Dac B

Die Steels For Die Casting
DAC Series
YSS Die Steels For Die Casting DAC Series
Characteristics of Diecasting Die Steels
High
In compliance with diversification of diecasting technology, variety of steel grades is prepared in order to
best fit for each individual application.
YXR33
For insert pins
Advanced Die Steel
DAC-MAGIC
Strength at elevated temperature
DAC10
High strength at Improve both of
elevated temperature die life and
productivity
DAC55
Strength and toughness
Isotropy
FDAC
SKD61
Prehardened Steel
DAC
DAC-S
Standard die steel
High quality DAC

(Superior H13)
For small lot production
HI-PM7
HI-PM MAGIC
To keep stability of die life
Prehardened Steel
Toughness
High
Applications of YSS Die-casting Die Steels and Their Features

Applications
Die for Aluminium/Zinc Alloy
in general use
Advanced Die Steel for
Die Casting
High performance die,
Squeeze die
For Precision Die Casting
Longer pin life, insert

die parts
YSS Grade
DAC, DAC-S
Strength at elevated temperature and toughness are well balanced.
equivalent to JIS SKD61 Good machinability and less deformation after heat treatment
0.4C-5.2Cr-1.3Mo-V
DAC-MAGIC
Original steel
DAC55
5.2Cr-2.2Mo-V-Ni
DAC10
5.2Cr-2.7Mo-V
YXR33
High performance die steel which balanced high strength at

elevated temperature and high toughness. Excellent heat crack
resistance, stress corrosion cracking resistance and better
machinability
Good heat crack resistance
Higher toughness enables initial hardness of dies much higher.
Higher strength at elevated temperature and excellent heat crack
resistance
Highest strength at elevated temperature
Matrix HSS
Excellent erosion resistance
4.2Cr-1.6W-2.0Mo-1.2V
FDAC
Die for small lot production,
low cost die
Features
5.2Cr-1.3Mo-V-S
HI-PM7
HI-PM MAGIC
P20 modified
40HRC prehardened steel

Free cutting steel
Prehardened to 32HRC(HI-PM7), 40HRC(HI-PM MAGIC). Good
machinability and toughness. Least difference of hardness
between surface and center of large die.
<Attention> The characteristics, photos, charts, rankings and evaluations of this catalog are representative value by our test data,
it does not guarantee the quality of the product. This catalog and its contents are subject to change without notice.
Heat Crack Appearance

Heat crack
Appearance
Cross Section
Diecast in general use

On the surface of dies
Network
Temperature of molten material
680
0.1mm
0.1mm
Precision/Hi-Si Al-alloy
Diecast
On the edge of dies
Crack opening
760
0.1mm
5mm
Diecast in SQ use
At the corner of dies
Stress concentration
720
0.4mm
Results of Heat Crack Generation Test

Number of cycles of heat crack generation and cross section
Specimen: 90 mm
Test procedure: repeated induction heating and cooling by spray water on end face
No. of test cycle

YSS Grade HRC
DAC
43
DAC
47
cycle
1000
heat crack
generation
DAC
51
DAC55
50
2000
3000
Observation of
heat crack
Cross section after test cycles
0.5mm
0.5mm
DAC55
53
0.5mm
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength at elevated temperature
MPakgf/mm2
1,800
1,700
Quenching1,02030min
50HRC
Half Temperature Time 30 min
170
1,600
160
1,500
Oil Cooling
44HRC
Tensile Strength
150
1,400
140
1,300
Tensile Strength
Tempering Hardness
180
130
1,200
120
1,100
110
1,000
100
900
90
800
80
700
70
600
60
500
50
400
40
300
30
40HRC
20
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
Testing Temperature10min
500
Heating650
450
DAC10
400
DAC55
DAC-MAGIC
350
DAC
300
250
200
42
44
46
48
Tempered hardness vs Charpy I - Value

2mm U-notch Charpy impact valueJ/cm2
Yielding strength at elevated temperature (MPa)
Tempered hardness vs Yielding Strength at elevated temperature
50
60
Quenching : Half temperature time 40min
DAC-MAGIC
40
DAC
DAC55
DAC10
20
0
42
44
46
48
50
HardnessHRC
HardnessHRC
Physical Properties
YSS Grade
Thermal conductivity
Thermal expansion coefficient10-6/

