NITRALLOY 225 is a special alloy steel which can be nitrided, that is, surface hardened, without final quenching, by the action of ammonia gas at relatively low temperatures. It is used for pump shafts, bearing bushings, connecting rods, press rolls, steam valves, sreel stamping dies. and hot work and wire drawing 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: SA-48. Producer or source: Alloy steel mills and foundries.

Cryodur 2833 is a wear-resistant water-hardening steel with resistance to overheating. Applications include cold heading dies; first and finish upsetting punches; cold stamps; dies for the manufacturing of screws, rivets, and bolts; and compression pistons. This datasheet provides information on composition and physical properties. It also includes information on heat treating. Filing Code: TS-777. Producer or source: Schmolz + Bickenbach USA Inc..

No. 2 DIE METAL is a zinc-base alloy recommended primarily for die castings and sand castings (stamping and drop-hammer dies). This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, tensile properties, and shear strength as well as fracture toughness and fatigue. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as casting, forming, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Zn-4. Producer or source: Henning Bros. & Smith Inc..

AL TECH HURON is a cold-work tool steel developed for applications requiring high resistance to wear or to abrasion and for resistance to heavy pressure rather than to sudden shock. Because of these qualities and its good nondeforming properties, it is unsurpassed (for an oil-hardening tool steel) for die work on long production runs. It has superior depth of hardening. Its many applications include cold trimmer dies, lamination dies, plug gages, slitting cutters and blanking, stamping and cold-forming dies and punches for long runs. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and compressive strength as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-481. Producer or source: AL Tech Specialty Steel Corporation.

GUTERL 0-1 is a nondeforming, oil-hardening, general-purpose tool and die steel. It can be oil hardened safely even in complex sections and shapes. It has a good combination of hardeness, toughness and resistance to abrasion and wear. Its many applications include dies for numerous purposes, broaches, forming rolls, stamps and knurling 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-377. Producer or source: Guterl Special Steel Corporation.

CARPENTER O6 is an oil-hardening tool steel for cold-work applications. It is designed to have free graphite in the microstructure. This free graphite is responsible for the excellent machinability of this grade. Among the many applications of Carpenter O6 are dies for various uses, punches, gages, bushings, mandrels, pneumatic hammers, stamps, taps, rotary slitting cutters and wear plates. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-480. Producer or source: Carpenter.

OSTALLOY 217-440 is a non-eutectic, bismuth-base alloy that melts through the temperature range 217-440 F. Its low-melting temperature and controlled-shrinkage characteristics make it a valuable tool of industry for such applications as punch dies and plates, anchoring parts for machining, chuck jaws and other holding devices for manufacturing operations. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and hardness. It also includes information on casting, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: Bi-19. Producer or source: Arconium Corporation of America, A.J Oster Company.

ASARCOLO 158-190 and 217-440 are non-eutectic alloys that can be melted easily. Each range indicates the range through which the alloy melts; thus ASARCOLO 158-190 is a non-eutectic alloy that has a melting range from 158 F to 190 F and ASARCOLO 217-440 is another non-eutectic alloy that melts in the range 217 F to 440 F. These alloys are used widely to aid foundry and machine shop practices, for anchoring components, to spot fixtures for awkward shapes, and for soldering. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Bi-2. Producer or source: Federated Metals Corporation, ASARCO Inc..

THYRODUR 2510 (AISI D2) is an oil hardening, non-shrinking die steel which can be hardened at relatively low temperatures. The alloy exhibits excellent wear resistance. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and hardness. It also includes information on heat treating and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-521. Producer or source: Thyssen Specialty Steels Inc.

Lanark is a silicon-manganese shock resistant tool steel with highest impact strength of the AISI S type tool steels. It is used for pneumatic tools, shear blades, and mandrels. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on forming and heat treating. Filing Code: TS-590. Producer or source: Timken Latrobe Steel.

KISKI is a non-deforming, oil-hardening tool and die steel of high manganese content. It has good combination of toughness, high hardenability, wear and abrasion resistance. 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-126. Producer or source: Continental Copper & Steel Industries Inc..

JESSOP CNSI is a high-carbon, high-chromium tool steel possessing outstanding resistance to wear. It air hardens with a minimum amount of distortion; it also may be oil hardened. Its analysis is balanced to give maximum hardness and toughness. It is recommended for general-purpose work where high wear resistance combined with shock resistance is needed. Its many applications include dies of many types, cutters, punches, brick molds, rolls, taps, knurls, forming tools and reamers. 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-366. Producer or source: Jessop Steel Company.

WINDSOR is a medium-alloy, air-hardening tool steel possessing superior abrasion resistance for long service life. Its inherent wearability and toughness make it particularly adaptable for use in dies and punches in extended production runs. It also has excellent nondeforming characteristics. Its many applications include blanking dies, coining, cold shears 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-385. Producer or source: Jessop Steel Company.

BELMONT ALLOY 2481 is a bismuth-base, non-eutectic alloy that melts through the temperature range 218-440 F. It was developed and used originally for making punch dies to produce transformer laminations from silicon steel sheet. It is now also used to make a wide variety of punch dies and plates, chuck jaws and other holding devices for machine shops and manufacturing operations. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on casting, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: Bi-14. Producer or source: Belmont Metals Inc..

Bismuth-28.5Pb-14.5Sn-9Sb is a bismuth-base non-eutectic alloy that melts over the low-temperature range of 218-440 F. Its controlled-shrinkage characteristics and low melting temperature make it a valuable industrial tool. It was developed and used originally for making punching dies to produce transformer laminations from silicon sheet steel. Now its many uses include filling blow holes in castings, anchoring dies and non-machinery parts, fixtures, jigs and hold-down bolts in concrete floors. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on casting, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: Bi-30. Producer or source: Producers of low-melting alloys.

The carbon content in TLS S1, about 0.5%, produces a combination of high strength and high toughness with medium wear resistance. Chisels and rivet sets are typical applications. 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 and machining. Filing Code: TS-655. Producer or source: Timken Latrobe Steel.

LSS S5 is a shock-resistant tool steel that has the highest toughness of all “S” type tool steels and can be used for heavy-duty punches. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on heat treating and machining. Filing Code: TS-680. Producer or source: Latrobe Specialty Steel Company.

INDALLOY 217-440 is a bismuth-base alloy that can be melted easily. It is a non-eutectic alloy that melts through a temperature range of 217-440 F. Its low melting temperature and controlled-shrinkage characteristics make it a valuable tool of industry for such applications as anchoring non-moving parts in machinery, filling blow holes in castings, split jaw chucks and anchoring hold-down bolts in concrete floors. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on casting, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: Bi-22. Producer or source: Indium Corporation of America.

Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Cryodur 2510 is a high-carbon, manganese-chromium-tungsten-vanadium alloy cold-work tool steel. This oil hardening type cold work tool steel offers a combination of high hardness, good wear resistance, and good cutting edge retention. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, microstructure, and hardness. It also includes information on heat treating. Filing Code: TS-838. Producer or source: Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Specialty Steel.

UHB-46 is a non-deforming, oil-hardening tool and die steel having excellent toughness and wear resistance. It conforms to ASM Class IIA-1, SAE Type 01 and AISI Type 01. This datasheet provides information on composition and hardness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-38. Producer or source: Uddeholm Company of America Inc..