Steel for POWDER

plastic molding METALLURGY

Steel for plastic molding

BÖHLER M398

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TOOL,
Works hard

FROM THE POINT OF VIEW versatility and efficiency

BOHLER M398 MICROCLEAN - a martensitic chromium steel,

produced by powder metallurgy. Due to its concept of this alloying
steel has

extremely high wear resistance and high corrosion resistance - the perfect
combination for a very wear-resistant tools.

MARKET REQUIREMENTS

trends " Processing of reinforced plastics (fiberglass, ...)

" Increasing the screw speed to increase productivity

Result " The apparent reduction in tool life

" Higher costs for spare parts and maintenance

↓ " Decline in the quality of molded parts

purpose Getting a new powder steel for plastic molding: " Extremely high wear resistance

" The achievable hardness> 60 HRC at a vacuum heat treatment

" Good corrosion resistance

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Schedule Properties BOHLER tool steels for the plastics processing industry

K390 BÖHLER
BÖHLER M398

K190 BÖHLER
BÖHLER M390
wear resistance

BÖHLER M368

BÖHLER K890

12-18% corrosion resistant

chromium steel
8-12% chromium steels

abrasive plastics Chem. aggressive plastics

Corrosion resistance *

* High-temperature test for weight reduction with boiling 20% ​acetic acid for 24 hours.

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IMPROVED
FEATURES

CONCEPT OF DOPING

Increasing macrohardness by increasing the amount of primary carbides,

consisting of:
" Vanadium-rich MC-carbides (VC ~ 3000 HV)
" Enriched with chromium carbides M 7 C 3 ( Cr 7 C 3 ~ 2200 HV)

Comparison of the chemical composition (%)

C Si Mn Cr Mo V W

BÖHLER M390
1.90 0.70 0.30 20,00 1.00 4.00 0.60

BÖHLER M398
2.70 0.50 0.50 20,00 1.00 7.20 0.70

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Microstructure

BÖHLER M398 BÖHLER M390

10 μm

~ 25,0% M7C3 ~ 5,0% MC ~ 2,5% MC ~ 18% M7C3

The content of primary carbides has increased to about 30 vol. %

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FEATURES
MATERIAL

Tempering chart (without cold treatment)

resistance maximum wear resistance

66

64

62 BÖHLER M398
Hardness (HRC)

60

58

56 BÖHLER M390

54

100 200 300 400 500 540560 600

(210) (390) (570) (750) (930) (1000) (1040) (1110)

tempering temperature in ° C (° F)
Thermal treatment: austenitizing at 1150 ° C (2100 ° F) / 20 min. / 5 bar; Accommodation 2 x 2 h

Tempering chart (with cold treatment)

maximum corrosion resistance maximum corrosion maximum wear resistance

66

64
BÖHLER M398

62 of
Hardness (HRC)

60 BÖHLER M390

58 of

56

54

100 200 300 400 500510530 600

(210) (390) (570) (750) (930) (950) (985) (1110)

tempering temperature in ° C (° F)
Thermal treatment: austenitizing at 1150 ° C (2100 ° F) / 20 min. / 5 bar; Cold treatment: -70 ° C, 1 x 2 h; Accommodation 2 x 2 h

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retained austenite

30

25

20
Retained austenite (%)

15

10

<1%

250 ° C (480 ° F) 540 ° C (1000 ° F)

BÖHLER M390 BÖHLER M398 BÖHLER M390 BÖHLER M398

Thermal treatment: austenitizing at 1150 ° C (2100 ° F) / 20 min. / 5 bar; without cold treatment; Accommodation 2 x 2 h

→ The low amount of residual austenite after tempering on hardness shows primary enhanced hardenability BOHLER M398 MICROCLEAN, especially when
not possible or not is performed cryogenic treatment or cold processing.

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resilience

50

40
Impact strength (J), unnotched

30

20

ten

58 HRC 61 HRC 58 HRC 61 HRC

250 ° C 540 ° C

BÖHLER M390 BÖHLER M398 BÖHLER M390 BÖHLER M398

Thermal treatment: austenitizing at 1150 ° C / 20 min. / 5 bar; without cold treatment; Vacation 2 x 2 hours Tested size:

BÖHLER M390 MICROCLEAN: Round rod, longitudinal, approx. 80 mm BÖHLER M398 MICROCLEAN:
Maternal unit, longitudinal, approx. 373 x 343 mm

Corrosion resistance

200

160
Corrosive Wear (g / m 2 h)

120

80 of

40 of

250 ° C 540 ° C

BÖHLER M390 BÖHLER M398 BÖHLER M390 BÖHLER M398

Thermal treatment: austenitizing at 1150 ° C / 20 min. / 5 bar; without cold treatment; Accommodation 2 x 2 h test weight loss:. Measured after
24 hours in boiling 20% ​acid

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 WEAR

ASTM G65 method for measuring abrasion by setting "dry sand / rubber wheel"

Test Method A

The test load sand 130 N

grain Size Feed Rate
Testing time sliding 100 - 400 microns
feed chute
distance
Rubber 340 g / min. 30
rim min.

4309 m
material
Sample
steel
wheel

Source: AC2T research GmbH

abrasive media

→ Displacement wear caused by abrasion, is calculated by the loss of weight of the sample.