Average value from 20 to each temperature
W/mK
Young
s modulus
GPa
200
400
600
20
200
400
600
DAC
11.3
12.2
12.8
24.6
29.1
31.0
32.6
210
DAC-MAGIC
11.3
12.3
13.1
25.7
30.9
34.8
35.8
210
DAC55
11.3
12.1
12.8
26.2
29.8
32.7
34.1
210
DAC10
11.2
12.0
12.7
26.1
31.1
33.0
34.5
210
YXR33
11.3
12.2
12.9
25.0
32.4
34.8
35.5
210

Standard Quality for Aluminium Diecasting
DAC (JIS SKD61)
Quenched and tempered hardness

60
50
HardnessHRC
DAC is most widely used as Die for Aluminium and

Zinc Diecasting. DAC is hot working tool steel with
good balance of strength, toughness and heat
resistance.
With introduction of Isotoropy technology DAC has
become tougher and more isotropic to help life of
dies longer and stable.
DAC
Quenching 1,020 HTT 30min
40
30
Features
20
*Good balance of both strength at elevated

temperature and toughness
*Good machinability with less distortion after heat
treatment
10
as quenched 400
500
550
600
650
700
Tempering Temperature
*General die for Aluminium Diecasting

*Die for Zinc Diecasting
*Die for low pressure casting
(Remarks)
Both forged and cast steel available for low pressure casting
die in prehardened condition of 30-40HRC.
Hardend hardness
*45-48HRC general size dies
*43-46HRC big size dies
Quench cooling speed and Microstructure400
Half Temperature Time

60min
J/cm2kgfm/cm
80
8
70
Quenching: 1020
Half Temperature time
Oil cool
60
50
40
30
20
10
15min
30min
45min
60min
40
44
48
HardnessHRC
52
Toughness of Isoropy DAC

Quenching Temperature
1020
Hardness
44HRC
Index of 2mm U-notch Charpy impact value
Oil cool

30min
Tempered hardness vs Charpy I-Value
2mm U-notch Charpy impact value
Applications
L
1
T
L
0.5
Isotropy DAC
SKD61
Hardness47HRC
LLongitudinal direction
TTransverse direction

Advanced Die Steel for Die Casting
DAC-MAGIC
Quenched and tempered hardness of DAC-MAGIC

60
50
HardnessHRC
The range of applications of diecast products for

weight saving and recycling is expanding while
awareness of environmental protection is increasing.
This fact requires bigger diecast products to be
produced with higher quality in short cycle. In order
to meet such needs, DAC-MAGIC is one of the best
materials for diecasting which has not only good heat
crack resistance but also good toughness and
machinability.
40
Features
Quenching temperature1,030
*High strength at elevated temperature and excellent

heat crack resistance
*High toughness prevents gross crack of die
*Improved stress corrosion cracking resistance reduces
crack problem from cooling channel
*Better machinability than conventional SKD61
improved steel (high toughness type) possible to
reduce manufacturing time and total cost
Oil Cooling
Half Temperature Time 40 min
30
25
300
400
500
600
700
Resistance to stress corrosion cracking

1,100
Applications
Standard Heat Treatment

*Quench: 1010-1030 rapid cooling
*Temper: 550-640
1,000
StressMPa
*Die casting in general use

*Squeeze die casting
*Precision die casting
900
SKD61
800
DAC55
Hardness45HRC
Recommended hardness
*45-52HRC small/medium size dies
*42-46HRC large size dies
700
10,000
50,000
100,000
Number of crack generation cycles
Heat crack resistance

Number of heat crack generation cycle
YSS Grade
HRC
DAC-MAGIC
45
DAC55
45
SKD61
45
1000
2000
3000 (cycle)
Specimen: 80 mm
Test procedure: repeated induction heating and cooling by spray water on
end face

For High Performance Diecasting
DAC55

60
DAC55 has been developed in responding to the

needs for a longer die life or a steel with good
hardenablity as well as heat crack resistance and
toughness for large and medium size dies.
Quenching temperature
1040
55
1020
Features
*Good heat crack resistance
*Higher service hardness of 50-53HRC
*Higher resistant to crack propagation
*Higher strength at elevated temperature
*Good hardenability
Applications
HardnessHRC
50
1000
45
40
35
30
*Precision die casting

