Material grades

Material grades

indicatory
material no designation analysis strength character application
DIN:
C 45 U
C - 0.45 tool steel unhardened parts for the mould and
1.1730 AFNOR:
XC 48
Si - 0.30
Mn - 0.70
640 N/mm
plain steel
jig construction or plates and frames
for tools and dies
AISI:
1045

DIN:
X 42 Cr 13 C - 0.42
steel for through hardening cavity plates and inserts for the proces-
Si - 0.40
1.2083 AFNOR:
Z 40 C 14 Mn
Cr
- 0.30
- 13.00
780 N/mm
low corrosion
sing of plastics, mainly when chemical-
ly aggressive melts are being used
AISI:
420

DIN: C - 0.33
X 33 CrS 16 Si - 0.30
Mn - 0.80 tool steel plates for corrosion resistant mould
AFNOR:
1.2085 Z 35 CD 17.S Cr
Mo
- 16.00
- 1.20
1080 N/mm pre-toughend, corrosion resistant,
with good cutting properties
tools and dies, cavity plates for chemi-
cally aggressive plastics
AISI: S - 0.06
422+S Ni - 0.30

DIN:
21 MnCr 5 C - 0.21
Si - 0.25 steel for case-hardening moulding plates, inserts and
1.2162 AFNOR:
20 MC 5 Mn
Cr
-
-
1.25
1.20
660 N/mm
alloyed machine parts
AISI:
5120

DIN:
115 CrV3 C - 1.18
AFNOR: Si - 0.25
100 C3 Mn - 0.30 cold-work steel
1.2210 UNI:
107 CrV3 KU
Cr
Ni
-
-
0.70
0.10
740 N/mm
alloyed, wear-resistant
core pins, punches, small turned parts

AISI: Ti - 0.20
L2

DIN:
40 CrMnMo 7
AFNOR: C - 0.40 tool steel
40 CMD 8 Si - 0.40 alloyed and pre-toughend, moulding plates, inserts and
1.2311 UNI:
35 CrMo 8 KU
Mn
Cr
-
-
1.50
1.90
1080 N/mm good suitablility for
flame-hardening,
high-tensile machine parts
Mo - 0.20 nitriding and polishing
AISI:
P20

DIN: C - 0.40
40 CrMnMoS 86 Si - 0.40 tool steel
Mn - 1.50 plates for mould tools and dies with
1.2312 AFNOR:
40 CMD 8.S Cr
Mo
-
-
1.90
0.20
1080 N/mm alloyed and pre-toughend. good
cutting properties, especially suita- enhanced requirements on strength
AISI: ble for flame-hardening
P20+S S - 0.06

DIN:
X 38 CrMoV 51 C - 0.38
AFNOR: Si - 1.00
Z 38 CDV 5 hot-work steel moulding plates and inserts for die
Mn - 0.40
1.2343 UNI:
X 37 CrMoV 51 KU
Cr
Mo
-
-
5.30
1.20
780 N/mm
alloyed
casting (Al, Mg, Zn etc.)
and injection mould tools
AISI: V - 0.40
H11

DIN:
X 38 CrMoV 51 C - 0.38
AFNOR: Si - 1.00 hot-work steel
Z 38 CDV 5 moulding plates and inserts for die
Mn - 0.40
1.2343ESU UNI: Cr
Mo
-
-
5.30
1.20
780 N/mm alloyed, suitable for
mirror polishing,
casting (Al, Mg, Zn etc.)
and injection mould tools
electrically remelted
(ESR) X 37 CrMoV 51 KU
AISI: V - 0.40
H11 ESR

DIN:
X 155 CrVMo 121 C - 1.53
AFNOR: Si - 0.30
Z 160 CDV 12 steel for through hardening cavity plates and inserts as well as
Mn - 0.35
1.2379 UNI:
X 155 CrVMo 12 1 KU
Cr
Mo
- 12.00
- 0.80
830 N/mm2
wear-resistant cold-work steel
pressure or cutting plates with increa-
sed wear resistance
AISI: V - 0.80
D2

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 indicatory
material no designation analysis strength character application
DIN:
X 45 NiCrMo 4 C - 0.45
AFNOR:
steel for through hardening
Si - 0.25 demanding cavity plates and inserts;
45 NCD 16 Mn - 0.40 special alloy suitable for
1.2767 UNI:
40 NiCrMoV 16 KU
Cr
Mo
-
-
1.35
0.25
830 N/mm polishing, high resistance
to pressure and good flexural
cutting and bending inserts for high
compressive loads
Ni - 4.00 strength
AISI:
6F7

