Open Die Forgings

BÖHLER A903 (UNS S32205) is the most common stainless ferritic-austenitic Cr-Ni-Mo steel with nitrogen addition. In addition to good strength properties, this steel offers high corrosion resistance, especially against stress corrosion cracking in chloride-containing solutions, and is resistant to intergranular corrosion up to 300°C. The alloy should not be used at temperatures above 300°C due to embrittlement. Heat treatment after welding is not necessary. Required surface finish: pickled, scale-free heat treated or machined. Commonly used in the oil and gas industry, hydroelectric power, pressure vessels, pulp and paper industry, components and chemical tanks, such as parts for separators and heat exchangers and parts in the paper industry, oil and gas extraction , compressors, seawater desalination.

BÖHLER K490 MICROCLEAN is a high-performance cold work tool steel with a balanced property profile, manufactured using powder metallurgy. This powder metallurgical tool steel offers an outstanding combination of high wear resistance, compressive strength, toughness and very good machinability. Thanks to the resulting flexibility, BÖHLER K490 MICROCLEAN is used in virtually all cold work applications, and in many cases this material is the first choice for newly developed tools. The commonly used hardening temperatures of BÖHLER K490 MICROCLEAN also enable shared heat treatment with popular cold work tool steels (1.2379, D2), making it very economical in terms of heat treatment.

Nickel-Chromium-Cobalt-Molybdenum-Alloy, used for gas turbin components and temperautes up to 1100°C.

BÖHLER L625 is a non-magnetizable corrosion and heat resistant nickel alloy in the form of bars, forgings and semi-finished products up to max 254 mm diameter/ cross-section and oxidation resistant up to 1093°C. Best fatigue strength and resistance to stress corrosion cracking when exposed to chloride containing media. Good weldability.

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 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.

BÖHLER N400 is a stainless soft martensitic Cr steel with 4% nickel with molybdenum addition and medium corrosion resistance in media with only a low chloride content. To achieve the best possible corrosion resistance with BÖHLER N400, it is essential to polish the surfaces concerned. Good mechanical properties in the quenched and tempered condition. This makes this material very suitable for use in turbine and power plant construction. Very good low-temperature properties. Recommended temperature of use: – 60 to 350°C. Use for valves, pumps, compressors, centrifuges, hydroelectric machines, turbines, reactor technology, shipbuilding, chemicals. Special heat treatment to max. 23 HRC is required for sour gas enviroment in petroleum engineering.

BÖHLER N404 is a stainless, soft martensitic Cr steel with 5% nickel and molybdenum addition with higher corrosion resistance than that of stainless steels of type 1.4313. The molybdenum addition also permits limited use in the maritime sector. BÖHLER N404 is particularly insensitive to intergranular corrosion and very resistant to fatigue and stress corrosion cracking and offers good mechanical properties in the quenched and tempered condition. This makes this material very suitable for use in the oil and gas sector, e.g. for fittings, pumps, compressors, centrifuges, hydropower machinery, reactor technology, shipbuilding, chemicals, petroleum technology, aviation and refrigeration technology. Very good low-temperature properties. Recommended application temperature from – 60 to 350°C. Special heat treatment to max. 23 HRC is required for sour gas stress in petroleum technology. In order to achieve the best possible corrosion resistance, the relevant surfaces must be polished.

BÖHLER N701 is a corrosion-resistant steel available in the form of bars, wire, and forgings in the solution-annealed condition. It is a martensitic, precipitation-hardenable chromium-nickel-copper steel with high strength and toughness. Further strength enhancements can be achieved through cold working and subsequent precipitation hardening. These products are typically used for parts that require higher corrosion resistance than conventional 13% or 17% chromium steels and high strength up to 316°C. However, their use is not limited to such applications. The vacuum melting process is used to improve steel purity and homogeneity. Certain processing methods and operating conditions can make these products susceptible to stress corrosion cracking. Typical applications include reactor construction, highly stressed pump parts, springs, ship shafts, plastic injection molds and compression molds, and medical instruments.

