Vasco-CM is a chromium-manganese tool steel developed for taps and other types of fine edged cutting tools such as reamers, broaches, etc. 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-121. Producer or source: Vanadium Alloys Steel Corporation.

PROJECT 70 STAINLESS TYPE 303DQ is a modification of Project 70 Stainless Type 303 (Alloy Digest, SS-409, revised June 1997). Type 303DQ is designed and processed to optimize drilling and cut-thread tapping machining operations. Compared with regular Project 70 Stainless Type 303, the Type 303DQ modification will allow faster feeds and speeds, longer drill and tap life and less tap breakage. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SS-428. Producer or source: Carpenter.

Atlas 302HQ is a chromium-nickel-copper austenitic stainless steel. It is a specialized wire grade with very wide usage for the manufacture of stainless steel fasteners. The inclusion of 3% copper in the composition reduces the cold work hardening rate substantially compared to type 304 austenitic stainless steel. Atlas 302HQ is the standard for the manufacture of self-tapping screws and light machine screws. It is also used for some bolts, set screws, rivets, and specialized fasteners. It has now totally replaced type 384 and type 305 austenitic stainless steels for cold heading applications, because Atlas 302HQ has relatively higher copper content which is used a lower-cost alternative to the high nickel contents in those alloys. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SS-1350. Producer or source: Atlas Steels.

Böhler (or Boehler) S705 is a cobalt alloyed, tungsten-molybdenum high-speed steel. Applications include turning and planing tools of all types, milling cutters,taps, twist drills, woodworking tools, and cold work tools. See also Alloy Digest TS-761, April 2019. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on heat treating and machining. Filing Code: TS-776. Producer or source: Voestalpine BÖHLER Edelstahl GmbH & Co KG.

Thyrapid 3343 is a standard high-speed steel grade with balanced alloy composition, high toughness, good cutting power, and consequently versatile applications. Thyssen Thyrapid 3343 is suitable for all metal-cutting tools for roughing or finishing, such as twist drills, milling cutters of all types, taps, cutting tools, broaches, reamers, countersinks, chasens, segments for circular saws, shaping tools, and woodworking tools. This datasheet provides information on composition and physical properties. It also includes information on heat treating and machining. Filing Code: TS-560. Producer or source: Thyssen Specialty Steels Inc.

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.

AISI Type M7 is a molybdenum type of high-speed steel. It is somewhat similar to AISI Type M1 tool steel but with higher percentages of carbon and vanadium to provide an improvement over AISI Type M1 in cutting characteristics without a significant loss in toughness. It is suitable for a wide variety of cutting-tool applications where improved resistance to abrasion is required. The many uses of Type M7 include twist drills, end mills, shear blades, punches, milling cutters, lathe tools, taps and reamers. 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 surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-483. Producer or source: Tool steel mills. See also Alloy Digest TS-468, January 1987.

UNS No. T11310 is the high vanadium type of molybdenum high-speed steel. It is a deep-hardening steel and offers high cutting ability and excellent finishing properties. It is a general-purpose steel for cutting tools and is used in such applications as taps, lathe tools and reamers. 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-490. Producer or source: Tool steel mills.

Tatmo is a general-purpose high-speed steel often used in twist drills and taps. 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 forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-633. Producer or source: Timken Latrobe Steel.

K. E. 839 is a chromium, high-carbon tool steel recommended for bearings, shear blades, taps, gauges, swaging dies and other tool applications requiring good abrasions resistance. 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-212. Producer or source: Kayser, Ellison & Company Ltd.

AISI Type M10 is the high vanadium type of molybdenum high-speed steel. It is a deep-hardening steel and offers high cutting ability and excellent finishing properties. It is a general-purpose steel for cutting tools and is used in such applications as taps, lathe tools and reamers. 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 surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-321. Producer or source: Tool steel mills.

AL Tech DBL-3 is a molybdenum-type of high-speed steel containing relatively high carbon and vanadium to provide high resistance to abrasion. It shows marked superiority over many other high-speed steels in applications where abrasion resistance is a factor. Its many applications include taps, milling cutters, broaches and drills. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and hardness as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: TS-347. Producer or source: AL Tech Specialty Steel Corporation.

WANDO belongs to that class of oil-hardening tool steels known as non-deforming steels. It will develop full hardness on oil quenching from a relatively low temperature with minimum volume change, hence non-deforming. It is a general-purpose tool and die steel. Among its many applications are dies for many purposes, shear blades, taps and reamers. 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-354. Producer or source: Cyclops Corporation.

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.

GUTERL M-7 is a molybdenum type of high-speed steel. It is somewhat similar to AISI Type M1 tool steel but with higher percentages of carbon and vanadium to provide an improvement over M1 in cutting characteristics without a significant loss in toughness. It is used widely for cutting-tool applications that require improved resistance to abrasion. Its many uses include reamers, twist drills, taps, lathe tools, end mills and punches. 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-370. Producer or source: Guterl Special Steel Corporation.

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.

CARPENTER STAR-ZENITH is an 18% tungsten-4% chromium-1% vanadium type of high-speed steel that, because of the practice used in its manufacture, has improved toughness to provide it with a stronger, keener cutting edge than is furnished by conventional steel manufacturing practice. For this reason hundreds of users have found it to be an excellent high-speed steel for broaches, form tools, reamers, taps and similar 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-382. Producer or source: Carpenter.

GUTERL M-1 is a highly-molybdenum, low-tungsten type of high-speed tool steel. It is a general-purpose high-speed steel with an excellent combination of cutting ability, finishing characteristics and toughness. Guterl M-1 has good cutting ability for all operations except for heavy-duty, continuous cutting applications that require the ultimate in red hardness. Its toughness is as great as that of other high-speed steels. Its typical uses include circular saws, broaches, gear cutters, twist drills and taps. 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-391. Producer or source: Guterl Special Steel Corporation.

GUTERL T-1 is a general-purpose high-speed steel that is suitable for practically all high-speed applications. It is relatively easy to fabricate. This steel has been the standard of the industry for many years because of its excellent combination of cutting ability and toughness, ease of heat treatment and minimum tendency to decarburize. Its many uses include drills, taps, broaches, hobs, lathe and planer tools, milling cutters and wood-working 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-409. Producer or source: Guterl Special Steel Corporation.

JESSOP TRUFORM is the general-purpose, oil-hardening, non-deforming alloy tool steel for applications where dimensional accuracy is required. It shows very low distortion in heat treating and very high safety (against cracking) in hardening. Truform has deep-hardening properties, a fine-grain structure, and is unusually tough. Its many applications include blanking dies, master tools, milling and form cutters, paper knives, punches and taps. 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-411. Producer or source: Jessop Steel Company.