ENGINEERING STEELS + ALLOYS
M2 High Speed Steel |
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| Wolfram (Tungsten) Molybdenum, Vanadium based, well known standard high speed steel with high wear resistance. It shows a high toughness and high hardness.Applications: Cutting tools, twist drills, milling cutters, stamping and cutting tools, broaches, forming tools, woodworking tools, cold extrusion press tools |
| Colour Code | Stocked Sizes | |
| Condition of Delivery | Soft Annealed to max 262HB | |
| Related Specifications | |
| Australia | |
| Germany | DIN 1.3343 (S 6-5-2) |
| Great Britain | |
| International | |
| Japan | |
| USA | AISI M2 |
| Chemical Composition | |||||||||||
| Carbon | 0.90 | ||||||||||
| Chromium | 4.00 | ||||||||||
| Molybdenum | 5.00 | ||||||||||
| Vanadium | 1.90 | ||||||||||
| Tungsten | 6.40 | ||||||||||
| Physical Properties | |||||||||||
| Thermal Expansion Co-efficient | |||||||||||
| Thermal Conductivity | |||||||||||
| Heat Treatment | |||||||||||
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| Machining | |||||||||||
| Excellent | |||||||||||
| Corrosion Resistance | |||||||||||
| Poor | |||||||||||
| Soldering | |||||||||||
| Fair | |||||||||||
| Welding | |||||||||||
| Gas/Arc poor. Not recommended | |||||||||||
