AISI Type O6 Tool Steel

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AISI Type O6 Tool Steel
Categories:	Metal; Ferrous Metal; Tool Steel; Cold Work Steel; Oil-Hardening Steel
Material Notes:	General purpose, oil-hardening, nondeforming alloy tool steel suitable for applications where extreme dimensional accuracy is required. Applications include ring and plug gages, drawing dies, perforating dies and punches where excellent wear resistance is desired. Contains free graphite in the microstructure to improve machinability.
Key Words:	AISI Oil-Hardening Tool Steel O6, UNS T31506, ASTM A681, FED QQ-T-570, SAE J437, SAE J438, oil-hardening, non-deforming alloy tool steel suitable, dimensional accuracy, wear resistant, ring gages, plug gages, drawing dies, perforating dies and punches
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Available Properties

Density
Hardness, Brinell, Converted from Rockwell C hardness.
Hardness, Knoop, Converted from Rockwell C hardness.
Hardness, Rockwell C, As hardened, 64.0 HRC at 120°C temper, 63.0 HRC at 150°C temper, 62.0 HRC at 175°C temper, 61 HRC at 190°C and 205°C temper, 60 HRC at 230°C temper, 59.5 HRC at 260°C temper, 58.5 HRC at 315°C temper. Oil quenched from 800°C, tempered for 1 hour.
Hardness, Vickers, Converted from Rockwell C hardness.
Bulk Modulus, Typical for steels.
Machinability, Based on 100% machinability for 1% carbon tool steel.
Shear Modulus, Typical for steels.
CTE, linear
CTE, linear
Processing Temperature, Tempering Temperature
Processing Temperature, Hardening Temperature
Annealing Temperature
Carbon, C
Chromium, Cr
Iron, Fe, As Balance
Manganese, Mn
Molybdenum, Mo
Phosphorus, P
Silicon, Si
Sulfur, S

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