BÖHLER M398
Hardness
40 66
(HRC)

35

30 of 64
Loss of volume (mm³)

Hardness (HRC)

25

20 62

15
BÖHLER M390

ten 60

May

tempering 520 ° C 200 ° C 540 ° C

temperature:
BÖHLER M398 BÖHLER M398 BÖHLER M390
100 μm

→ BÖHLER M398 MICROCLEAN demonstrates superior abrasive wear resistance

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ECONOMIC
ADVANTAGES

FEATURES AREAS OF USE

" Extremely high wear resistance Thanks to its set of properties BÖHLER M398 MICROCLEAN can be
" High dimensional stability under heat treatment used to:
" check valves
" The high hardenability and strength under compressive> 60 HRC " Screw injection molding
" Tool inserts for injection molding
" good strength
" Good corrosion resistance " Extremely wear-resistant components
" good sandability " Cutting tools and blades
" excellent polishability

offer
" Long tool life, thus reducing downtime and maintenance costs

" high precision components

" Stable tool life

Benefits
" Productivity increase " Reducing the cost of the
component

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 BÖHLER M398 VS. BÖHLER M390

" Because of the high number of primary carbides in M398 MICROCLEAN (about 30 vol.%) Toughness, wear resistance and compressive strength
significantly increased.

" However, the toughness is slightly lower in comparison with M390 MICROCLEAN.

" The same corrosion resistance.

Mark BÖHLER wear resistance Strength Corrosion resistance

BÖHLER M390 vs. BÖHLER M398

+ - =

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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
HEAT TREATMENT

Delivery conditions " Softening annealing max. HB

330

hardening " Austenitizing temperature: from 1120 to 1180 ° C

" Holding time after temperature equalization:

20 - 30 minutes for the tempering temperature from 1120 to 1150 ° C is 5 - 10 minutes to
quench the temperature of 1180 ° C
" Quench medium: oil, N 2

The attainable hardness " From

60 to 63 HRC

Accommodation for maximum corrosion resistance " Cold treatment for the conversion of
residual austenite
" Slow heating to tempering temperature
" Dwell time in the furnace 1 hour for each 20 mm of workpiece thickness but not less than 2 hours
" For information about the attainable hardness after the holidays, please refer to the tempering chart.

" Accommodation: 200 to 300 ° C

Holidays for maximum wear resistance " Recommended cold treatment or cryogenic
treatment
" Cold treatment immediately after quenching leads to an increase in temper hardness austenitizing at temperatures ≥ 1150 ° C, [risk of stress crack]

" Slow heating to tempering temperature

" Dwell time in the furnace 1 hour for each 20 mm of workpiece thickness but not less than 2 hours
" For information about the attainable hardness after the holidays, please refer to the tempering chart.

" To achieve complete conversion of residual austenite into martensite needs triple vacation at 20 ° C above the maximum secondary hardness.

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FIGURES
DATA
AND DATA
physical properties Thermal expansion between 20 ° C and ... ° C

Modulus 20 ° C 231 x 10 3 N / mm 2 100 ° C 200 ° C 300 ° C 400 ° C 500 ° C

density at 20 ° C 7.46 kg / dm 3 10.4 10.6 10.9 11.2 11.5 ten- 6 m / (mK)

Specific heat capacity at 20 ° C 490 J / (kg.K) 210 ° F 390 ° F 570 ° F 750 ° F 930 ° F

Thermal conductivity at 20 ° C 15.2 W / (mK) 5.78 5.89 6.06 6.22 6.38 10-6 inches / inch ° F

As regards applications and processing steps that are not mentioned in

this leaflet, the customer needs in each individual case to appeal to us for
advice.

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RECOMMENDATIONS
Machining

Turning hard alloy

depth of cut mm 0.5 - 2 14 4-8 more than 8

Feed mm / rev. 0.1 - 0.3 0.2 - 0.4 0.3 - 0.8 0.5 - 1.5

Cutting speed vc (m / min.) 130 - 200 100 - 170 70 - 120 30 - 70

Recommended BOEHLERIT-geometry FP, FMP, MM MP, MRP, MM MRP, BMRS RP, BR, BRP

Mark BOEHLERIT LCP15T, BCM25T LCP15T, LCP25T, BCM25T LCP25T, LC240F, BCM40T LC240F

Mark ISO P15, M25 P15, P20, M25 P20, P30, M40 P30, P40

Status: softening annealing. These figures are approximate.

Turning speed steel

depth of cut mm 0.5 3 6

Feed mm / rev. 0.1 0.4 0.8

BÖHLER- / DIN-mark S700 / DIN S10-4-3-10

Cutting speed vc (m / min) Tool life 60 min.

30 - 20 20 - 15 18 - 10

rake 14 14 14

clearance eight eight eight

Angle of inclination - four - four - four

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Milling of hard alloy

Cutting speed vc (m / min.) 150 - 180 130 - 160 80 - 140

Mark BOEHLERIT BCH10M, BCM35M BCH30M, BCM40M BCM40M, BCP40M

Mark ISO H10, M35 H30, M40 M40, P40

F z Milling mm 90 ° 0.1 - 0.25 0.1 - 0.25 0.1 - 0.3

F z Milling mm 45 ° 0.15 - 0.6 0.15 - 0.6 0.15 - 0.6

F z Milling with high feed mm 0.6 - 1.8 0.6 - 2.0 0.6 - 2.0

Drilling with hard alloy

Drill diameter mm 3-8 8 - 20 20 - 40

Feed mm / rev. 0.02 - 0.05 0.05 - 0.12 0.12 - 0.18

BOEHLERIT / ISO-mark HB10 / K10

Cutting speed vc (m / min) 50 - 35 50 - 35 50 - 35

Apex angle 115 ° - 120 ° 115 ° - 120 ° 115 ° - 120 °

clearance five five five

Status: softening annealing. These figures are approximate.

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The data contained in this brochure are intended for general information only and, therefore, does
not impose obligations on the company. We may be bound only through a contract explicitly
stipulating such data binding. The measurements made in laboratory values ​and may be different
from the practical analysis. Production of our products does not involve the use of substances
harmful to health or to the ozone layer.

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