High Speed Steel (EH9)

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GMTC EH9 AISI M2 ANFOR A35-590 4301 B.S. BM2 DIN 1.3343 JIS SKH51

Chemical Composition
(wt%) Grade EH9 C 0.80 0.90 Si MAX 0.40 Mn MAX 0.40 P MAX 0.030 S MAX 0.030 Cr 3.80 4.50 Mo 4.50 5.50 V 1.60 2.20 W 5.50 6.70

Remark: Cu: max 0.25%

Ni: max 0.25%

Characteristics
1. High wear resistance and red hardness. 2. Secondary hardening carbide precipitate at high tempering temperature. 3. Fine carbide size and grain size with high toughness. 4. Low sulfur content with high cleanliness.

Application
For tools with high shock and impact resistance as well as high torsion stress: 1.Tooling Industry: End Mill, Drill, Punch, Tap, Reamer 2.Forging Industry: Forging Mould, Press Mould 3.Moulding Industry: Mould, Screw Mould

Heat Treatment
1.AnnealingHeating slowly and uniformly to 800~850, furnace cooling to 600 at a rate 10~20/h. Hardness HB 255 max 2.Stress Relieving 600~650 and holding 2 hours. Furnace cooling. 3.Hardening Preheating (1): Preheat to 550~600, holding 20~30 minutes per 25 mm. Preheating (2): Preheat to 850~900, holding 20~30 seconds per 1 mm. Preheating (3):Preheat to 1050~1100, holding 20~30 seconds per 1 mm.

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Austenitizing: Heating to 1175~1250, holding 10~15 seconds per 1 mm. Normal Temperature is 1200~1240 Quenchant: By oil(40~60) or by air. 4.TemperingHeating to 540~570, holding minimum 60 minutes per 25 mm. Air-cooling. Double tempering. Hardness min. HRC 63

Instruction For Treatment

1200 1000 preheating(2) 800 stress relieving preheating(1) 600 400 Air Cooling 200 () Time Air Cooling tempering(1) tempering(2) air cooling or oil quenching austenitizing preheating(3)

Hardness vs Tempering Temperature

HRc

68 Hardness

66 1250 1225 64 1200 1175 62

60

58

56 500 522 550 575 600

Tempering Temperature

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Applicable Documents
1.Macroetched pattern: According to ASTM A561 and A604. 2.Inclusions: According to ASTM E45 Method A.

Availability
1.Spheroidizing. 2.Available size range: 3~232mm.

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