Material No.

: Code: DE - Brand:

1.2344 X40CrMoV5-1 WP5V

Chemical composition: C Cr Mo V
(Typical analysis in %)
0,40 5,30 1,40 1,00

Steel properties: High strength at elevated temperatures, high hot wear

resistance, good toughness, thermal conductivity and
resistant to hot cracking, limited water cooling possible.
Similar to AISI H13.

Applications: Standard material for hot forming tools, extrusion tools,

forging dies, pressure casting tools, hot shear knives,
tools for plastic industry. Also available in EFS and ESR
condition where better properties are required.

Condition of delivery: Soft annealed to max. 229 HB

Physical properties:
10-6 m 20-100C 20-300C 20-500C 20-700C
Thermal expansion coefficient
m K 10,8 12,3 13,0 13,5

W 20C 350C 700C

Thermal conductivity
m K 25,6 28,4 29,4

Heat treatment:
Temperature Cooling Hardness
Soft annealing
750 - 800C furnace max. 229 HB

Temperature Cooling
Stress relief annealing
600 - 650C furnace

Temperature Cooling Tempering

Hardening oil, pressure gas (N2),
see tempering
1020 - 1060C air or hot bath
diagram
500 - 550C
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 (1.2344) Thermal Cycle Diagram
Stress relief annealing Hardening Tempering

Hardening temperature
3rd preheating
step

Intermediate
Min. / mm
machining

machining
machining
Rough

Finish
~850C
Cooling
Cooling slowly 2nd preheating oil, air, preasure
Temperature

in furnace step gas (N2)

Min. / mm
600-650C ~650C
1st tempering 2nd tempering 3rd tempering
1h / 20 mm 1h / 20 mm 1h / 20 mm
Hot bath at least 2 h at least 2 h at least 2 h
500-550C

1st preheating
step
Min. / mm
~400C

Equalisation
1 h / 100 mm

Time

Continuous Cooling Transformation Diagram (CCT)

70

65

60
Hardness [HRc]

55

50

45

40 Test specimen:
= 30 mm, h = 40 mm
35 quenched from 1020C
in oil
30
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700
Tempering temperature [C]

Tempering Diagram
Austenitizing temperature: 1040C
1200

1000 Ac1e

800 100 Ac1b

Temperature [C]

P
3 48 98

600
A+C

400 Ms 2
92 87
3 40
M B
200

586 536 470 536 200 188 HV

0 2 3 4 5 6
0,1 1 10 10 10 10 10 10
Time [s]

Remarks: All technical information is for reference only.