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Uddeholm Vidar 1 ESR is a medium-carbon, chromium-molybdenum-vanadium, hot-work tool steel that is produced using the electroslag remelting (ESR) process. Its good toughness in combination with very good polishability and texturing properties makes it a suitable steel in plastic mold applications. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on high temperature performance as well as machining. Filing Code: TS-787. Producer or source: Uddeholms AB.

THYSSEN STRIPPER MATERIAL is ideally suited for a stripper material for plastic molding applications of all kinds. It is supplied preheat treated to Rc 38/42 (352-388 BHN), and has a high impact strength with good temper resistance. Hardness loss due to mass effects is very low. This datasheet provides information on composition and physical properties. It also includes information on heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: SA-466. Producer or source: Thyssen Specialty Steels Inc.

THYROTHERM 2344 SUPRA ESR is a premium quality AISI H13 work tool steel with consistent and uniform properties in all directions, particularly impact value. It has the capability of attaining an optical lens quality polish. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and hardness as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on heat treating, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-527. Producer or source: Thyssen Specialty Steels Inc.

Lukens cold-work tool steels A2, D2, O1, S5, and S7 are used in applications where an air-hardening, oil-hardening, or shock-resisting tool steel is required. These steels are available in full-size, annealed plates suitable for saw cutting and/or finishing. Parts can subsequently be machined and heat treated to a range of hardness requirements. For improved internal cleanliness, all Lukens cold-work tool steels are produced with maximum sulfur levels of 0.010%. This datasheet provides information on composition. It also includes information on machining and joining. Filing Code: TS-550. Producer or source: Lukens Steel Company.

Böhler M314 Extra is free machining with high sulfur, prehardened, and corrosion resistant with 16% Cr. It is used as holder frames for plastic mold tooling. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and elasticity. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: SS-987. Producer or source: Böhler-Uddeholm North America.

THYROPLAST 2798 is an electric arc melted, vacuum degassed P20 type tool steel which has high impact values for highly stressed mold frames and forging dies. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and hardness. It also includes information on heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-528. Producer or source: Thyssen Specialty Steels Inc.

THYROTHERM 2344 EFS is an electric arc melted, vacuum degassed hot work tool steel with good resistance to thermal shock and the capability to be polished to lens quality. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and hardness as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on heat treating, machining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-524. Producer or source: Thyssen Specialty Steels Inc.

MoldStar 18 has good bearing qualities and has resistance to wear, abrasion, fatigue, deformation, and corrosion. MoldStar 21 and 22 are harder alloys and also have good bearing qualities and resistance to wear, abrasion, fatigue, deformation, and corrosion. This family of aluminum bronzes is used as wear plates, sleeve bearings, and guide pin bushings. MoldStar 18 is also known as PAS 18. This datasheet provides information on physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive strength. Filing Code: CU-733. Producer or source: Performance Alloys.

Giantal is a wrought aluminum alloy for mold applications such as low-pressure plastic and composite molding, including thermoforming and resin transfer molding that require the material to have excellent corrosion resistance and weldability. The 5xxx aluminum alloys are preferred for this type of application. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on high temperature performance. Filing Code: AL-390. Producer or source: Corus Aluminum Rolled Products USA.

Crucible S7 XL is a double-refined high-purity grade of S7 tool steel (see Alloy Digest TS-543, July 1996) designed specifically for ease of wire electrical discharge machining (EDM) operations, improved consistency in texturizing of plastic injection molds, and superior shock resistance compared to conventional S7. Typical applications include plastic injection molds, punches and dies by wire EDM, and heavy impact tools. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on wear resistance as well as heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-562. Producer or source: Crucible Service Centers. Originally published November 1998, revised 2005.

Uddeholm Corrax for AM is a stainless steel developed for additive manufacturing. Its unique set of properties makes it a choice for tools where superior corrosion resistance combined with high hardness is needed. These properties make it suitable for tools for plastic molds, including for demanding applications such as molds for medical parts, parts made of corrosive plastics, and parts made of rubber. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive strength. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, surface treatment, and powder metal forms. Filing Code: SS-1358. Producer or source: Uddeholms AB.

