Tool Steel
H 13 BS EN ISO 4957
Description:
H-13 Tool Steel is the most popular and most versatile, hot work tool steel, providing a good balance of toughness, heat check resistance, high temperature strength and moderate wear resistance.
Applications include: Tools used in the processing of light metal alloys, hot extrusion tools, die casting tools, forming dies, die inserts, hot shear knives and tools for the plastics industry.
Colour Code
| Steel Number | Steel Name | Grade | Bohler | BS 970 1983 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2344 | X40CrMoV5-1 | H 13 | W302 | - |
| C | Si | Mn | Cr | Mo | V | P | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.40 | 1.00 | 0.35 | 5.30 | 1.40 | 1.0 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
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| Rounds | Rounds | Rounds | Rounds | Rounds | Rounds | Rounds | Rounds |
| (mm) | (mm) | (mm) | (mm) | (mm) | (mm) | (mm) | (mm) |
| 20.50 | 32.80 | 45.00 | 60.80 | 76.00 | 91.00 | 101.60 | 150.00 |
| 25.40 | 35.00 | 50.00 | 63.50 | 81.00 | 96.00 | 110.00 | 175.00 |
| 30.00 | 40.00 | 50.80 | 70.00 | 86.00 | 100.00 | 126.50 | 200.00 |
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