High Speed Tool Steel Sheet
We sell a wide variety of high speed steels in sheet, plate and cut to size pieces.
Standard high speed steels are used in high speed cutting tool applications. We carry M type, T type and CPM
® grades of high speed steels. Below are what we carry and a summary of their key characteristics. Molybdenum or M series steels contain molybdenum, tungsten, chromium, vanadium, cobalt and carbon as the principle alloying elements. M series steels are typically tougher that T series steels at the same hardness. Otherwise, their properties are similar. The T series steels use tungsten, chromium, vanadium, cobalt and carbon as the principle alloying elements. The T series steels exhibit high red hardness and wear resistance. They are also less susceptible to decarburization at high temperatures than M type steels. The high alloy content of T type steels produces a large number of hard, wear resistant carbides. The most wear resistant steel of this group is
T-15.
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C
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CO
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CR
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MN
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MO
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NI
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P
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S
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SI
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V
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W
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| M-2 | 0.78 - 1.05 | | 3.75 - 4.50 | 0.15 - 0.40 | 4.50 - 5.50 | 0.30 Max. | 0.03 Max. | 0.03 Max. | 0.20 - 0.45 | 1.75 - 2.20 | 5.50 - 6.75 |
| M-4 | 1.25 - 0.14 | | 3.75 - 4.75 | 0.15 - 0.40 | 4.25 - 5.50 | | | | 0.20 - 0.45 | 3.75 - 4.50 | 5.25 - 6.50 |
| M-42 | 1.05 - 1.15 | 7.75 - 8.75 | 3.50 - 4.25 | 0.15 - 0.40 | 9.00 - 10.00 | | | | 0.15 - 0.65 | 0.95 - 1.35 | 1.15 - 1.85 |
| T-15 | 1.50 - 1.60 | 4.75 - 5.25 | 3.75 - 5.00 | 0.15 - 0.40 | 1.00 Max. | | | | 0.15 - 0.40 | 4.50 - 5.25 | 11.75 - 13.00 |
We carry four CPM
® grades of high speed steel.
CPM Rex M-4® and CPM T-15
® are well known and have similar chemistries to wrought
M-4 and
T-15. The main difference is the fine carbide structure that the CPM
® process makes grinding these grades much easier. CPM Rex 20
® and CPM Rex-75
® are highly alloyed grades that cannot be manufactured by conventional steelmaking. CPM Rex 20
® is cobalt free and yet outperforms
M-42. CPM Rex-76
® offers a good combination of toughness and high red hardness and also makes an excellent substrate for coatings such as TiAIN. CPM Rex-76
®can be heat treated to Rc 68 to 70.
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CO
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CR
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MN
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MO
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NI
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P
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Data is typical and should not be construed as actual values for any catagory.
Applications and technical information require engineers and tool designers to exercise independent judgement.
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