Material No.

Code:

DE - Brand:

1.2345 X50CrMoV5-1
Chemical composition:
(Typical analysis in %)

DM51

Si

Cr

Mo

0,50

1,00

5,00

1,40

1,00

Steel properties:

Hot work tool steel, with increased carbon content, high

wear resistance, creep resistant, high achievable
hardness, good dimensional stability.

Applications:

Cold and hot knives, shear blades, cutting rolls, punches,

dies.

Condition of delivery:

Soft annealed to max. 240 HB

Physical properties:
Thermal expansion coefficient

Thermal conductivity

10-6m

20-100C 20-300C 20-500C 20-700C

mK

11,7

12,7

13,4

20C

350C

700C

mK

19,5

24,8

26,4

13,8

Heat treatment:
Soft annealing

Stress relief annealing

04/05

Hardening

Temperature

Cooling

Hardness

760 - 810C

furnace

max. 240 HB

Temperature

Cooling

600 - 650C

furnace

Temperature

Cooling

Tempering

1000 - 1040C

oil, pressure gas (N2),

air or hot bath
500 - 550C

see tempering
diagram

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(1.2345) Thermal Cycle Diagram

Tempering

hardening temperature
3rd preheating
step
min. / mm
~850C
cooling
2nd preheating
oil, air, pressure
step
gas (N2)
min. / mm
~650C

600-650C

hot bath
500-550C

Finish
machining

Hardening

Intermediate
machining

Rough
machining

cooling slowly
in furnace

1st tempering
1 h / 20 mm
at least 2 h

2nd tempering
1 h / 20 mm
at least 2 h

3rd tempering
1 h / 20 mm
at least 2 h

1st preheating
step
min. / mm
~400C

equalisation
1 h / 100 mm

Time

Continuous Cooling Transformation Diagram (CCT)

Austenitizing temperature: 1035C

1200
1000
Temperature [C]

Ac3
800

Ac1b
P

600
400
200

A
Ms

M
767

0
0,1

10

747

10

678

580

10
Time [s]

10

390 HV

10

10

Tempering Diagram
70
65
60
Hardness [HRc]

Temperature

Stress relief annealing

55
50
45
40 Test specimen:

= 30 mm, h = 40 mm

35 quenched from 1020C

in oil

30
0

100

200
300
400
500
Tempering temperature [C]

Remarks: All technical information is for reference only.

600

700