*Large and medium size dies for die casting
*Squeeze die casting

*Quench 1010 - 1030 rapid cooling
*Temper 550 - 640
*Hardness 43 - 53HRC
25
as quenched 400
Oil cool
550
600
650
700
Recommended hardness
Hardness
HRC
Application
Small Die, Squeeze Die
Anti-Heat Crack
50 - 53
Quench cooling speed and Microstructure400
500
46 - 50
General Use Die
43 - 46
Large DiePriority:Toughness
(Remarks) Recommended hardness may not apply depending on

projection or casting conditions

15min
1020
6
5
DAC55
40
DAC
2
1
0
46
Hardness
44HRC
48
50
HardnessHRC
20
J/cm2

30min
kgfm/cm2
52
Quench Cooling Speed vs Charpy I-Value

Test Result of 250mm Qubic Block
J/cm2
T-Direction
50
40
DAC55
50HRC
30
20
DAC
45HRC
10
10
20
30
40
50
Half Temperature Timemin
1,020520 Cooling Time
60

For Precision Diecasting
As material of die for diecast products which

requires higher level of surface, heat crack
resistance has been intensified.
Most useful for small and medium size dies of their
longer life.
Features
*Higher strength at elevated temperature and excellent
heat crack resistance
*Good erosion resistance
Applications
*Small / Medium size dies of which O-ring grooves
require heat crack resistance
*Medium dies for products like headcover which
requires good appearance
*Small dies for OA components which require erosion
resistance

60
50
HardnessHRC
DAC10
40
30
20
Quenching 1,020 HTT 15min
10
400
as quenched
Quench cooling speed and Microstructure

400
Oil cool
600
650
700

kgfm/cm2
J/cm2
80
8
*Quench 1,010-1,030 rapid cooling

*Temper 570-610
*Hardness 44-51HRC
550
70
500

(15min)
60
50
1,020 Quenching
Oil cool
15min
40
30
20
10
30min
45min
60min
40
44
48
HardnessHRC
52
*Oil Cool Test Piece Size:101055mm
Quench Cooling Speed vs Charpy I-Value

1020
Hardness
44HRC
J/cm2
kgfm/cm2
80
8

30min
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
1,020 Quenching
40HRC
44HRC
48HRC
52HRC
Oil cool 15
30
45
Half Temperature Time (min)
60

High Quality DAC (Superior H13)
DAC-S
Index of Charpy impact value
Features
*Higher toughness than general-purpose diecasting die steel
DAC
*DAC-S meets a minimum Charpy impact value specification
of the NADCA 207 - 2003 Superior.
*DAC contributes to the stability of die life
Index of Charpy impact value
700
DAC-S has higher toughness than general-purpose

diecasting die steel DAC, which has excellent resistance to
gross crack generation of die.
DAC-S
43HRC
600
500
400
DAC
300
200
SKD61
100
0
100
200
300
Test temperature
*Normalizing DAC as to 100
Applications
*Large and medium dies for die casting
Fatigue strength of DAC-S

1,400

StressMPa
*Quench 1,000 -1,050 rapid cooling

*Temper 550 - 680
*Hardness 45- 48HRC (general size dies), 43-46HRC (large size
dies)
45HRC
1,200
1,000
800
DAC-S
600
DAC
400
200
0 3
10
104
105
106
107
108
Number of fracture cycleTimes
For High Performance Insert Pin
YXR33
YXR33 is a HSS with higher toughness which solved
breakage problem often existed in SKH51. Fitted for insert
pin or other inserts exposed to critical wear due to erosion.
Features
*Highest strength at elevated temperature among HSS and
Alloy Tool Steel.
*Toughness is more than 5 times as big as SKH51
*Excellent nitridability
Weight loss
46.8
DAC48HRC
DAC (48HRC) with Nitriding
14.8
YXR33(52HRC) with Nitriding
0.8
Erosion test by molten casting metal
Applications
*Erosion resistant insert pin
Specimen after Erosion test by molten casting metal
*Insert die parts
Specimen and Testing Condition

