Grade: 1.2436/X210CrW12 Cold Work Tool Steel
1.2436 is a premium high-carbon, high-chromium cold work tool steel celebrated for its outstanding wear resistance, impressive toughness, and remarkable hardness. As part of the chromium alloyed steels family, it is extensively utilized in the manufacturing sector for crafting cutting and punching tools, blanking and forming dies, and numerous other cold work applications.
Size Range for 718 Plastic Mold Steel
Material Grade: 1.2436 Steel Round Bar: Diameter ranging from 80mm to 330mm
Material Grade: 1.2436 Steel Plate: Thickness ranging from 25mm to 400mm, Width from 200mm to 800mm
Delivery Condition:
Options include Turned Round Bar, Milled Plate, in Black finish, tailored to customer requirements.
Heat Treatments: Spheroidizing Annealing, Electro-Slag Refined (ESR) material.
Chemical Composition:
Properties Overview:
1. Exceptional Wear Resistance: 1.2436 steel boasts excellent wear resistance, attributed to its high chromium content, making it ideal for applications subjected to abrasive wear and heavy mechanical loads.
2. Superior Toughness: Despite its high hardness, 1.2436 steel maintains superior toughness, minimizing the risk of fractures or failures during intensive use.
3. High Hardness: With appropriate heat treatment, 1.2436 steel reaches exceptional hardness levels, ensuring prolonged cutting performance and dimensional stability.
4. Outstanding Edge Retention: The alloy composition of 1.2436 steel ensures it retains a sharp cutting edge even under rigorous cutting conditions, enhancing productivity and extending tool lifespan.
Applications:
1. Precision Cutting Tools: 1.2436 steel is popularly used in manufacturing precision cutting tools, such as knives, blades, and shear blades, which are employed in cutting and shaping a variety of materials including metals, plastics, and rubber.
2. Efficient Punching Tools: This steel is ideal for creating punching tools used in perforating or stamping sheet metal, plastics, and other materials.
3. Durable Blanking and Forming Dies: Thanks to its high wear resistance and toughness, 1.2436 steel is extensively used in manufacturing blanking and forming dies for cold forming processes.
4. Versatile Cold Work Applications: It serves a broad spectrum of cold work applications which demand high hardness, wear resistance, and dimensional stability, such as cold forging, cold drawing, and cold rolling.
Heat Treatment Specifications:
Annealing Process: Heat uniformly to 820-850°C (1508-1562°F), hold for an adequate duration, then cool slowly in the furnace to below 600°C (1112°F) for complete annealing.
Quenching Process: Gradually preheat to the austenitizing temperature of 980-1010°C (1796-1850°F), then quench rapidly in oil or air to achieve full hardness.
Tempering Process: 88e6fd97
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