COLD FORMING 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
L6 CHAMPALOY
1375/1425
183/235
1200/1300
1500/1550
OIL
350/500
58/62
O1 KETOS
1400/1450
183/212
1250/1350
1450/1500
OIL
350/500
60/62
O6 HALGRAPH
1425/1450
183/217
1250/1350
1450/1500
OIL
350/500
58/63
S5 LABELLE SIL #2
1400/1425
192/229
1250/1350
1550/1600
OIL
350/500
58/60
A9 CRUCIBLE A9
1550/1600
217/241
1400/1500
1800/1850
AIR
900/1000
56/58
S7 CRUCIBLE S7
1500/1550
187/223
1350/1450
1725/1750
AIR
400/600
54/58
S7 PREM CRUCIBLE S7 XL
1500/1550
187/223
1350/1450
1725/1750
AIR
400/600
54/58
A6 CSM 6
1400/1425
217/248
1200/1300
1550/1625
AIR
350/500
58/60
A2 (S) AIRKOOL (S)
1550/1600
201/235
1350/1450
1750/1800
AIR
400/600
58/62
— CPM 1V
1600/1650
217/248
1550/1600
1950/2000
AIR
1000/1100
56/59
D2 (S) AIRDI 150 (S)
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
— CPM 3V
1600/1650
217/248
1450/1550
1875/2050
AIR
950/1050
58/60
M2 REX M2 (S)
1550/1600
223/255
1500/1550
2100/2225
AIR
1025/1100
60/64
M4 CPM M4HC (HS)
1600/1650
223/255
1500/1550
1875/2200
AIR
1000/1100
60/64
— CPM 9V
1600/1650
223/255
1550/1600
1950/2050
AIR
1000/1100
53/55
T15 CPM T15
1550/1600
255/277
1500/1550
2150/2250
SALT/OIL
1000/1050
64/67
A11 CPM 10V
1600/1650
255/277
1500/1550
1950/2150
AIR
1000/1050
58/62
— CPM 15V
1600/1650
255/277
1500/1550
1950/2150
AIR
1000/1050
59/62
4140 MOD MAXEL TOOL ALLOY
*
*
*
*
*
*
28/32
52100 52100
1440
183/212
1200/1250
1500/1550
OIL/WATER
300/500
50/60
THE HEAT TREATING INFORMATION SHOWN REPRESENTS TYPICAL PROCEDURES AND HARDNESSES FOR MAY COLD WORK APPLICATIONS. OTHER PROCEDURES AND HARDNESSES MAY BE AVAILABLE. SEE INDIVIDUAL GRADE DATA SECTIONS FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION.

*MAXEL TOOLING ALLOY IS SOLD HEAT TREATED (HRC 28/32). FURTHER HEAT TREATMENT IS GENERALLY NOT REQUIRED.
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