90rpm
Test 2h

Quench 1080 -1140 oil cool
Temper 550 - 600
Hardness 52 - 58HRC
Heater
Molten Al-Alloy 700
90mm
10mm
10mm
Specimen
FDAC, HI-PM7, HI-PM MAGIC

These materials whose strength and toughness are
less than those of general die-casting die steels (ex.
DAC) can be used for dies for small lot production or
holding blocks.
Heat Crack Test0.5R ditch
FDAC is based on chemical composition of DAC with

the addition of some Sulfur for machinability. As
delivered pre-hardened to 38-42HRC, direct cavity
making is possible.
HI-PM7 is prehardened to 29-33HRC and has good
machinability.
HI-PM MAGIC is prehardened to 37-41HRC and has
good machinability and toughness.
DAC44HRC
HI-PM732HRC
2,000 Shots
5,016 Shots
Features
*Good machinability
*As delivered prehardened, farther heat treatment
is necessary
Possible to reduce manufacturing time and total cost
Mechanical PropertiesReference
YSS Grade Hardness 0.2% Yielding Tensile Elongation Reduction
Strength
of Area
Strength
HRC
MPa MPa
DAC
40
1,070
1,250
12
58
FDAC
40
1,060
1,240
11
20
HI-PM7
32
860
980
20
55
HI-PM MAGIC
40
1,020
1,200
18
45
Applications
Die for small lot production, low cost die, holding block
FDAC: priority heat resistance
HI-PM7 and HI-PM MAGIC: high toughness and good
machinability
2mm U-notch Charpy I-Value (Reference)

Hardness Longitudinal direction
YSS Grade
Transverse direction
HRC
J/cm2
J/cm2
DAC
40
58
39
FDAC
40
19
10
HI-PM7
32
65
40
HI-PM MAGIC
40
60
35
Size of Raw Material280640

Position of Specimenw/2t/4
Machinability of FDAC
Cutting condition
Drilling
Face milling
Cutter
Drilling
Insert
Face milling
FDA39HRC
DAC38HRC
0
Index of tool lifeDAC38HRC=1
63
Tool
HSS Co 4
Coated cemented
carbide
Cutting speed
20m/min
Feed
0.1mm/rev
Number of inserts 1
Depth
40mm Blind
Cutting speed
130m/min
Coolant
Water-Soluble
Feed
0.15mm/Tooth
Depth
0.5mm
Coolant
Dry
Life
VB=0.3mm
Life
Number of cutting hole
10
Actual Performance
Diecast Products
YSS Grade
Autoparts surface
priority
Comparison of Actual Performance
Die Clamping
Force
(die size mm)
Effect
Current
Application
DAC
44HRC
DAC
48HRC
800 ton
120210300 Primary heat crack at 37K shots Primary heat crack at 50K shots
Autoparts DAC-MAGIC
2,500 ton
Insert
DAC
43HRC
heat cracks
DAC-MAGIC
44HRC
Autoparts DAC-MAGIC
1,250 ton
WJ Insert
Life span of DAC55, DAC10, material

A and material B are 20K- 50K shots
DAC-MAGIC
46HRC
Autoparts DAC-MAGIC
1,600 ton
Life span of other company material

(46-47HRC) is 29K shots
DAC-MAGIC
47-48HRC
Autoparts surface
priority DAC55
2,000 ton
DAC
47HRC
Heat crack at 60K shots
DAC55
50HRC
DAC
DAC55
Autoparts (thin insert)

DAC55
n.a.
Breakage at 20K shots
DAC
OA Components
(precision die) DAC10
250 ton
80200300
OA Components
(precision die) DAC10
650 ton
90215380
Autoparts YXR33
Insert Pin
High melting point

