PLASTICS TOOLING MATERIALS HEAT TREATMENTS

AISI
GRADE NAME
ANNEALING TEMP °F TYPICAL ANN. HDN. BRINELL PREHEAT TEMP. °F AUSTENITIZING TEMP .°F QUENCH MEDIUM TEMPERING TEMP. °F TYPICAL APPLICATION HARDNESS HRC

A2
AIRKOOL
1600/1650 217/248 1350/1450 1750/1800 AIR 400/600 56/62
A6
CSM 6
1400/1425 217/248 1200/1300 1550/1625 AIR 350/500 58/60
D2
AIRDI 150
1600/1650 217/255 1400/1475 1825/1875 AIR 400/600 60/62
CRU-WEAR
1550/1600 223/255 1500/1550 1850/2050 AIR 900/1050 60/64
H13
NU-DIE V
1575/1625 192/229 1400/1500 1825/1875 AIR 1000/1150 44/52
H13 PREM
NU-DIE XL
1575/1625 192/229 1400/1500 1825/1875 AIR 1000/1150 44/52
CRU 161
1625/1650 192/235 1450/1500 1850/1900 AIR 1000/1100 48/57
H13 MOD
NU-DIE EZ
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A ~45
KAPSTAR
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A ~40
P20
CSM 2
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A ~32
S7
CRUCIBLE S7
1500/1550 187/229 1350/1450 1725/1750 AIR/OIL 450/600 54/58
S7 PREM
CRUCIBLE S7 XL
1500/1550 187/229 1350/1450 1725/1750 AIR/OIL 450/600 54/58

17Cr-4Ni MOD CSM 21(a) 1900 WQ HRC 30/35 N/A N/A N/A 925/1150 33/42
420 PREM CSM 420XL 1600/1650 192/241 1350/1450 1850/1875 AIR 450/750 49/53
440C CRUCIBLE 440C 1600/1650 217/255 1350/1450 1850/1900 AIR/OIL 400/800 54/58
420 MOD+V CPM S90V (420V) 1600/1650 255/277 1500/1550 2100/2150 AIR/OIL/SALT 400/750 54/58
414 MOD MAXEL 2000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 35/39

CPM 3V 1600/1650 217/248 1450/1550 1875/2050 AIR/SALT 950/1050 58/60
CPM 9V(b) 1600/1650 223/255 1550/1600 1950/2050 AIR/SALT 1000/1100 48/52
A11 CPM 10V 1600/1650 255/277 1500/1550 1950/2150 AIR/SALT 1000/1100 58/62
CPM 15V 1600/1650 255/277 1500/1550 1950/2150 AIR/SALT 1000/1100 58/62
M4 CPM M4HC(HS) 1600/1650 225/255 1500/1550 1875/2200 AIR/SALT 1000/1100 58/64
420 MOD+V CPM S90V (420V) 1600/1650 255/277 1500/1550 2100/2150 AIR/OIL/SALT 400/750 54/58

4140 MOD + Al Nitriding 135 Mod 1450/1475 187/223 1300/1400 1700/1750 OIL/WATER 1100/1300 28/30
4150 MOD HOLDER BLOCK N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 28/30

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