DIN:
90 MnCrV 8 steel for through hardening
AFNOR: C - 0.90 cavity plates and inserts exposed to
Si - 0.20 dimensional steadiness,
90 MV 8 abrasive stress; pressure, cutting and
1.2842 UNI:
Mn
Cr
-
-
2.00
0.40
775 N/mm high hardness, wear-resistant,
cold-work steel of very good guiding plates; pressure and guiding
rails
90 MnVCr 8 KU V - 0.10 cutting
AISI: properties
O2

DIN:
16 MnCr 5 C - 0.16
Si - 0.25 steel for case-hardening
1.7131 AFNOR:
16 MC 5 Mn
Cr
-
-
1.15
0.95
660 N/mm
alloyed
round inserts and machine parts
AISI:
5115

Si - 0.40
DIN: Fe - 0.50
AlZnMgCu 1.5 Cu - 1.60 540 N/mm
3.4365 EN:
ISO 7075
Mn
Mg
-
-
0.30
2.40 (depending on
aluminium - zinc alloy
high-strength
plates for mould tools and dies with
enhanced requirements on strength
(AW-7075) AFNOR: Cr - 0.23 thickness)
A-Z5GU Zn - 5.60
Ti - 0.20

These general informations are recommendations that everyone be free to apply. For the individual case, the buyer has to make sure for the
right application. In case of doubt, a respective specialist (eg. steel manufacturer, hardening shop) should be consulted.
A liability of Georg Meusburger GmbH & Co KG is excluded.

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 Material No.: 1.1730
Designation in DIN: C 45 U
AFNOR: XC 48
UNI: -
AISI: 1045

Indicatory analysis: C 0.45

Si 0.30
Mn 0.70

Strength: 640 N/mm

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Thermal conductivity at 20C: 50
mK
Character: unalloyed tool steel with excellent machinability; chilled cast steel,
suitable for flame cutting and inductive hardening
Application: unhardened constructive parts for the tool and jig making as well as for plates
and frames of mould bases or die sets

Treatment by Polishing:
Etching:
Spark eroding: not usual
Nitriding:
Hard chroming:

Heat treatment: Soft annealing:

680 to 710C for about 2 - 5 hours
slow controlled cooling of 10 to 20C per hour to about 600C;
further cooling in air, max. 190 HB
Hardening:
800 to 830C
10 to 20 minutes keeping curing-temperature
quenching in water/oil
obtainable hardness: 58 HRC
hardening depth: 3 - 5 mm
max. 15 mm through hardening thickness
Tempering:
slow heating to tempering temperature immediately after hardening, from
180C - 300 C depending on desired hardness
1h / 20 mm: min. 2h
Tempering chart:
HRC

62

58

54

50

46

42
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 C

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Material No.: 1.2083 TechnicalTip
Designation in DIN: X 42 Cr 13 - cold-work steel
AFNOR: Z 40 C 14 - must be tempered after hardening serveral times
UNI: - (max. 50HRC).
AISI: 420 The demand for max. hardness often ends up in
material breakage.
Indicatory analysis: C 0.42 - mold temperature max. 200C
Si 0.40 - corrosion-resistant after hardening
Mn 0.30
Cr 13.00

Strength: 780 N/mm

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Thermal conductivity at 100C: 18
mK
Character: low corrosion, low warpage steel for trough hardening with excellent
properties for mirror polishing as well as good photoetching, good
machinability, high wear resistance and high dimensional stability
Application: mould plates and inserts for working with chemically aggressive plastics;
because of excellent polishing, suitable for optical and medical products

Treatment by Polishing:
can be polished in the annealed and hardened state; good preliminary
surface preparation work is decisive for a good polish.
Etching:
good photoetching (graining)
Spark eroding:
in the hardened and tempered condition, treat again for stress relief
about 20C below the last temperature
Nitriding:
not recommended
Hard chroming:

Heat treatment: Annealing:

750 to 800C for about 2 to 5 hours
slow controlled cooling of 10 to 20C per hour to about 650C;
further cooling in air max. 200 HB
Hardening:
1000 to 1050C
15 to 30 minutes keeping curing-temperature
quenching in water/oil
obtainable hardness: 53 - 56 HRC
Tempering:
slow heating to tempering temperature immediately after hardening;
minimum time in furnace: 2 hour per 20 mm part thickness;
twice tempering is recommended
Tempering chart:
HRC