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.

Boehler Uddeholm alloy BeCu172 is a high-strength beryllium copper mold with high thermal conductivity. BeCu Alloy 172 can be supplied in the high-hard (HH) condition at approximately 40 HRC and in the low-hard (LH) condition at approximately 30 HRC. This alloy is used for applications such as pinch-offs and neck rings for blow molds, cores, and inserts in injection molds and injection nozzles and manifolds for hot runner systems. 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: CU-781. Producer or source: Böhler-Uddeholm Corporation.

FINKL LR, HB, and HI-HARD P-20 are part of a series of mold materials offering a range of properties for various molding applications. The increasing success and popularity of plastic products over the years has led to more sophisticated tooling and constantly evolving resin. These forces have acted together to place increased demands on mold materials. This datasheet provides information on composition. It also includes information on machining. Filing Code: TS-683. Producer or source: A. Finkl & Sons Company.

CORRAX is a precipitation-hardening (PH) stainless mold steel that may be used for many demanding applications. Its superior resistance to corrosion, combined with a hardness of up to 50 HRC, makes it well suited for molds making medical parts, all molds running in a clean-room environment, parts made of corrosive plastics (such as polyvinyl chloride, PVC), and molds for parts made of rubber. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive strength as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: SS-774. Producer or source: Uddeholm Tooling Svenska AB.

VISCOUNT 20 is an air-hardening, 5% chromium hot-work steel with the same analysis as Latrobe's VDC except for the addition of carefully controlled and evenly dispersed alloy sulfides. These additives improve the machinability of the steel so that it is an excellent selection for a variety of hot-work applications where machinability is of primary importance. Its many uses include forging and heading dies, aluminum extrusion dies, mandrels and mold dies for plastics. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on heat treating and machining. Filing Code: TS-446. Producer or source: Latrobe Steel Company.

AL TECH ARAPAHO is an air-hardening or oil-hardening tool steel depending on the size, tool geometry and other desired propties. It has exceptional toughness coupled with resistance to softening at moderately high temperatures. It is used for general blanking and forming-die applications; it also is used for impact and shock-resisting tools. Its many uses include shear blades, chisels, punches, rivet sets and mold dies for plastics. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, microstructure, hardness, and elasticity as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on heat treating and machining. Filing Code: TS-475. Producer or source: AL Tech Specialty Steel Corporation.

AL TECH NAVAHO is an air-hardening punch and die steel with lower carbon than most cold-work steels; this provides an optimum combination of wear resistance and toughness for difficult cold-work applications. It also is used for abrasive hot-work requirements. This steel offers relatively favorable size stability and exceptional secondary hardness characteristics. NAVAHO has a broad application range from shear blades and punches to molds for plastics ad hot-work tooling. 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-421. Producer or source: AL Tech Specialty Steel Corporation.

LESCO S-7 is an air or oil-hardening die steel with a unique combination of toughness and wear-resistance properties that makes it an ideal choice for many tooling applications. The outstanding properties of Lesco S-7 are provided by an intermediate carbon level balanced with moderate amounts of chromium and molybdenum. It is used for both cold and hot tooling applications. Its many uses include shear blades, swaging dies, chisels and dies for molding plastics below 1000 F (538 C). 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-437. Producer or source: Latrobe Steel Company.

AMPCO 940 is a precipitation-hardening copper-nickel-silicon-chromium alloy developed for resistance welding and other applications now using the 1% beryllium-copper alloys. The heat-treated alloy is capable of meeting the RWMA (Resistance Welder Manufacturers Association) Class 3 minimum requirements-95,000 psi tensile strength, 90 Rockwell B hardness and 45% IACS electrical conductivity. Potential applications include resistance welding tips, wheels and fixtures. A major use is in plastic injection molding. AMPCO-TRODE 940 is used for repair welding and overlays. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on high temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as casting, forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: CU-434. Producer or source: Ampco Metal Inc. Originally published as Ampcoloy 940, April 1982, revised March 1993.