COLD WORK

Cold work steel is used for cutting and pressing tools, for dies and knives, for stamping and drawing tools, hobs, thread rolling tools and in many other applications due to their typical properties of – high hardness, good toughness, compressive strength and high wear resistance.

BÖHLER Grades

Material

K245

A flame or through hardening shock resisting cold work steel.

EN 1.2101

Round:

10mm – 410mm

Flat:

60 × 3.5mm – 600 x 200mm

Square:

10mm – 410mm,

Sheet:

2000 x 1000 x 5.7mm – 2000 x 1000 x 75mm

Other sizes available on request.

Datasheet

Material

K605

Cold work steel exhibiting high strength and fully hardenability, for air hardening, main application coining dies.

EN 1.2721

Round:

15mm -110mm

Square:

150mm

Other sizes available on request.

Datasheet

Material

K600

Cold work steel with high through and full hardenability main application coining dies.

EN 1.2767

AISI 6F3

Round:

15.93mm -155mm

Flat:

125 x 50mm – 610 x 250mm

Other sizes available on request.

Datasheet

Material

R100

Bearing steel featuring excellent hardness, wear resistance and a high degree of purity.

EN 1.2067

AISI 52100

Round:

5.5mm – 180mm

Flat:

60 x 19mm

Other sizes available on request.

Datasheet

Material

K455

Shock resisting, oil hardening, cold work steel

EN 1.2550

AISI S1

Round:

13mm – 110mm

Square:

255mm

Other sizes available on request

Datasheet

Material

K110

Dimensionally stable High Carbon High Chrome steel featuring excellent toughness.

EN 1.2379

AISI D2

Round:

14.5mm – 400mm

Flat:

100mm x 6mm – 600mm x 300mm

Square:

20mm – 360mm

Sheet:

2000 x 1000x 1.5mm – 2000 x 1000 x 80mm

Hollow Bar:

140/76mm – 370/218mm

Other sizes available on request.

Datasheet

Material

K700

12% Manganese steel

EN 1.3401

Round:

16mm – 20mm

Sheet (Cross Rolled):

2000 x 1000 x 1.5mm – 3000 x 1500 x 12mm
(Profile manufactured to your requirements)

Other sizes available on request.

Datasheet

Material

K340 Isodur

ESR melted Air hardening steel with good stability, good toughness, high compressive strength and excellent EDM properties, used in severe applications.

Patent

Round:

30mm – 353mm

Flat:

200 x 20mm – 400 x 200mm

Hollow Bar:

412/181

Other sizes available on request.

Datasheet

Material

K390 Microclean

Manufactured using 3rd generation Powder Metallurgy production technology. Offering excellent wear resistance, high compressive strength, very good hardening behaviour, good ductility and toughness.

Patent

POA:

Sizes available on request.

Datasheet

UDDEHOLM Grades

Material

Arne

A low alloyed universal cold work steel for short runs. Excellent machinability.

EN 1.2510

AISI O1

Round:

10mm – 300mm

Flat:

86 x 12mm – 254 x 153mm

Square:

28mm – 200mm

Other sizes available on request.

Datasheet

Material

Calmax

Tool steel with a properties profile devoted for safe production i.e very high toughness but still fairly good wear resistance.

EN 1.2358

Round:

14mm – 400mm

Flat:

288 x 108mm – 550 x 300mm

Square:

54mm – 100mm

Other sizes available on request.

Datasheet

Material

Chipper/Viking

Cr-Mo alloyed steel developed especially for chipper-knives and other knives exposed to high stresses.

EN 1.2631

POA:

Sizes available on request.

Datasheet

Material

Rigor

A general cold work steel for medium serial length.

EN 1.2363

AISI A2

Round:

18mm – 280mm

Flat:

100 x 10mm – 315 x 100mm

Other sizes available on request.

Datasheet

Material

Sleipner

A general purpose steel for cold work tooling. It has a mixed wear profile and a good resistance to chipping.

Patent

POA:

Sizes available on request.

Datasheet

Material

Vanadis 60 SUPERCLEAN

A premium high alloyed powder metallurgical high speed steel with 10,5% cobalt. Vanadis 60 is particularly suitable for cutting tools where highest demand on wear resistance and hot hardness prevails.

EN 1.3241

POA:

Sizes available on request.

Datasheet

Material

Vanadis 23  SUPERCLEAN

A high alloyed powder metallurgical high speed steel suitable for long run tooling in applications with high demands on mixed wear (abrasive/ adhesive) or where risk of plastic deformation of the working surface of the tooling is encountered.

EN 1.3344

AISI M3 Class 2

Round:

4.3mm – 120mm

Flat:

108 x 12mm – 254 x 50mm

Square:

20mm -40mm

Other sizes available on request.

Datasheet

Material

Vanadis 8 SUPERCLEAN

Sets a new standard for powder metallurgical tool steel. The unprecedented combination of extremely high wear and chipping resistance paired with improved machining properties raises production rates and reduces costs.

Patent

POA:

Sizes available on request.

Datasheet

Material

Vanadis 4E  SUPERCLEAN

A high alloyed powder metallurgical tool steel suitable for long run tooling in applications with high demands on adhesive wear and chipping resistance.

Patent

POA:

Sizes available on request.

Datasheet

Material

Vancron 40

A nitrided powder tool steel, which means that a “surface coating” is already integrated into the finished material. The result is a top surface with very low friction that reduces galling or sticking of soft work materials.

Patent

POA:

Sizes available on request.

Datasheet

Additive Manufacturing Grades

We offer a range of Tool Steels for Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing applications.  These grades can be purchased in powder form or we can supply 3D printed components via our global network of voestalpine Additive Manufacturing Centres.

Material

Vanadis 4E SUPERCLEAN for AM

A high alloyed powder metallurgical tool steel suitable for long run tooling in applications with high demands on adhesive wear and chipping resistance.

Patent

POA:

Powder for 3DP systems.

3D printed parts on request.

Datasheet

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