56

52

48

44

40

36
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 C

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 Material No.: 1.2085
Designation in DIN: X 33 CrS 16
AFNOR: Z 35 CD 17.S
UNI: -
AISI: 422 + S

Indicatory analysis: C 0.33

Si 0.30
Mn 0.80
Cr 16.00
Mo 1.20
S 0.06
Ni 0.30

Strength: 1080 N/mm

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Thermal conductivity at 100C: 18
mK
Character: corrosion resistant, pre toughened steel with good machinability by
sulfer (S) - addition
Application: mould plates and inserts for working with chemically aggressive plastics;
the expenses for protection and care of mould tools is reduced thanks
to increased corrosion resistance; not suitable for mould inserts

Treatment by Polishing:
Etching:
Spark eroding: not recommended
Nitriding:
Hard chroming:

Heat treatment: In general no heat treatment is required.

Annealing:
850 to 880C for about 2 - 5 hours
slow controlled cooling; hardness max. 240 HB
Hardening:
1000 to 1030C
30 minutes keeping curing-temperature
quenching in water/oil
obtainable hardness: 48 HRC
Tempering:
slow heating to tempering temperature immediately after hardening;
minimum time in furnace: 2 hour per 20 mm part thickness;
tempering twice is recommended
Tempering chart:
HRC

48

44

40

36

32

28
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 C

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Material No.: 1.2162 TechnicalTip
Designation in DIN: 21 MnCr 5 - For high polishing, we recommend the through hardening
AFNOR: 20 MC 5 steel 1.2767.
UNI: -
AISI: 5120

Indicatory analysis: C 0.21

Si 0.25
Mn 1.25
Cr 1.20

Strength: 660 N/mm

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Thermal conductivity at 100C: 38.5
mK
Character: standard case-hardening steel with good machinability; high surface
hardness with tough core
Application: machine parts, mould plates and inserts with a high surface hardness; syn-
thetic resin press moulds for the working of thermoplastics and thermosets

Treatment by Polishing:
Etching: possible
Spark eroding:
Nitriding:
Commonly hardened parts are not nitrided loss on hardness.
Hard chroming:
recommended, increased wear and corrosion resistance
Heat treatment: Annealing:
670 to 710C for about 2 - 5 hours
slow controlled cooling, further cooling in air, max. 205 HB
Carbonisation:
900 to 950C. The choice of the carburizing means and caburizing-
temperature influences on the level of the desired carbon level, shape of
caburizing-graph and on the required depth of the application.
Case hardening:
870 to 930C in powder/salt bath, cooling in oil/heat bath at 160 to 250C
Intermediate annealing:
630 to 650C, for about 2 - 4 hours with slow furnace cooling
Preheating:
350C depending on dimensions
Hardening:
curing temperature 810 to 840C in oil of ~ 60C warmth
Cooling:
up to about 100C oil, then in air up to about 50C
Tempering:
1 hour per 20 mm part thickness, min. 2 hours
Tempering chart:
HRC

62

58

54

50

46

42
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 C
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 Material No.: 1.2210 TechnicalTip
Designation in DIN: 115 CrV 3 - Silver-steel 1.2210 is delivered ground to measure in
AFNOR: 100 C3 h9 tolerance.
UNI: 107 CrV 3 KU
AISI: L2

Indicatory analysis: C 1.28

Si 0.25
Mn 0.30
Cr 0.70
Ni 0.10
Ti 0.20

Strength: 740 N/mm

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Thermal conductivity at 100C: 33
mK
Character: Chrome-Vanadium alloyed cold work steel with high resistance;
silver-steel.
Application: small turned parts, core pins, stamps and engrave-tools

Treatment by Polishing:
Etching:
Spark Eroding: not recommended
Nitriding:
Hard chroming:

Heat treatment: Annealing:

710 to 740C for about 2 - 5 hours
slow controlled cooling of 10 to 20C per hour to about 600C
further cooling in air, max. 220 HB
Hardening:
780 to 840C
15 to 30 minutes keeping curing-temperature
quenching in water/oil
obtainable hardness: 64 - 66 HRC
Tempering:
slow heating to tempering temperature immediately after hardening;
minimum time in furnace: 1 hour per 20 mm part thickness;
min. 2 hours/aircooling
Tempering chart:
HRC

64

60

56

52

48

44
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 C

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Material No.: 1.2311 TechnicalTip
Designation in DIN: 40 CrMnMo 7 - core strength decreases with increasing mould
AFNOR: 40 CMD 8 plate thickness
UNI: 35 CrMo 8 KU For thickness >300 we recommend 1.2738.
AISI: P20

