PREMIUM 1.2842 / 1.2510 Steel
90MnCrV8 / 100MnCrW4

BS BO 2 / BO 1

PREMIUM 1.2842 / 1.2510 Steel
90MnCrV8 / 100MnCrW4

90MnCrV8 / 100MnCrW4

Precision flat steel without machining allowance [PFS]

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Precision flat steel with machining allowance [PFS/BA]

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Precision round steel without machining allowance [PRS]

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Precision round steel with machining allowance [PRS/BA]

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1.2842 / 1.2510 - AT A GLANCE

What kind of steel is the 1.2842 / 1.2510?

The 1.2842 / 1.2510 (O2 / O1) tool steel meets a wide range of characteristics including good machinability, good dimensional stability when hardened, good cutting edge retention as well as a good combination of high surface hardness and toughness after hardening and tempering.

Properties

Tool steel 1.2842 1.2510 has many advantages like high hardness, high degree of dimensional stability, good cutting power and good toughness. As an oil hardening steel with a focus on cold work it can be used for a wide range of applications.

The combination of the formentioned properties make this tool steel a great choice for manufacturing tools, which need to have a good tool life and production economy. The high manganese content provides good dimensional stability when quenched from the proper hardening temperature.

  • Universally applicable
  • Medium alloyed oil hardener
  • High hardness acceptance
  • High dimensional stability
  • Good edge retention
  • Good toughness
  • Forgeable
  • Weldable
  • Magnetizable
  • Also popular as a knife steel due to its combination of good properties

Applications

The applications for this steel grade include:

  • Blanking and stamping tools up to 6 mm thickness
  • Shear knives
  • Threading tools
  • Thread dies
  • Reamers
  • Chasers
  • Measuring tools
  • Plastic molds
  • Rubber molds
  • Calibres
  • Guide rails
  • Dies
  • Punches
  • Woodworking tools
  • Machine knives
  • Punches
  • Shear blades
  • Threading tools
  • Tap-cutting dies
  • Chasers
  • Reamers
  • Measuring tools
  • Gauges
  • Guide bars
  • Dies
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HART-PRÄZ® – ALREADY HARDENED DIMENSIONS IN LENGTH OF 250 mm AND 500 mm!
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Standard values

(BS BO 2)
Chemical designation: 90MnCrV8 / 100MnCrW4
Working hardness: 57-62 HRC
Delivery condition: maximum 229 HB
Chemical composition:
C Si Mn P S Cr V
0.85

0.95
0.1

0.4
1.8

2.2
0

0.03
0

0.03
0.2

0.5
0.05

0.2
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Technical properties

Alloyed oil hardener with focus on cold work; can be used for a wide range of applications: full hardenability, high degree of dimensional stability, good cutting power and good toughness. Its technical properties and its applications are similar to those of BS BO 1.

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Applications

Blanking and stamping tools (up to 6 mm thickness), shear knives, threading tools, thread dies, reamers, chasers, measuring tools, plastic moulds, rubber moulds, calibres, guide rails, dies, punches, woodworking tools, machine knives.

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