A2 COLD WORK TOOL STEEL
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APPLICATIONS |
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| This steel is particularly useful as intricate dies where minimal dimensional change is required in heat treatment but it is also widely used for blanking tools and dies, gauges, shear blades for cold light sections, cold heading tools and trimming and stamping dies. |
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ANNEALING |
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| To prevent excessive scaling or decarburisation pack with a suitably inert material in a sealed container. Heat to 850°C / 870°C, hold at temperature for a sufficient time to ensure uniformity then cool at less than 25°C per hour to 650°C. The parts may then be cooled in air. Correctly annealed this steel should have a hardness not greater than 235 HB. |