Indicatory analysis: C 0.40

Si 0.40
Mn 1.50
Cr 1.90
Mo 0.20

Strength: 1080 N/mm

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Thermal conductivity at 100C: 35
mK
Character: alloyed and pre-toughened tool steel, especially suitable for polishing.
high strenght of shape
Application: mould plates, inserts and high-strengh machine parts

Treatment by Polishing:
good polishable; for higher surface requirements, through hardened steels are
recommended.
Etching:
possible
Spark eroding:
Nitriding:
the wear resistance of the steel is increased
Hard chroming:
in addition to wear resistance especially the corrosion resistance increases

Heat treatment: already pre toughened; generally no heat treatment required

Nitriding:
Before nitriding, stress-relief annealing is recommended at 580C.
(Meusburger standard)
Hard chroming:
To prevent the hydrogen brittleness a tool must be tempered for
approximately 3-4 hours at 180C after the hard chroming.
Hardening:
840 to 860C
Cooling:
up to 180C/220C oil/heat bath, then in air up to about 100C
obtainable hardness: 52 HRC
Tempering:
slow heating to tempering temperature immediately after hardening;
minimum time in furnace: 1 hour per 25 mm part thickness
Tempering chart:
HRC
52
50

48

44

40

36

32
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 C

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 Material No.: 1.2312 TechnicalTip
Designation in DIN: 40 CrMnMoS 86 - for increased surface quality requirements
AFNOR: 40 CMD 8.S use material grade 1.2311.
UNI: -
AISI: P20 + S

Indicatory analysis: C 0.40

Si 0.40
Mn 1.50
Cr 1.90
Mo 0.20
S 0.06

Strength: 1080 N/mm

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Thermal conductivity at 100C: 35
mK
Character: alloyed and pre-toughened tool steel, through sulfer addition best
machinability in the hardened condition;
high strength of shape
Application: mould plates, inserts and high-tensile machine parts
Treatment by Polishing:
technical polish possible; for higher surface requirements we
recommend 1.2311 or 1.2738
Etching:
not recommended
Spark eroding:
Nitriding:
the wear resistance of the steel is increased
Heat treatment: already pre toughened, generally no heat treatment required
Nitriding:
before nitriding stress-relief annealing is recommended at 580C.
(Meusburger standard)
Hardening:
840 to 860C
Cooling:
up to 180C/220C oil/heat bath
obtainable hardness: 52 HRC
Tempering:
slow heating to tempering temperature immediately after hardening;
minimum time in furnace: 1 hour per 25 mm part thickness.
Tempering chart:

HRC
52
50

48

44

40

36

32
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 C

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Material No.: 1.2343 / 1.2343 ESU* TechnicalTip
Designation in DIN: X 38 CrMoV 51 - corrosion sensitive;
AFNOR: Z 38 CDV 5 during the machining pay attention
UNI: X 37 CrMoV 51 KU to continuous corrosion protection
AISI: H11 / H11 ESR (especially when spark eroding)

Indicatory analysis: C 0.38 - 1.2343 ESU / ESR is very suitable

Si 1.00 for mirror polishing
Mn 0.40
Cr 5.30
Mo 1.20
V 0.40

Strength: 780 N/mm

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Thermal conductivity at 200C: 27
mK
Character: high-alloy hot-work steel with high toughness and heat resistance, hot cracks
resistant and good thermal conductivity;
for very high requirements available as *ESU/ESR (Electro-Slag Remelting)
Application: mould plates, inserts for injection for plastics and die moulds to a high load
Treatment by Polishing: well polishable
Etching: very easily feasible (graining)
Spark eroding:
in the hardened and tempered condition, treat again for stress relief
about 20C below the last temperature
Nitriding:
increases the wear resistance and prevents the bonding of casting material
Hard chroming: in special cases
Heat treatment: Annealing:
750 to 800C, about 4 -5 hours
slow controlled cooling of 10 to 20C per hour to about 600C;
further cooling in air, max. 205 HB
Nitriding:
Before nitriding stress-relief annealing is recommended at 550C.
(Meusburger standard)
A treatment at 525C in ammonia-gas results in a surface-hardness of
55 HRC.
Hardening:
1000 to 1040C
15 to 30 minutes keeping curing-temperature
quenching in water/ oil/ air
obtainable hardness: 50 - 56 HRC
Tempering:
slow heating to tempering temperature immediately after hardening;
minimum time in furnace: 1 hour per 20 mm part thickness;
repeated tempering is recommended
Tempering chart: High temperature strength chart:
HRC N/mm

