Material No.

: Code: DE - Brand:

1.2343 X37CrMoV5-1 WP5

Chemical composition: C Si Cr Mo V
(Typical analysis in %)
0,37 1,00 5,30 1,30 0,40

Steel properties: Hot work steel with excellent toughness combined with
high thermal stability, high resistance to thermal shocks,
good thermal conductivity, limited water cooling possible.
For toughest applications also available in EFS and ESR.

Applications: Die casting tools, forging dies, extrusion tools, cylinders

and screws for plastic processing, hot shear knives,
hydro forming tools.

Condition of delivery: Soft annealed to max. 229 HB

Physical properties:
10-6m 20-100C 20-300C 20-500C 20-700C
Thermal expansion coefficient
mK 11,4 12,4 13,1 13,3

W 20C 350C 700C

Thermal conductivity
mK 25,3 27,6 30,5

Heat treatment:
Temperature Cooling Hardness
Soft annealing
750 - 790C furnace max. 229 HB

Temperature Cooling
Stress relief annealing
600 - 650C furnace

Temperature Cooling Tempering

Hardening oil, pressure gas (N2),
see tempering
1000 - 1050C air or hot bath
diagram
500 - 550C
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 (1.2343) Thermal Cycle Diagram
Stress relief annealing Hardening Tempering

hardening temperature
3rd preheating
step

Intermediate
min. / mm
machining

machining
machining
Rough

Finish
~850C
cooling
cooling slowly 2nd preheating oil, air, pressure
Temperature

in furnace step gas (N2)

min. / mm
600-650C ~650C
1st tempering 2nd tempering 3rd tempering
1 h / 20 mm 1 h / 20 mm 1 h / 20 mm
hot bath at least 2 h at least 2 h at least 2 h
500-550C

1st preheating
step
min. / mm
~400C

equalisation
1 h / 100 mm

Time

Continuous Cooling Transformation Diagram (CCT)

Austenitizing temperature: 1030C
1200

1000 Ac1e

800 Ac1b
Temperature [C]

P F
2 7
25
600
A+C

400
B
Ms
27 50
200
M
793 734 707 625 457 222 HV
0 2 3 4 5 6
0,1 1 10 10 10 10 10 10
Time [s]

Tempering Diagram

70

65

60
Hardness [HRc]

55

50

45

40 Test specimen:
= 30 mm, h = 40 mm
35 quenched from 1020C
in oil
30
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700
Tempering temperature [C]

Remarks: All technical information is for reference only.