TC-360V
TC-360V is an air-hardening special steel with excellent toughness and resistance to compression and wear for applications, where these properties of ledeburitic chromium steels are not enough.
Chemical Composition
| C | Si | Cr | Mo | V | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,15 | 1,00 | 8,00 | 1,50 | 2,40 | 1,20 |
Material Properties
- Very good corrosion resistance.
- Good wear resistance.
- Excellent polishability and surface finish.
- Good machinability.
- Heat treatable up to 52 HRc.
- Limited texturing and nitriding ability.
- Good coating ability.
- High wear resistance.
Applications
- Cutting
- Blanking and punching tools
- Stamping tools,
- Shear blades
- Thread rolling dies
- Cutters for plastic
- Cable recycling
Heat Treatment
| HEAT TREATMENT | TEMPERATURE |
|---|---|
| Hot forming | 1050-850°C/slow cooling in furnace |
| Soft annealing | 840-870°C/slow cooling in furnace |
| Brinell-hardness after annealing | max. 250 HB |
| Stress relieving | 650°C/slow cooling in furnace |
| Preheating to hardening | 850°C |
| Hardening | 1040-1090°C |
| Quenching | air, oil |
| Tempering | minimum 3 times |
Tempering Graph
