Overview of materials for Hot Work Steel

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Overview of materials for Hot Work Steel
Categories:	Metal; Ferrous Metal; Tool Steel; Hot Work Steel
Material Notes:	This property data is a summary of similar materials in the MatWeb database for the category "Hot Work Steel". Each property range of values reported is minimum and maximum values of appropriate MatWeb entries. The comments report the average value, and number of data points used to calculate the average. The values are not necessarily typical of any specific grade, especially less common values and those that can be most affected by additives or processing methods.
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	6.45 - 8.67 g/cc	0.233 - 0.313 lb/in³	Average value: 7.80 g/cc Grade Count:77
Particle Size	6.70 - 12.0 µm	6.70 - 12.0 µm	Average value: 9.27 µm Grade Count:4

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Hardness, Brinell	160 - 594	160 - 594	Average value: 271 Grade Count:24
Hardness, Knoop	431 - 660	431 - 660	Average value: 575 Grade Count:5
Hardness, Rockwell C	26.0 - 66.0	26.0 - 66.0	Average value: 49.3 Grade Count:56
Hardness, Vickers	400 - 1250	400 - 1250	Average value: 657 Grade Count:7
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	1010 - 2310 MPa	146000 - 335000 psi	Average value: 1650 MPa Grade Count:37
Tensile Strength, Yield	800 - 1900 MPa	116000 - 276000 psi	Average value: 1390 MPa Grade Count:34
Elongation at Break	5.00 - 15.5 %	5.00 - 15.5 %	Average value: 10.6 % Grade Count:17
Elongation at Yield	10.0 - 16.0 %	10.0 - 16.0 %	Average value: 12.9 % Grade Count:5
Reduction of Area	15.0 - 55.0 %	15.0 - 55.0 %	Average value: 41.8 % Grade Count:21
Modulus of Elasticity	203 - 228 GPa	29400 - 33000 ksi	Average value: 210 GPa Grade Count:38
Bulk Modulus	160 GPa	23200 ksi	Average value: 160 GPa Grade Count:4
Machinability	45.0 - 95.0 %	45.0 - 95.0 %	Average value: 70.0 % Grade Count:17
Shear Modulus	80.0 - 81.0 GPa	11600 - 11700 ksi	Average value: 80.5 GPa Grade Count:4
Charpy Impact	2.71 - 55.0 J	2.00 - 40.6 ft-lb	Average value: 23.3 J Grade Count:15

Electrical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Electrical Resistivity	0.0000500 - 0.0000590 ohm-cm	0.0000500 - 0.0000590 ohm-cm	Average value: 0.0000524 ohm-cm Grade Count:7

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
CTE, linear	7.00 - 14.3 µm/m-°C	3.89 - 7.93 µin/in-°F	Average value: 12.3 µm/m-°C Grade Count:35
Specific Heat Capacity	0.418 - 0.461 J/g-°C	0.100 - 0.110 BTU/lb-°F	Average value: 0.457 J/g-°C Grade Count:14
Thermal Conductivity	14.4 - 42.0 W/m-K	99.9 - 291 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F	Average value: 28.7 W/m-K Grade Count:31
Transformation Temperature	785 - 913 °C	1450 - 1680 °F	Average value: 850 °C Grade Count:7

Processing Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Processing Temperature	540 - 1220 °C	1000 - 2230 °F	Average value: 856 °C Grade Count:21
Annealing Temperature	399 - 900 °C	750 - 1650 °F	Average value: 782 °C Grade Count:13

Component Elements Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Carbon, C	0.220 - 2.10 %	0.220 - 2.10 %	Average value: 0.446 % Grade Count:86
Chromium, Cr	0.350 - 12.8 %	0.350 - 12.8 %	Average value: 4.44 % Grade Count:86
Cobalt, Co	2.00 - 4.50 %	2.00 - 4.50 %	Average value: 3.50 % Grade Count:3
Copper, Cu	0.250 %	0.250 %	Average value: 0.250 % Grade Count:12
Iron, Fe	71.3 - 98.2 %	71.3 - 98.2 %	Average value: 89.6 % Grade Count:86
Manganese, Mn	0.150 - 1.50 %	0.150 - 1.50 %	Average value: 0.454 % Grade Count:66
Molybdenum, Mo	0.200 - 8.50 %	0.200 - 8.50 %	Average value: 1.94 % Grade Count:73
Nickel, Ni	0.250 - 1.70 %	0.250 - 1.70 %	Average value: 0.703 % Grade Count:18
Phosphorus, P	0.0300 %	0.0300 %	Average value: 0.0300 % Grade Count:16
Silicon, Si	0.150 - 2.25 %	0.150 - 2.25 %	Average value: 0.769 % Grade Count:75
Sulfur, S	0.00100 - 0.0300 %	0.00100 - 0.0300 %	Average value: 0.0178 % Grade Count:30
Tungsten, W	1.00 - 19.0 %	1.00 - 19.0 %	Average value: 7.55 % Grade Count:20
Vanadium, V	0.100 - 5.40 %	0.100 - 5.40 %	Average value: 0.890 % Grade Count:79

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