Al-alloy autoparts
Insert Pin
YXR33
Primary heat crack at 15K

shots, repair at 30K shots,
scrap at 80K shots
DAC
Primary bite at 1K shots,
scrap at 30K shots
DAC
Meltdown and galling at 3K
shots
SKH51
60HRC
Breakage at 2K shots
Less heat cracks
Still on service after 100K shots
More than 40K shots
1.35 times
More than
1.5 times
About
2 times
More than
2.1 times
More than
1.6 times
2 times
DAC10
Primary heat crack at 24K shots, More than
no griding repair,
1.6 times
scrap at 120K shots
DAC10
No bite at 10K shots
YXR33
Still on service after 10K shot
YXR33
54HRC
TiN
Meltdown at 20K shots
More than
3 times
3 times
10 times
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Machinability
Comparison of machinability by High feed
radius milling (annealed)
Comparison of machinability by
Ball end milling (45HRC)
100
100
Cutting speed
80
180m/min
90m/min
Macinability index
Macinability index
80
Cutting speed200m/min
60
40
20
60
40
20
DAC
DAC-MAGIC
DAC10
DAC55
DAC
<Cutting conditions>
63 High feed radius mill
Cutting speed = 90,180m/min
Feed = 2.0mm/tooth
Cutting depth = 1.0mm
Cutting width = 42mm
DAC-MAGIC
DAC10
DAC55
<Cutting conditions>
6-R3
Coated carbide ball end mill
Cutting speed = 200m/min
Feed = 0.1mm/tooth
Cutting width = 0.6mm
Simulated Die Machining Example

High feed radius milling
Work
State of tool wear
Cutting chips
DAC-MAGIC
Cutting conditions
Tool: ASR4050-4 (Hitachi Tool Engineering)
TB6045 (50-4 teeth)
Protrusion = 200mm
Feed =1mm/tooth
Rotation = 610min-1
Feeding speed =
2440mm/min
Cut width = 36mm
Air blow
Work = Annealed
condition
Wear width0.13 mm
DAC55
Wear width0.25 mm
Ball end milling

Work
DAC-MAGIC
DAC55
State of
tool wear
Wear width0.03 mm
Wear width 0.05mm
Cutting conditions
Tool: EPBT2100 (Hitachi Tool Engineering)
TH coated (10-R5)
Protrusion = 200mm
Feed = 0.15mm/tooth Cutting depth = 0.5mm
-1
Rotation: 3500min
Feeding speed =
1050mm/min
Cut width = 0.5mm
Air blow
Work = Heat treated condition
(45HRC)
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Repair Welding
Followings show standard repair welding method in build-up welding due to design change or repair
welding due to heat crack.
Material involved : DAC, DAC-MAGIC, DAC55, DAC10, FDAC.
State of Die
Welding
Welding
Method
Welding
Condition
Welding
Annealed State
DAC
or
same steel
bar
1.6 - 4.0
Annealing
350 400
300 400
Welding
Temp. between
weld layers
Welding Process Chart
680 - 730
After-heating
Pre-heating
Furnance
Cooling or
Ash Cooling
250 Above
100-150
Anneal 2 times in case of Large block.
TIG
Current
80 - 200A
Flux of Ar gas
8 - 15/min
Hardened State
YAG
Below Tempering
Temperature of Die
Welding
300 400
350 400
250 Above
Air Cooling
After-heating
Pre-heating
100 150
RT
- 100
Remarks
1. YAG is a brand name of Hitachi Maraging Steel used for various applications including high
grade welding rod. Using YAG welding rod remarkably decreases such welding defects as "bead
crack" or "pin holes".
2. TIG Welding Method (Tangsten Inert Gas Welding Method) is to make arc between tangsten
electrode covered by argon gas and objects to be welded, and then wire is inserted into the heat
pool generated by the arc.
3. Use lower current and finer welding wire in order to get better efficiency of welding metal.
In order to prevent crater cracks, avoid an overlap of the crater of backward pass on the crater
of foregoing pass.
To avoid an overheat of mother material, conduct an interrupted welding with short bead.
4. Keeping time of Temper and Anneal after welding should be 1h/25mm in thickness.
5. A careful attention is to be paid of crack during grinding.
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Heat Treatment
Standard Heat Treatment Process
Quenching
Tempering
1,000 -1,050
750 - 800
Holding time
500 - 550
550- 680
Forced Air Cooling,

