Paxton & Vierling Steel

ESTABLISHED 1885

Phone 712-347-5500 800-831-9252 Fax 712-347-6166

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TYPICAL ANALYSIS Carbon........ 1.50% Manganese..... Silicon....... .30% .30% Uses . . . Burnishing tools; file cutting chisels; dies
for: bending, blanking, long run coining, embossing, cold extrusion, cold forming, lamination, cold swaging, thread roll, cold trimming, and wire drawing; gages; knives for: paper, rotary slitters, cold shears, and woodworking; knurling tools; lathe centers; cold working mandrels; master hobs; punches for: cold extrusion, cold heading, drawing, and trimming; rolls for: burnishing, forming, and seaming.

Chromium......12.00% Vanadium...... Molybdenum.... .90% .75%

Forging . . . Preheat at 1200 to 1300 F (650 to 705 C).

Start forging at 1850 to 2000 F (1010 to 1095 C), and stop forging at 1700 F (925 C). Cool slowly after forging. Rapid cooling in air from elevated temperatures, such as 1700 F (925 C), is not recommended.

RECOMMENDED HEAT TREATING PRACTICE Normalizing . . . Do not normalize. Annealing . . . Surface

protection in the form of atmospheric gas with proper dew point, nonoxidizing salt bath, or an inert pack material, such as spend pitch coke, is required to avoid decarburization. Heat slowly and uniformly to 1600 to 1650 F (870 to 900 C). Use lower limit for small sections and upper limit for large sections. Holding time varies from 1-1/4 hr for light sections to 6 hr for heavy sections and large charges; about 1 -1/2 hr per inch of thickness is an adequate approximation to follow. For pack annealing, hold for about 1-1/2 hr per inch of cross section of the pack. Cool slowly at a rate not to exceed 40 F.

The data presented herein are typical values, and do not warrant suitability for any specific application or use of this material. Normal variations in the chemical composition, the size of the product, and heat treatment parameter may result in different values for the various physical and mechanical properties.

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Paxton & Vierling Steel

ESTABLISHED 1885

Phone 712-347-5500 800-831-9252 Fax 712-347-6166

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Stress Relieving . . . Optional. Heat to 1250 to 1300 F Tempering Temp. (F) Hardness As-quenched Rc 400 550 700 800 900 1000 1100 61 59 58 59 59 57 54
(675 to 705 C) for 1 hr per inch of cross section (minimum of 1 hr). Cool in air.

Hardening . . . Heat slowly. Preheat at 1500 F (815 C),

and austenitize at 1800 to 1875 F (980 to 1025 C). Hold at temperature 15 min for small tools to 45 min for large tools. Quench in air and cool as evenly as possible on all sides. A block 3 by 6 by 10 in. will harden throughout to 62 to 64 HRC. When salt quenching, quench in salt bath at 1000 F (540 C), hold only long enough to equalize temperature, cool in air.

Tempering . . . Temper immediately at 400 to 1000 F (205

to 540 C) after tool has cooled to 120 to 150 F (49 to 66 C). Double temper, allowing tool to cool to room temperature before second temper. Range of hardness after tempering, 61 to 57 HRC.

The data presented herein are typical values, and do not warrant suitability for any specific application or use of this material. Normal variations in the chemical composition, the size of the product, and heat treatment parameter may result in different values for the various physical and mechanical properties.

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