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Cold Work Steel
Many different processes are used in the manufacturing of metal parts in cold condition, such as blanking and forming, punching, shearing, cold forging, cold extrusion, cold rolling and powder pressing. The choice of the best steel for the forming tools must; not only take the process into consideration, but also the type of metal being formed and the number of parts to be produced. The grades in our program for cold work tools have different combinations of:
- Wear resistance
- Resistance to plastic deformation
- Resistance to chipping and cracking
- Machinability and grindability
- Heat treatment properties
| Grade ASSAB Grade Uddeholm |
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Hardness supplied approx. HB |
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Characteristics | Applications | |||||||||||||||||||||
| DF-2 / DF-3 UDDEHOLM ARNE |
1.1 | 0.6 | - | 0.1 | 0.6 | - | 190 | 01 | 1.2510 | SKS 3 | General purpose tool steel, good surface hardness, wear resistance, simple heat treating. | Cutting: blanking, punching, shearing, trimming. Forming: drawing, rim rolling, spinning, flow forming. | ||||||||||||||
| CARMO UDDEHOLM CARMO |
0.8 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | - | - | 240-270 | Prehardened tool steel with good weldability and flame-hardenability. | Used in flame-hardened condition for blanking and forming of both car body parts (thin sheet) or structural parts (thicker sheet). | |||||||||||||||||
| VIKING UDDEHOLM CHIPPER/VIKING |
0.5 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 225 | - | - | - | Versatile, high alloyed tool steel with excellent combination of toughness and wear resistance. | Suitable for chipper-knives and heavy duty blanking and forming. | ||||||||||||||
| CALDIE UDDEHOLM CALDIE |
0.5 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 0.5 | - | Si 0.2 | 215 | Patented | - | - | Very good chipping and cracking resistance at high hardness. Normally used at over 60 HRC giving very high compressive strength. Also very suitable for PVD coating to maximize wear resistance. | Cold forging and forming dies. Heavy duty blanking. Thread rolling dies. Substrate for coating. | ||||||||||||||
| XW-10 UDDEHOLM RIGOR |
0.6 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | - | Si 0.3 | 215 | A2 | 1.2363 | SKD12 | Good hardenability and wear resistance. Excellent size stability. For medium runs. | Blanking, punching, piercing, cropping, shearing, trimming. Moulds for abrasive plastics. | ||||||||||||||
| ASSAB 88 UDDEHOLM SLEIPNER |
0.5 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 0.5 | - | Si 0.9 | 235 | - | - | - | Mixed-abrasive profile and good resistance to chipping. Good machining and WEDM properties. | Blanking and fine-blanking, shearing, forming, coining, cold forging, cold extrusion, thread rolling, drawing and deep drawing, powder pressing. | ||||||||||||||
| XW-41 / XW-42 UDDEHOLM SVERKER 21 |
0.4 | 11.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | - | Si 0.3 | 210 | D2 | 1.2379 | SKD 11 | A 12% Cr tool steel with high wear resistance and medium toughness. | Blanking, fine-blanking, punching, cropping, shearing, trimming, clipping. | ||||||||||||||
| XW-5 UDDEHOLM SVERKER 3 |
0.8 | 12.5 | - | - | 1.1 | - | 240 | D3/D6 | 1.2436 | (SKD2) | A 12% Cr, high carbon tool steel with excellent abrasive wear resistance. | Blanking, punching, cropping, shearing, trimming, clipping. | ||||||||||||||
| ASP 23 UDDEHOLM VANADIS 23 |
- | 4.2 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 6.4 | - | 260 | M3:2 | 1.3344 | - | Powder HSS. Excellent wear resistance and toughness. Suitable for very long runs. | Blanking of medium to high carbon steels, blanking of harder materials. Plastic mould tooling, plastic processing parts. | ||||||||||||||
| ASP 30 UDDEHOLM VANADIS 30 |
- | 4.2 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 6.4 | Co 8.5 | 300 | M3:2 + Co | (1.3207) | - | Powder HSS for cutting tools. Excellent wear resistance and toughness. Good hot hardness. | Suitable for chipforming multi-edge cutting tools and single-edge cutting tools. Cold work applications with high demands on wear resistance. | ||||||||||||||
| ASP 60 / VANADIS 60 UDDEHOLM VANADIS 60 |
- | 4.2 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | Co 10.5 | 300 | - | (1.3241) | - | Powder HSS for cutting and cold work tools. Extreme wear resistance and high hot hardness. | Suitable for single-edge cutting tools where high demands are imposed on wear resistance and hot hardness. | ||||||||||||||
| VANADIS 4 UDDEHOLM VANADIS 4 |
0.4 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 4.0 | - | - | 235 | - | - | - | Powder tool steel for long run tooling, where high demands on adhesive wear and chipping resistance are required. | Blanking, fine blanking and forming of thicker work material, esp. austenitic stainless steel, mild carbon steels, UHSS, copper and aluminium. | ||||||||||||||
| - UDDEHOLM VANADIS 4 EXTRA |
0.4 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | - | Si 0.4 | 230 | - | - | - | Powder tool steel for long run tooling, where high demands on adhesive wear and chipping resistance is required. Improved version of VANADIS 4. | Blanking, fine blanking and forming of thicker work material, esp. austenitic stainless steel, mild carbon steels, UHSS, copper and aluminium. | ||||||||||||||
| - UDDEHOLM VANADIS 6 SUPERCLEAN |
0.4 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 5.4 | - | Si 1.0 | 255 | - | - | - | High alloyed powder metallurgical tool steel suitable for long run tooling in applications with high demands on mixed wear (abrasive/ adhesive) and chipping resistance. | Blanking of medium to high carbon steels, blanking of harder materials, plastic mould tooling, plastic processing parts. | ||||||||||||||
| - UDDEHOLM VANADIS 10 SUPERCLEAN |
0.5 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 9.8 | - | Si 0.5 | 275 | - | - | - | Powder tool steel with supreme wear resistance. | Blanking and forming, fine-blanking, blanking for electrical sheet, deep drawing, cold forging, slitting knives, powder pressing. | ||||||||||||||
| VANCRON 40 UDDEHOLM VANCRON 40 |
0.4 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 8.5 | 3.7 | Si 0.5 | 300 | Patented | - | - | A nitrided powder tool steel for the very best resistance to galling and adhesive wear. Normally no coating is necessary. | Blanking, fine blanking, deep drawing, bending powder compacting of soft and adhesive metals. | ||||||||||||||