THYRODUR 2379

Identification Material number 1.2379 Chemical composition Typical analysis in % C 1.55 Steel properties 12 % ledeburitic chromium steel. Combines maximum wear resistance, good toughness, outstanding cutting edge retention and tempering resistance. It can be nitrided after special heat treatment. Physical properties Coefficient of thermal expansion 10-6 m/(m K) 20 100 C 10.5 20 C 16.7 20 200 C 11.5 350 C 20.5 20 300 C 11.9 20 400 C 12.2 700 C 24.2 Time-temperature-transformation diagram Hardening temperature: 1030 C
1200 1100 1000 900 Temperature in oC 800 700 600 500 400 300 MS 200 100
891 5

Reference number X153CrMoV12

AISI D2

Si 0.30

Mn 0.35

Cr 12.00

Mo 0.75

V 0.90

Tempering diagram
70 66 62 Ac1e (0.4 /min) 58
100 100 30 100

Thermal conductivity W/(m K)

Applications Threading rolls and dies, cold extrusion tools, trimming, cutting and stamping tools for sheet thicknesses up to 6 mm, precision cutting tools for sheet thicknesses up to 12 mm, cold pilger mandrels, circular-shear blades, deep-drawing tools, pressure pads and highly wear-resistant plastic moulds. Heat treatment Soft annealing C 830 860 Stress-relief annealing C 650 700 Hardening C 1000 1050 Tempering C HRC Special heat treatment Hardening C 1050 1080 Tempering C (three times) HRC Quenching Air, oil or saltbath (500 550 C) 100 61 200 60 300 58 400 59 Hardness after quenching HRC 61 500 62 525 62 550 57 600 50
Temperature in oC

Hardness in HRC

Ac1b (0.4 /min)

54 50 46 42 38

A+C

0.10

0.36 0.63 1.2

3.0

7.8

180/min 50/min 2.50/min 1.250/min 0.40/min

Cooling Furnace Cooling Furnace Quenching Air, oil or saltbath (500 550 C) 100 63 200 61 300 58 400 58

Hardness HB max. 250

Hardness

34
891 891 891 891 857 780 623 435 257 249 230

Hardness after quenching HRC 63 500 58 525 60 550 56 600 50

HV 10 101 100

30 102 101 103 102 100 Time in hr 104 103 101 102 105 104 106 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 Tempering temperature in C

100 Time in sec

Time in min

Time-temperature-transformation diagram Hardening temperature: 1080 C

1200 1100 1000 900 800 700 A+C 600 500 400 300
95 3P 10 20 100 100

Tempering diagram
70 66 62 Ac1e Hardness in HRC Ac1b 58 54 50 46 42 38

200 100 0
Hardness

MS
488

34 30

HV 10 100 Time in sec

M 101 102 100 Time in min

782 772 772 782

772 724 592 297 272 245

103 101 102

104 103 101

105 104 102

106

100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 Tempering temperature in C

100 Time in hr

52

53

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