W.W. HOT WORK is a chromium-tungsten hot-work tool and die steel containing nominally 1.05% vanadium. It is characterized by high strength and hardness at elevated temperature and good resistance to heat checking. It has high hardenability and can be hardened by quenching in salt or oil. Its many hot-work applications include extrusion dies for copper and brass, long-running die-casting dies, piercer points and 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-420. Producer or source: Teledyne Vasco.

AISI Type H25 is a high-tungsten hot-work steel having heat resitance. It retains a high degree of working hardness at elevated temperatures. It is recommended for brass extrusion and forging dies, punches, cut-off knives, backet and dummy blocks. 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-178. Producer or source: Tool steel mills.

THERMOLD H22 is a tungsten-type hot work steel possessing high heat resistance and a high degree of working hardness at elevated temperatures. It is recommended where hardness and abrasion resistance are more important than toughness. 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, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-170. Producer or source: Cyclops Corporation.

RED CUT SUPERIOR J is a tungsten-type of hot-work tool and die steel; in fact, it is the 18 tungsten-4 chromium-1 vanadium high-speed composition with carbon lowered to provide more toughness. It is characterized by high red hardness and good resistance to abrasion. It is recommended for applichations in which hardness must be maintained at elevated temperatures. 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-410. Producer or source: Teledyne Vasco.

PEERLESS LCT2 is a hot work steel which possesses high heat resistance and a high degree of working hardness at elevated temperatures. This steel is best applied where hardness and resistance to abrasion are of more importance than toughness. 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, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-140. Producer or source: Crucible Steel Company of America.

BETHLEHEM 57 SPECIAL is the 14% tungsten type of hot-work tool steel. It has high ability to retain hardness at high temperatures with high wear resistance. This datasheet provides information on composition and hardness as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-104. Producer or source: Bethlehem Steel Corporation.

LOMINIUM is a medium-carbon, low alloy hot work tool and die steel recommended for die-casting dies and other hot work applications. 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: TS-155. Producer or source: A. Milne & Company (Distributor).

Böhler (or Boehler) WMD is a multi-alloy economical hot work tool steel useful for a wide range of hot work applications, such as headers, upsetters, extrusion and die casting tools and dies, etc. 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-214. Producer or source: Böhler Uddeholm N.A..

THYRODUR 2379 (AISI D2) is an air hardening, high carbon chromium die steel, well suited for long run tool and die applications. It is capable of great hardness and high resistance to abrasive wear. It is non-deforming; consistent in response to all machining, heat treating and production operations; and is somewhat corrosion resistant. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on heat treating and machining. Filing Code: TS-520. Producer or source: Thyssen Specialty Steels Inc.

Böhler (or Boehler) WKV is a high efficiency hot-work steel having high resistance to heat checking, high tempering stability, adequate hot strength, sufficient toughness at working temperatures and very good thermal conductivity. It approaches ASM IIID or SAE Type S1 or AISI S1 in composition and type alloy. 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-41. Producer or source: Böhler Uddeholm N.A..

BETHLEHEM T-1 is the 18 tungsten-4 chromium-1 vanadium high-speed steel and is used for general-purpose cutting operations. It has a balanced combination of shock-resistance and abrasion-resistance for cutting tools, high red-hardness and decarburizes the least of the standards high-speed steels. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-270. Producer or source: Bethlehem Steel Corporation.

Heppenstall Gr. 5M21 is a low-carbon, high-molybdenum and nickel precipitation hardening die steel developed especially for hot working of ferrous and nonferrous metals in press and upsetting machines. It is furnished to the Die Steel trade under the trade name of Prestem (in the prehardened condition) and Presneal (in the annealed condition). 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-187. Producer or source: Midvale-Heppenstall Company.

Milne CMV is a 5% chromium, medium-carbon hot work tool steel, having high compression strength, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance. 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, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-111. Producer or source: A. Milne & Company (Distributor).

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.

BETHLEHEM 57HW is the 9% tungsten type of hot-work tool steel, having excellent red-hardness and abrasion resistance compared with relatively good shock resistance for high operating temperatures. It corresponds to AISI Type H21 hot work tool 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, and machining. Filing Code: TS-84. Producer or source: Bethlehem Steel Corporation.

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.

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.

HWD No. 1 is a chromium-molybdenum-tungsten alloy hot work steel developed for applications where dies or tools are subject to heavy pressure or impact while in contact with hot metal. 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-117. Producer or source: Firth Sterling Inc..

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.

POTOMAC is a general-purpose, low-carbon, chromium-molybdenum-tungsten hot-work steel. It has excellent resistance to shock and heat checking after repeated heating and cooling. Potomac is suitable for hot-work applications involving severe conditions of shock and sudden temperature changes. 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, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-290. Producer or source: Allegheny Ludlum Corporation.