BÖHLER N709 is a premium aircraft-quality corrosion-resistant steel in the form of bars, wire, forgings up to 12.0 inches (305 mm) in diameter or least distance between parallel sides in the solution heat treated condition as well as stock of any size for forging. It is a martensitic precipitation hardenable chromium-nickel-molydenum-aluminium steel possessing high strength and toughness. These products have been used typically for parts requiring corrosion resistance, stress-corrosion resistance and high strength up to 600 °F (316 °C) with good ductility and strength in the transverse direction in large section sizes but,but usage is not limited to such applications. Certain processing procedures and service conditions may cause these products to become subject to stress-corrosion cracking.

BÖHLER P501 is a highly corrosion-resistant, nitrogen-strengthened Cr-Ni-Mo-N steel that is characterised by its resistance to corrosion in seawater and very good resistance to intergranular corrosion and stress corrosion cracking. Due to the alloy design, the yield strength is significantly higher than that of a comparable Cr-Ni-Mo stainless steels and a stable austenitic microstructure is achieved, so that the steel remains non-magnetisable even after cold forming and has the lowest magnetic permeability. In addition to its original application as a hull and structure for submarines, BÖHLER P501 is also used for magnetic shielding and components in the oil and gas industry, for example.

“This specification covers a corrosion and heat resistant steel in the form of bars, wire, forgings and forging stock. It is an austenitic, precipitation hardenable, iron-nickel-chromium-molydenum-titanium steel of ESR quality. Alloying elements of aluminium and titanium allow this material to undergo precipitation hardening (ageing) through the formation of intermetallic phases. The addition of molybdenum increases the mechanical properties and resistance to creep at high temperatures. These products have been typically used for parts in power generation engineering i.e. gas turbines requiring moderate strength up to 704 °C (1300 °F) and oxidation resistance up to 816 °C (1500 °F), but their use is not limited to such applications.”

Components featuring elevated high temperature strength for use in thermal engines, such as turbine blades and turbine discs.

BÖHLER V124SC is a premium aircraft-quality, low-alloy Ni-Cr-Mo steel in the form of bars, forgings and forging stock requiring high tensile and toughness values, particular in large cross sections in the hardened and tempered condition. These products have been used typically for parts requiring a through-hardening capability up to 3.5 inches (89 mm) in nominal thickness at time of heat treatment but usage is not limited to such applications. E.g. highly stressed components and parts for the aircraft industry, Tracks, helicopter shafts, bolts and screws.

BÖHLER V361 is a 3% Cr-Mo-V nitriding low-alloy steel of premium aircraft-quality, low-alloy steel offering a tensile strength of up to over 1350MPa in the form of bars, forgings, and forging stock. Due to the optimized production route via VIM-melting and VAR-remelting, the steel offers high impact strength and fatigue limit. It may be nitrided in the heat treated condition to obtain a wear resistant surface. It is used typically for nitrided parts such as bearings, operating under heavy loads and high speeds at moderate temperatures, and requiring highest surface hardness, high core toughness, and less distortion than parts made from case hardening steel, but usage is not limited to such applications.

Highly stressed components for the aircraft and rocket industries. Constructional and tool steel for hot and cold working tools used for long-time service at temperatures up to approx. 450°C (840°F). Machine tools, pressure vessels, gearwheels (nitrided), screws, precision parts, tools for hydrostatic presses, cold extrusion tools, cold heading and embossing tools, plastic moulds, die casting tools for aluminium and zinc alloys, hot pressing tools.

BÖHLER W300 ISOBLOC is a 5% chromium steel and corresponds to material number 1.2343 (X37CrMoV5-1). Produced via the electroslag remelting process (ESR), this tool steel has very high hot toughness as well as good hot hardness and very good resistance against heat-checkings. The combination of these properties makes it a top performer in high- and low-pressure die casting as well as in closed-die and open-die forging. In addition, this material has very good polishability and is therefore also often used as a molding material for plastic injection molds.

