Special alloy steel - Germany >>1.2343
1.2343 (similar to AISI H11)
Conventional melting (EF+LF+VD)
GENERAL:
- Hot-work tool steel with a high resistance to heat and very good
toughness
- high resistance to temperature fatigue and wear
- nitridable
- well polishable
- little change in dimension
- high full quenching and tempering properties
- also to be used as cold work steel
APPLICATIONS:
- Pressure casting tools for light metals
- tools for forging machines
- dies; die inserts
- extrusion pressing tools
- warm shear blades
- cold pilger mandrels and jaws
- der tools, such as worms, cylinders, nozzles
DELIVERY CONDITION:
Soft annealed, respectively fine structure treated with a hardness of a maximum of 229 HB