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Powder metallurgy Tool Steel A11 PM

suitable for chosen working


CHEMICAL COMPOSITION hardness. Cooling down to 100-
C Cr Mo W Co V 120°F.
2.45 5.25 1.3 - - 9.75
x Tempering at 1040°F three times for
at least 1 hour each time. Cooling to
room temperature (77°F) between
temperings.
STANDARDS
x USA: AISI A11 GUIDELINES FOR HARDENING
HRC
70

DELIVERY HARDNESS
65
Soft annealed max. 280 HB
Cold drawn max. 320 HB
Cold rolled max. 320 HB 60

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DESCRIPTION 2155

A11 PM is a high vanadium grade for


2050
50
wearing applications 1920

1830
45
1740

APPLICATIONS
970 1020 1070 1120 °F

Tempering temperature
x Knives
x Wear parts Hardness after hardening, quenching and
tempering 3x1 hour
x Cold work

FORM SUPPLIED PROCESSING


A11 PM can be worked as follows :
x Coils x machining (grinding, turning,
x Coarse Round bars milling)
x Flat and square bars x polishing
x Sheets x plastic forming
x Discs x electrical discharge machining
x Pieces cut from sheets x welding (special procedure including
preheating and filler materials of
Available surface conditions: peeled, base material composition).
rough machined, cold rolled, hot rolled.
GRINDING
HEAT TREATMENT During grinding, local heating of the
surface, which may alter the temper,
x Soft annealing in a protective must be avoided. Grinding wheel
atmosphere at 1560-1650°F for 3 manufacturers can furnish advice on the
hours, followed by slow cooling at choice of grinding wheels.
20°F/h down to 1290°F, then air SURFACE TREATMENT
cooling. The steel grade is a good substrate
x Stress-relieving at 1110°F to 1290°F material for PVD and CVD coating. If
for approximately 2 hours, slow nitriding is requested a small zone of 2-
cooling down to 930°F. 15 μm is recommended. The steel grade
x Hardening in a protective can also be steam-tempered if so desired.
atmosphere with pre-heating in 2
steps at 840-930°F and 1560-1650°F
and austenitising at a temperature
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PROPERTIES ksi ft lb

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES Rmb


800 32
Tot.work
Temperature
70°F 750°F 1110°F
Density lb/in3 (1) 0.27 0.26 0.26 600 24
Reb
Modulus of
elasticity
psi (2) 3.2x107 2.8 x107 2.5 x107 400 16
Thermal expan-
sion ratio,
per °F (2) - 6,6x10-6 6,8x10-6 200 8
Thermal
conductivity
Btu/ft h °F (2) 12 14 15
Specific heat
0 0
Btu/lb °F (2) 0.10 0.12 0.14 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100 2200°F
(1)=Soft annealed
(2)= Hardened 2155°F and tempered 1040°F, 3 x1 hour
Hardening temperature in °F
COMPRESSION YIELD STRESS Original dimensions ‡ 0.3 inch
Rc 0.2 Tempering 3 x 1 hour at 1040°F
2 Dimension of test piece ‡1/5 inch
kN/mm
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NB: High quality surface

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Rmb = Ultimate bend strength in ksi
Reb = Bend yield strength in ksi
Tot. work = Total work in ft lb
3

COMPARATIVE PROPERTIES
2 Machinability Wear Toughness Hot Grindability
resistance hardness

E M2
1 E M35
E M42
C8
0 E M3:2
54 58 62 66 HRC M9V
E M7
WKE 42
Test piece : hour glass with 2/5 inch Ø waist WKE 45

ASP 2004
IMPACT STRENGTH ASP 2005
ASP 2011
FT LB HRC ASP 2015
70 65 ASP 2017
ASP 2023
60 63 ASP 2030
Impact ASP 2052
50 61 ASP 2053
ASP 2060
40 59 ASP 2080

30 57
Hardness
20 55

10 53

0 51
1700 1800 1900 2000 2100 2200 °F

Hardening temperature in °F
Original dimensions 1/3x1/2 mm
Tempering 3 x 1 hour at 1040° F
Unnotched test piece 9/32 x13/32 x 25/32 inch

4-POINT BEND STRENGTH


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