Components for Underground Construction (Drilling, Shafts, etc.)

BÖHLER K110 is a 12% ledeburitic chromium steel and corresponds to material number 1.2379 (X153CrMoV12, D2). This tool steel combines the advantages of conventional 12% ledeburitic chromium steels with those of advanced tool steels. In the group of 12% ledeburitic chromium steels, BÖHLER K110 offers the best combination of wear resistance, compressive strength and toughness, for which reason it is used in virtually all cold work applications. Its advantageous tempering behavior with a pronounced secondary hardness maximum also enables the use of advanced coatings. This also makes BÖHLER K110 suitable for complex tools requiring a high degree of dimensional stability and shape stability.

BÖHLER K137 is a universally applicable, ledeburitic 12% chromium steel featuring excellent wear resistance and good toughness. The steel is suitable for air hardening and shows good dimensional stability..

BÖHLER K340 ISODUR belongs to the group of 8% chromium steels. This tool steel is produced using the electro-slag remelting (ESR) process developed by BÖHLER. This re-melting technology ensures the lowest micro and macro segregation as well as excellent purity and uniformity of the material. Compared to conventional 12% chromium steels, BÖHLER K340 ISODUR offers significantly better toughness, hardening response and higher resistance to adhesive wear. This material is therefore used in virtually all cold work applications in situations where tool steels like 1.2379 are insufficient in terms of adhesive wear resistance and toughness. K340 ISODUR also features better machinability and reduces the risk of stress cracking during electrical discharge machining.

BÖHLER K346 belongs to the group of conventionally produced 8% chromium steels. Its alloy composition features a high content of molybdenum, tungsten and vanadium, which makes BÖHLER K346 more wear resistant and tougher than conventional 12% chromium steels (1.2080, 1.2379). BÖHLER K346 is used in situations where materials like 1.2379 are insufficient in terms of toughness and where high requirements for abrasive wear resistance are set. This combination of high wear resistance and toughness offers advantages for industrial knives subject to high stress in the recycling industry. This grade is also used for stamping and cutting tools.

BÖHLER K360 ISODUR belongs to the group of 8% chromium steels. This tool steel is produced using the electro-slag remelting (ESR) process developed by BÖHLER. This re-melting technology ensures the lowest micro and macro segregation as well as excellent purity and uniformity of the material. The alloy composition with higher molybdenum and vanadium content makes BÖHLER K360 ISODUR even more wear resistant than BÖHLER K340 ISODUR. Compared to tool steels like 1.2379 (D2), this combination of better toughness and wear resistance offers significant advantages for punching and cutting tools.

BÖHLER K390 MICROCLEAN is a high-alloyed, high-performance cold work tool steel manufactured using powder metallurgy. This material has the highest alloy content in the group of cold work tool steels with high vanadium content. The high alloy content gives this material outstanding wear resistance. At the same time, the powder metallurgical manufacturing process creates a uniform matrix with finely distributed primary carbides. Among other things, this leads to good material toughness. BÖHLER K390 MICROCLEAN is a problem solver for applications requiring extremely high wear resistance and compressive strength.

BÖHLER L718AMS is a corrosion and heat resistant nickel alloy – precipitation hardenable – in the form of bars, forging and forging stock. High resistance to creep and stress-rupture up to 1300°F (704°C) and oxidation resistance up to 1800°F (982°C). High duty parts and components for oil & gas and CPI applications, components for automotive, gas turbines, aerospace engines, high-speed airframe parts such as disks, buckets, spacers and high temperature bolts and fasteners.

BÖHLERL718 API (UNS N07718) is a high-strength, corrosion-resistant nickel-chromium-iron-molybdenum material with excellent corrosion resistance, especially in H2S and CO2 environments. The alloy is age-hardenable due to the addition of niobium, titanium and aluminium. BÖHLER L718 API is recognised by the oil industry for its simple and cost-effective production in combination with good tensile, fatigue, creep and fracture strength and is used in a wide range of applications in this sector. BÖHLER L718 API has excellent weldability and is resistant to cracking after welding. The material can be used at high temperatures. BÖHLER L718 API is available in the NACE/API 6A CRA versions with a minimum yield strength of 120/140 ksi and also in the high-strength version with 150 ksi. All hardness grades are suitable for sour service and can be used for pressurising and pressure-controlling equipment in corrosive environments. Typical applications include packers, pumps, connectors and fasteners as well as gate valves, throttle spindles, pipework hangers and fire safe valves, but also a wide range of downhole and completion components, nuclear and surface applications.

BÖHLER L725 (UNS N07725) is an age-hardenable nickel-chromium-molybdenum-niobium alloy with comparable corrosion resistance to Alloy 625. The strength of Bohler L725 in the age-hardened condition is approximately twice that of annealed Alloy 625 and comparable to Alloy 718. The high nickel and chromium content provides corrosion resistance in reducing and oxidizing environments, while the molybdenum content increases resistance to reducing media and offers high resistance to pitting and crevice corrosion. The combination of elements makes the alloy resistant to hydrogen embrittlement and stress corrosion cracking. BÖHLER L725 is also approved according to NACE MR0175 for use under sour gas conditions. The alloy was originally developed for oilfield applications such as wellheads and well completions, safety valves and other downhole components where it resists the effects of hydrogen sulfide, chlorides and carbon dioxide. The alloy is also attractive for pumps and propeller shafts as well as for high-strength fasteners and hydraulic couplings in marine applications subject to corrosion, pitting and crevice attack in seawater.

BÖHLER L825 (UNS N08825) is an austenitic nickel-iron-chromium alloy with additions of molybdenum, copper and titanium with exceptional resistance to many corrosive environments. The nickel content of BÖHLER L825 promotes resistance to chloride stress corrosion and, in combination with molybdenum and copper, offers significantly better corrosion resistance in reducing environments than conventional austenitic stainless steels. The chromium and molybdenum content provides resistance to pitting by chlorides as well as resistance to a wide range of oxidising atmospheres. The addition of titanium prevents sensitisation in the welded state and increases resistance to intergranular corrosion. The material can be used in a variety of process environments, including sulphuric, sulphuric, phosphoric, nitric, hydrofluoric and organic acids and alkalis such as sodium or potassium hydroxide and acidic chloride solutions. BÖHLER L825 can be easily formed and welded using a variety of techniques. BÖHLER L825 exhibits good toughness in continuous operation up to temperatures of around 550 °C and is suitable for pressure vessels with wall temperatures of up to 538 °C.

BÖHLER L925 (UNS N09925) is an age-hardenable nickel-iron-chromium alloy with additions of molybdenum, copper, titanium and aluminium and is designed for high strength and excellent corrosion resistance. The nickel content provides protection against chloride-ion stress corrosion cracking and, in combination with molybdenum and copper, also offers excellent resistance to reducing chemicals. Molybdenum aids resistance to pitting and crevice corrosion. The chromium content of the alloy ensures resistance in oxidising environments. The alloy exhibits a high degree of corrosion resistance in H2S and CO2 environments and is particularly suitable for sour (H2S-containing) crude oil, natural gas, sulphuric acid, phosphoric acid and seawater. BÖHLER L925 offers high strength and maintains this strength even at high temperatures. BÖHLER L925 meets the requirements of NACE MR0175 and API 6A CRA for acidic applications and can be used for pressure-maintaining and pressure-controlling equipment in corrosive environments. Typical applications include packers, safety valves, pumps, hangers, connectors, fasteners and numerous downhole and surface applications.