58 1600

54 1400

50 1200

48 1000

44 800

40 600
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 C 0 125 250 375 500 625 C

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 Material No.: 1.2379 TechnikTipp
Designation in DIN: X 155 CrVMo 121 - secondary hardening, very good basic
AFNOR: Z 160 CDV 12 material for nitration or coating
UNI: X 155 CrVMo 12 1 KU
AISI: D2

Indicatory analysis: C 1.53

Si 0.30
Mn 0.35
Cr 12.00
Mo 0.80
V 0.80

Strength: 850 N/mm

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Thermal conductivity at 100C: 21
mK
Character: secondary hardening cold work steel with moderate machinability;
extremely wear resistant and low warpage, good dimensional stability,
thoughness and through hardenability
Application: mould plates and inserts, as well as cutting punches, pressure and cutting
plates with high wear resistance requirements

Treatment by Polishing: ideal when hardened

Nitriding: very well suited, without loss of hardness of the
ground material below 60 HRC at core
Spark eroding:
Hard chroming: possible
Etching:

Heat treatment: Soft annealing:

800 to 850C for about 2 - 5 hours
slow controlled cooling of 10 to 20C per hour to about 600C
further cooling in air, max. 235 HB
Hardening:
1020C
1060C - 1080C
quenching in oil/air/temperate bath
obtainable hardness: 63 - 65 HRC
Tempering:
slow heating to tempering temperature (to avoid forming of cracks)
immediately after hardening;
it is recommendable to temper 3 times in the secondary hardness
maximum; rapid cooling following the tempering improves the dimensional
stability
Tempering chart:
HRC

66

62

58

54

50

46
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 C

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Material No.: 1.2767 TechnicalTip
Designation in DIN: 45 NiCrMo 16 - To avoid undesirable distortion in spraying of
AFNOR: 45 NCD 16 plastics, the tempering temperature after
UNI: 40 NiCrMoV 16 KU hardening must be 50C over operation
AISI: 6F7 temperature.

Indicatory analysis: C 0.45 Example.:

Si 0.25 Operation 200C
Mn 0.40 Tempering 250C = 52 HRC
Cr 1.35
Mo 0.25
Ni 4.00

Strength: 830 N/mm

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Thermal conductivity at 100C: 30
mK
Character: Nickel alloyed steel for through hardening, moderate machinability, very high
resistance against bending and compressive strenght, very high thoughness
and good through hardenability, also with bigger sections.
high resistance against impact and compressive stress
Application: difficult mould plates and inserts for the processing of plastics with high
surface requirements (mirror polishing);
stamping, forming, bending dies for particularly high pressure and
bending stresses

Treatment by Polishing:
best metallurgical properties for mirror polishing
Etching: is possible
Spark eroding: very well suited
Nitriding: not usual
Hard chroming:
next to improving of the wear resistance, increases espacially the corrosion
resistance

Heat treatment: Soft annealing:

610 to 650C for about 2 - 5 hours
slow controlled cooling of 10 to 20C per hour to about 600C
further cooling in air, max. 260 HB
Hardening:
840 to 870C
Quenching in oil/warm bath/air
Obtainable hardness: 53 - 58 HRC
Tempering:
Slow heating to tempering temperature immediately after hardening.
Minimum time in furnace: 1 hour per 20 mm part thickness.
Tempering twice is recommended.
Tempering chart:
HRC

58

54

50

48

44

40
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 C

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 Material No.: 1.2842 TechnicalTip
Designation in DIN: 90 MnCrV 8 - Steel grade 1.2510 is an adequate alternative in regard
AFNOR: 90 MV 8 to the profile of properties as well as machining and
UNI: 90 MnVCr 8 KU dimensional stability after heat treatment.
AISI: O2

Indicatory analysis: C 0.90

Si 0.20
Mn 2.00
Cr 0.40
V 0.10

Strength: 760 N/mm

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Thermal conductivity at 100C: 33
mK
Character: cold work tool steel; machining friendly; wear-resistant; dimensionally stable;
high tenacity and hardenability up to cross section < 40 mm
Application: mould plates and inserts for abrasive chemical stresses;
pressure plates and guiding rails

Treatment by Polishing:
Etching: not common 1.2379
Nitriding:
Spark eroding:
not possible
Hard chroming:

Heat treatment: Annealing:

