Brand2550

Impact Resistant Tool Steel With High Hardenability and Toughness

Suitable for cutting tools, plate, and woodworking tools, as well as blanking dies for cutting sheet metals up to 12 mm thickness, trimming and splitting dies, cold piercing punches, performing punches, shear blades, chipping knives, pneumatic chisels, coining tools, cold shear blades, ejectors, and more, this steel is versatile and essential across a wide range of applications.

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Product advantages

This steel is one of the shock-resisting tool steel types, offering very good toughness combined with high hardenability. It is an impact-resistant, tungsten-alloyed cold-work tool steel.

Manufacture

SIMOLD 2550 is made by SIJ Metal Ravne.

Standards & certificates

Material number

1.2550

AISI/SAE

S1

Ravne

OSIKRO4

DIN

60WCrV7

EN

60WCrV8

Properties

Hardness[HRC]:43 - 60
Density[g/cm³]:7.93
Elasticity[10³ x N/mm²]:190 - 210

Chemical composition

In weight %

C0.60
Si0.85
Mn0.30
Cr1.05
V0.15
W1.45

Product forms

Flat sections

rolled
Wup to 1500 mm
Tup to 600 mm

Round bars

forged
Lup to 6000 mm
up to 1000 mm

Square section

forged
Wup to 1000 mm

Tempering

Hardening

Harden from a temperature of 860 - 900°C followed by oil or hot bath (180 - 220°C) quenching. Hardness after quenching is 60 HRC.

Forging

Hot forming temperature: 1050 - 900°C.

Disclaimer

The information and data presented herein are typical or average values. The typical properties of the materials described are provided solely to assist readers in making their own evaluations and decisions. These values are not guaranteed.
Applications specifically suggested for the materials described are intended only for illustrative purposes, enabling the reader to make their own assessments. They are not to be construed as warranties, whether express or implied, regarding fitness for any particular purpose.
The information and data are provided for informational purposes only and may be revised at any time without notice.
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