Automotive components like sealing rings, sensors, and steering parts require BÖHLER steels with high wear, corrosion resistance, and stability. Key quality features include ultra-clean materials, full traceability, controlled heat treatment, and rigorous testing.
Other automotive components such as sealing rings, sensor housings, and steering system elements operate under diverse and demanding conditions, including mechanical loading, friction, temperature fluctuations, and exposure to aggressive media such as oils, fuels, and environmental contaminants. Material requirements are therefore highly application-specific, focusing on wear resistance, corrosion resistance, dimensional stability, and sufficient strength and toughness to guarantee long-term functional reliability. For precision components like sensors, stability of material properties and high surface integrity are essential to ensure accurate performance.
BÖHLER high-performance steels and alloys are specifically developed to meet these varying automotive requirements. Advanced stainless steels, high-strength alloyed steels, and wear-resistant grades provide tailored combinations of corrosion resistance, mechanical strength, and durability. Produced using advanced melting and refining technologies, BÖHLER materials ensure exceptional cleanliness, low inclusion content, and homogeneous microstructures, supporting consistent performance even in critical applications. Key quality features include strict chemical composition control, certified material traceability, and precisely controlled heat treatment processes to achieve defined properties. Comprehensive testing, including wear, corrosion, and non-destructive inspection, ensures compliance with automotive standards. BÖHLER materials enable reliable, durable, and high-precision solutions across a wide range of automotive components.
What is H13 ESR Tool Steel? H13 ESR is a high-purity, electro-slag remelted (ESR) variant of standard H13 tool steel, offering superior cleanliness, improved toughness, and better isotropic properties. The ESR process refines the steel’s structure, making it the preferred choice for high-performance hot work tooling, die casting, and plastic molds requiring exceptional thermal and mechanical properties. Best Coatings We offer outstanding wear resistance and low friction through our DLC and PVD ultrafine coatings, ideal for hot work tooling where lubricants cannot be used, ensuring longer tool life and consistent performance in demanding molding processes. Explore our coating guide to select the ideal solution for your tooling needs.
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