680 to 720C for about 2 -5 hours
slow controlled cooling of 10 to 20C per hour to about 600C
further cooling in air, max. 220 HB
Hardening:
790 to 820C
quenching in oil/heat bath (200 to 250 C)
obtainable hardness: 63 - 65 HRC
Tempering:
slow heating to tempering temperature immediately after hardening;
tempering twice with intermediate cooling down to 20C increases the
tenacity
Tempering chart:
HRC

66

62

58

54

50

46
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 C

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Material No.: 1.7131
Designation in DIN: 16 MnCr 5
AFNOR: 16 MC 5
UNI: -
AISI: 5115

Indicatory analysis: C 0.16

Si 0.25
Mn 1.15
Cr 0.95

Strength: 660 N/mm

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Thermal conductivity at 20C: 44
mK
Character: Steel for case hardening for parts that should have a core strength of
800 to 1000 N/mm and are mainly exposed to wear.
Application: mechanical components with high surface hardeness; synthetic resin
squeeze moulds for the working of thermoplastics and thermosets

Treatment by Polishing:
Etching: possible
Spark eroding:
Nitriding:
Commonly hardened parts are not nitrided loss of hardness.
Hard chroming:
recommended, increased wear and corrosion resistance

Heat treatment: Annealing:

670 to 710C for about 2 - 5 hours
slow controlled cooling, further cooling in air, max. 205 HB
Carbonisation:
900 to 950C. The choice of the carburizing means and caburizing-
temperature influences on the level of the desired carbon level, shape of
caburizing-graph and on the required depth of the application.
Case hardening:
870 to 930C in powder/salt bath, cooling in oil/heat bath at 160 to 250C
Intermediate annealing:
630 to 650C, for about 2 - 4 hours with slow furnace cooling
Preheating:
350C depending on dimensions
Hardening:
curing temperature 810 to 840C harden in 60C hot oil
Cooling:
down to about 100C in oil, then in air to about 50C
Tempering:
1 hour per 20 mm part thickness, min. 2 hours
Tempering chart:
HRC

62

58

54

50

46

42
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 C

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 Material No.: 3.4365
Designation in DIN: AlZnMgCu 1.5 / ISO 7075
AFNOR: A - Z5GU
UNI: 9007 / 2
AISI: -

Indicatory analysis: Si 0.40

Fe 0.50
Cu 1.20 - 2.00
Mn 0.30
Mg 2.10 - 2.90
Cr 0.18 - 0.28
Zn 5.10 - 6.10
Ti 0.20

Strength: 360 - 540 N/mm (depending on the thickness)

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Thermal conductivity at 100C: 130 - 160
mK
Character: hardened, high-strength aluminium - zinc alloy with good properties for
structure-etching, as well as good machinability, eroding and polishing
Density: 2.8 kg/dm3
Thermal expansion coefficient: 23.4 10-6 m/mK
max. Temperature duration/short term: 90 / 120 C
Application: mould plates for toolmaking;
parts for mechanical engineering and jig-making

Treatment by Polishing:
Milling: well feasible
Spark eroding:
Etching: suitable for structure-etching
Repair welding: not suitable for welding

Heat treatment: Note:

Subsequent heat treatment leads to a deterioration of the mechanical
properties!

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Cold-work steel
Cold-work steel is used for tools that are generally operated at a temperature lower than 200C. The high alloy
cold-work steel grades offer a high wear resistance combined to a good compressive strength. The low alloy
grades and those having a low carbon content offer a higher toughness and sufficient compressive strength with
a reduced wear resistance.
Other noteworthy features are: Economic machinability, cold formability, well polishable and sufficiently resistant
against agressive plastics.

Hot-work steel
The permanent operation temperature of hot-work steel is above 200C. The hot-work steel thus offers best
properties for tools designed to process high performance plastics. Further applications are in the field of die
casting, extrusion and die forging.
The following properties are expected of hot-work steel: high thermal resistance and toughness, high hot-wear
resistance and high thermal shock resistance.

In the two furnaces (Capacity 40 and 60 tons per day) the steel is being stress-relieved.

Steel of best quality

Meusburger stands for products of finest quality. Steel is delivered from the most famous European steel mills and
is being stress-relieved in house with great care. This unique procedure garantees our customers a low warping
subsequent machining. Thanks to the temperature being maintained for a long time and slow cooling of the oven
at the rate of 35C/h we obtain the best results in terms of stress-relieved material.

C
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
20 h
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

heating up maintain cooling period

4 hours 6 hours 14 hours= 35C / hour

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