Tool Steels

Tool steels belong to a broad group of materials that are designed to cut, punch, and otherwise shape other materials. Signicast makes tools from alloys of iron containing 0.25-2.5% carbon with substantial amounts of chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, vanadium, cobalt, and to a lesser extent nickel to achieve the desired combination of hardenability, hardness, toughness, and wear resistance. We produce castings in alloys from all the tool steel classifications.

Mechanical Properties

Compare
Alloy Tensile Strength   Yield Strength (0.2%)   Hardness   Hardness  
PSI x 103
PSI x 103
Rockwell B (HRC)
Rockwell C (HRC)
IC 1-M-2
-
-
-
63
IC A-2
-
-
-
60
IC A-6
-
-
-
59
IC D-2
-
-
-
59
IC H-11
-
-
-
55
IC H-13
-
-
-
53
IC M-2
-
-
-
63
IC O-1
-
-
-
57
IC S-1
300
275
-
57
IC S-4
-
-
-
53
IC S-5
350
290
-
59
IC S-7
310
200
-
57
L2
300
260
-
-
L6
300
260
-
-

 

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Last updated 12.10.2023