requiring resistance to heat and abrasion, and is particularly useful for white metal die casting and extrusion applications. It is equivalent to AISI TYPE H13. This datasheet provides information on composition and hardness as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-45. Producer or source: Latrobe Steel Company.

Finkl PRESS-DIE is a precipitation-hardening die steel designed to resist thermal shock while providing wear resistance at elevated temperatures. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on heat treating. Filing Code: TS-553. Producer or source: A. Finkl & Sons Company.

TOUGHTEM is a chromium-nickel-molybdenum, low-alloy, hot-work steel which has been developed especially for forging die-block applications. It has excellent through-hardening characteristics 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 high temperature performance as well as heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-491. Producer or source: Uddeholm Steel Corporation.

EB alloy is a high-carbon chromium alloy steel for general hot-work applications. It possesses good compressive strength and hot mechanical properties. It is recommended for hot header and gripper dies, shear blades, hot rivet sets, forging dies, cold forming and embossing dies. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and compressive strength 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-217. Producer or source: Allegheny Ludlum Corporation.

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..

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.

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..

DHA-World is die cast and forging steel with high hardenability and high toughness for general use. This datasheet provides information on physical properties, and hardness. It also includes information on heat treating and machining. Filing Code: TS-697. Producer or source: International Mold Steel Inc..

AISI Type H12 is a general-purpose, low-carbon, chromium-molybdenum-tungsten hot-work steel for tools and dies that require high toughness. It has high hardenability and offers high resistance to softening in service at elevated temperatures. It also offers good resistance to heat checking and may be water cooled in service. It is suitable for hot-work applications involving severe conditions of shock and sudden temperature changes. Its many applications include hot shear blades, forging dies, extrusion 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, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-381. Producer or source: Tool steel mills.

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..

Magnadie is a modified H11 hot-work die steel that is refined by argon oxygen decarburization (AOD) and is air hardenable. Hot work applications include dummy blocks, mandrels, and extrusion dies for aluminum. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on high temperature performance as well as forming and heat treating. Filing Code: TS-582. Producer or source: Latrobe Steel Company.

HOTFORM No. 1 is a 5% chromium hot work steel containing molybdenum, tungsten and vanadium. It has maximum toughness at high strength levels. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness, and deformation. It also includes information on high temperature performance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-60. Producer or source: Vanadium Alloys Steel Corporation.

VASCO-WCC is a hot work die steel having improved mechanical properties at elevated temperatures and is highly resistant to heat checking. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on high temperature performance as well as forming, heat treating, and joining. Filing Code: TS-77. Producer or source: Vanadium Alloys Steel Corporation.

HWD No. 3 is an air-hardening hot work steel recommended for dies where a minimum amount of distortion during hardening is required. It is equivalent to AISI Type H13. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness and creep. It also includes information on high temperature performance as well as forming, heat treating, and joining. Filing Code: TS-72. Producer or source: Firth Sterling Inc..

HARDTEM is a balanced chromium-molybdenum-vanadium alloy die steel furnished in the prehardened condition ready for sinking without further heat treatment by the user. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on high temperature performance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-134. Producer or source: Heppenstall Company.

A. M. 3 Die Steel is a medium-carbon, 5% chromium tool and die steel having high resistance to heat checking and erosion of die-casting dies and other hot work tools. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on high temperature performance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-162. Producer or source: A. Milne & Company (Distributor).

JESSOP 2-B is a general purpose hot work die steel having great resistance to abrasion. It is supplied in three grades. namely 2-B (L.C.), 2-B (M.C.) and 2-B (H.C.). These are classed as ASM Type IV F1, Type IV F3 and Type IV F2 respectively. This datasheet provides information on composition and hardness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-33. Producer or source: Jessop Steel Company.

Marvel is a low-carbon, high-tungsten steel, particularly adapted for dies which may become heated to a dull red heat while in operation. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive strength as well as deformation. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-109. Producer or source: Vanadium Alloys Steel Company.