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S1 Tool Steel (100MnCrW4)
Cold work steel with very good toughness, dimensionally stable, impact resistant, high hardening capacity.

Applications: Cold shear knives, paper and wood cutting knives, cutting tools for plates up to 10 mm, ejector pins, air hammers.

Colour Code
Yellow/Blue
Stocked Sizes  
Condition of Delivery Soft annealed to max. 229 HB
Related Specifications
  Germany  DIN 1.2550
USA  AISI S1
Chemical Composition %
  Carbon 0.60
Tungsten 2.00
Chromium 1.00
Vanadium 0.15
Physical Properties
Thermal expansion coefficient
Thermal conductivity
Heat Treatment
Soft Annealing
Temperature Cooling Hardness
740 - 760oC furnace max 229 HB
Stress Relief Annealing
Temperature Cooling
600 - 650oC furnace
Hardening
Temperature Cooling Tempering
860 - 900oC oil or hot bath
180 - 220oC
see tempering diagram
Thermal Cycle Diagram



Continuous Cooling Transformation Diagram (CCT)



Tempering Diagram



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