1545Water Hardening Tool Steel
Commonly used for hand-operated metal cutting tools, cold heading, embossing taps and reamers.
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SIHARD 1545 data sheet
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Product advantages
This alloy is one of the common water-hardening tool steel grades available. W1 is essentially a high carbon steel, easily hardened by heating and quenching in water, similar to plain carbon steel alloys. The W series of tool steels are simple, low-cost alloys that respond well to basic heating and water quenching for hardening. However, the alloy does experience considerable distortion during quenching.
Manufacture
SIHARD 1545 is made by SIJ Metal Ravne.
Standards & certificates
Material number
1.1545
AISI/SAE
W1
Ravne
OC100
DIN
C105W1
EN
C105U
Properties
Chemical composition
In weight %
Product forms
Continuous Cooling Transformation (CCT)
Tempering
Hardening
Harden from a temperature of 760 - 800°C followed by water. Hardness after quenching is 65 HRC.
Forging
Hot forming temperature: 1050 - 800°C.
Disclaimer
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