| NOMINAL ANALYSIS % | C .30; Cr 3.00; V .30; W 9.00 |
| DELIVERY CONDITION | Annealed 250 BHN Max |
| CHARACTERISTICS | A tungsten based hot work tool steel giving good hot strength and wear resistance. It should not be water cooled in service. |
| HEAT TREATMENT |
Annealed: oC 860-880 Stress Relieving: oC 600-650 Hardening: oC 1100-1150 Quench: Oil, salt at oC 500-550 Tempering: oC 500 560 580 620 680 HRC: 51 52 53 52 50 |
| APPLICATIONS | brass stamping dies, hot forging tools, extrusion dies and punches, heading dies, swaging tools etc. |