High Pressure Gas,
Cooling, etc.
Holding time
300- 350
Refer to
the table
First
Second
Pre-heating Pre-heating
Refer to
the table
Room Temperature
100 -150
To Tempering
Furnace
Quenching
Pre-heating
Holding time (min)
15
Tempering
*Tempering is required at least two times or more.
Holding time for tempering
Holding time for quenching

Thicknessmm 15
Air Cooling
25
50
75
100
125
150
200
300
Thicknessmm 25 26-35 36-64 65-84 85-124 125-174 175-249 250-349 350-499
25
40
50
60
65
70
80
100
Holding time (h)
1.5
Quenching Method to Reduce Distortion

As the cooling rate of quenching becomes faster, the heat-treated microstructure becomes finer and
the toughness is improved. However, the distortion after heat treatment increases. By optimizing the
quenching pattern, Hitachi Metals Group has established heat treatment method which not only
reduce distortion but also improve toughness.
Examples of distortion of heat-treated products
Longitudinal direction
200
Number of heat-treated die
Index of Charpy Impact Value
Examples of measuring impact values of

heat-treated productsDAC10/160400500
150
100
50
0
Air
Method 1 Method 2
Quenching method
Nitriding
Properties and characteristics
of the nitrided layer vary
depending on nitriding methods
and conditions. Please choose
the type of nitriding according
to the right figure.
Longitudinal direction
30
Air
Method 1
Method 2
Oil
25
20
15
10
Oil
5
0
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.20 0.25 0.30
Distortion rate (bend versus length)
Comparison of various nitrided layers

TYPE A
TYPE B
phase (white layer) Grain boundaries in the

nitride layer
TYPE C
TYPE D
Sulfide, oxide layer
No compound layer
Nitriding depth and

form (In the case of
nitrided SKD61)
0.1mm
1000HV
0.2mm
1000HV
Heat crack resistance
Flaking resistance
of the nitrided layer
Melting Resistance
General nitriding
Deep nitriding
Sulfurizing and nitriding
Shallow nitriding
Type of Nitriding
0.2mm
1000HV
0.05 - 0.1mm
600 - 800HV
Excellent A Good B Ordinary C
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Die Steels For Die Casting

YSS Die Steels For Die Casting DAC Series

Characteristics of Diecasting Die Steels

Strength at elevated temperature

Standard die steel

High quality DAC

For small lot production

For small lot production

To keep stability of die life

Applications of YSS Die-casting Die Steels and Their Features

Longer pin life, insert

Strength at elevated temperature and toughness are well balanced.

High performance die steel which balanced high strength at

Highest strength at elevated temperature

40HRC prehardened steel

YSS Die Steels For Die Casting DAC Series

Heat Crack Appearance

Diecast in general use

Results of Heat Crack Generation Test

No. of test cycle

Cross section after test cycles

YSS Die Steels For Die Casting DAC Series

Half Temperature Time 30 min

Tempered hardness vs Charpy I - Value

Yielding strength at elevated temperature (MPa)

Tempered hardness vs Yielding Strength at elevated temperature

Quenching : Half temperature time 40min

Thermal expansion coefficient10-6/

YSS Die Steels For Die Casting DAC Series

DAC (JIS SKD61)

Quenched and tempered hardness

DAC is most widely used as Die for Aluminium and

*Good balance of both strength at elevated

*General die for Aluminium Diecasting

Half Temperature Time

Half Temperature time

Toughness of Isoropy DAC

Index of 2mm U-notch Charpy impact value

Half Temperature Time

Tempered hardness vs Charpy I-Value

2mm U-notch Charpy impact value

YSS Die Steels For Die Casting DAC Series

Quenched and tempered hardness of DAC-MAGIC

The range of applications of diecast products for

*High strength at elevated temperature and excellent

Resistance to stress corrosion cracking

Standard Heat Treatment

*Die casting in general use

Number of crack generation cycles

Heat crack resistance

YSS Die Steels For Die Casting DAC Series

Quenched and tempered hardness

DAC55 has been developed in responding to the

*Precision die casting

Standard Heat Treatment

Quench cooling speed and Microstructure400

General Use Die

(Remarks) Recommended hardness may not apply depending on

Half Temperature Time

2mm U-notch Charpy impact value

Half Temperature Time

2mm U-notch Charpy impact value

Tempered hardness vs Charpy I-Value