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Elmet Technologies

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JIS SKD12 Tool Steel
Categories: Metal; Ferrous Metal; Tool Steel; Air-Hardening Steel; Cold Work Steel

Material Notes: Medium-Alloy, Air-Hardening Cold Work Tool Steel. High hardenability, high degree of dimensional stability in heat treatment, good wear resistance, fatigue life, toughness, and deep hardening qualities. Applications include cold forming, blanking and bending dies, forming rolls, drill bushings, knurling tools, master dies and gages.

Composition reported is for SKD12 while other property data is from AISI A2.

Key Words: JIS G4404(83) Specification. SKD 12, SKD-12, Comparable to AISI A2, UNS T30102, ASTM A681, FED QQ-T-570, SAE J437, SAE J438, DIN 1.2363, AFNOR Z 100 CDV 5 (Fr), SS14 2260 (Sweden), B.S. BA 2
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Physical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Density 7.86 g/cc
 
Mechanical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Hardness, Rockwell C 63 - 65
@Temperature 23.0 °C
as air-hardened
 42 - 44
 50 - 52
 56 - 58
 58 - 60
 58 - 60
 58 - 60
 58 - 60
 59 - 61
 60 - 62
Modulus of Elasticity 203 GPa
Bulk Modulus 160 GPaTypical for steels.
Poissons Ratio 0.30Calculated
Machinability 65 %Based on Carbon tool steel.
Shear Modulus 78.0 GPaEstimated from elastic modulus
 
Thermal PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
CTE, linear 10.7 µm/m-°C
@Temperature 20.0 - 100 °C
 12.0 µm/m-°C
@Temperature 20.0 - 200 °C
 12.7 µm/m-°C
@Temperature 20.0 - 300 °C
 13.2 µm/m-°C
@Temperature 20.0 - 400 °C
 13.7 µm/m-°C
@Temperature 20.0 - 500 °C
 14.0 µm/m-°C
@Temperature 20.0 - 600 °C
 14.3 µm/m-°C
@Temperature 20.0 - 700 °C
 14.4 µm/m-°C
@Temperature 20.0 - 750 °C
 
Processing PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Processing Temperature 175 - 540 °CTempering Temperature
 925 - 980 °CHardening Temperature
Annealing Temperature 845 - 870 °C
 
Component Elements PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Carbon, C 0.95 - 1.05 %
Chromium, Cr 4.5 - 5.5 %
Iron, Fe 90.8 - 92.9 %As Balance
Manganese, Mn 0.60 - 0.90 %
Molybdenum, Mo 0.80 - 1.2 %
Silicon, Si 0.40 %
Vanadium, V 0.20 - 0.50 %

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