BÖHLER W300 ISODISC is a 5% chromium steel and corresponds to material number 1.2343 (X37CrMoV5-1). This common tool steel has good hot toughness as well as a high hot hardness and a high resistance against heat-checkings. The combination of these properties makes it a standard choice in extrusion, forging and low-pressure die casting. This material is also available as W300 ISOBLOC which is a remelted grade with improved cleanliness, homogeneity and toughness.

BÖHLER W302 ISOBLOC is a 5% chromium steel and corresponds to material number 1.2344 (X40CrMoV5-1). Produced via the electroslag remelting process (ESR), this tool steel has very high hot toughness as well as very high hot hardness and a very good resistance against heat-checkings. The combination of these properties makes it a top performer in closed- and open-die forging as well as in high- and low-pressure die casting. In addition, this material has very good polishability and is therefore also often used as a molding material for plastic injection molds.

BÖHLER W302 ISODISC is a 5% chromium steel and corresponds to material number 1.2344 (X40CrMoV5-1). This common tool steel has good hot toughness as well as a high hot hardness and a high resistance against heat-checkings. The combination of these properties makes it a standard choice in extrusion, forging and low-pressure die casting. This material is also available as W302 ISOBLOC which is a remelted grade with improved cleanliness, homogeneity and toughness.

BÖHLER W303 ISODISC is a 5% chromium steel and corresponds to material number 1.2367 (X38CrMoV5-3). This tool steel has good hot toughness as well as a very high hot hardness and resistance against heat-checkings. Compared to an X37CrMoV5-1 (material number 1.2343), the steel has an increased molybdenum content, which significantly increases its thermal resistance and thus makes it the ideal material in die closed-die forging, open-die forging and extrusion.

BÖHLER W350 ISOBLOC is a material produced by the electroslag remelting process (ESR) which is particularly suitable for use in large casting and forging molds. Although the steel can be classified as a 5% chromium steel, the chemical composition has been chosen to provide the best possible through-hardenability without any loss of toughness or resistance against heat-checkings. These properties make the steel the perfect choice to produce very large die casting molds, for example for mega- or giga-casting.

BÖHLER W360 ISOBLOC is a material produced by the electroslag remelting process (ESR), which has been specially adapted for use at high tool hardnesses in the range of 51-57 HRC. Although the steel can be classified as a 5% chromium steel, the increased carbon and molybdenum content coupled with state-of-the-art manufacturing technology ensures that BÖHLER W360 ISOBLOC still shows a very good toughness and an exceptionally good thermal resistance, even at high hardness levels. These properties make the steel the perfect choice for smaller components in the die casting sector (e.g., mold inserts, cores, core pins, ejector pins, etc.). The material also is frequently the preferred choice for closed-die and open-die forging tools due to its high wear resistance. Because of this excellent wear resistance and the high toughness, BÖHLER W360 ISOBLOC is also frequently used for cold work applications and as a molding material for plastic injection molds. The Steel also is available as powder material for metal-3D-printing under the brand name BÖHLER W360 AMPO.

BÖHLER W720 VMR is not a classic hot work tool steel, but an ultra-high strength maraging steel. Compared to quenched and tempered steels, the material generates its high strength not through a hardened and tempered martensitic structure with a high carbon content and secondary hardening carbides, but through the precipitation of intermetallic phases from a tough nickel martensitic matrix. BÖHLER W720 VMR corresponds to material number 1.6358 (X2NiCoMoTi18-9-5) and has proven to be ideally suited for many tool steel applications in cold and hot work (e.g., for extrusion stems) up to 450 °C.

BÖHLER W751 ISOBLOC is not a classic hot work tool steel, but a hardenable steel with an austenitic structure. Compared to quenched and tempered steels, the material does not generate its strength through a hardening structure with high carbon content and secondary hardening carbides, but through the precipitation of intermetallic phases from a tough austenitic matrix. BÖHLER W751 ISOBLOC is a chemically modified version of material number 1.2779 (X6NiCrTi26-15) and has proved to be ideally suited for many tool steel applications in cold and hot work (e.g., for extrusion liners) up to 750 °C and is therefore an economic alternative to superior nickel base alloys.