Hot Forging

V’1.2365

Hot work tool steel with very good creep strength and hot strength.

Chemical Composition

NO DIN C Si Cr Mn Mo V P S
V’1.2365 0,28-0,35 0,10-0,40 2,70-3,20 0,15-0,45 2,50-3,00 0,40-0,70 Max 0,025 Max 0,05

Material Properties

  • Very high creep strength
  • Very high hot strength and tempering back resistance.
  • Very good heat checking resistance.
  • Good thermal shock resistance.
  • Water cooling ability
  • Limited toughness (better when oil quenched)
  • Limited hardenability

Applications

  • Cores and pins in light metals high pressure casting dies.
  • Small and symmetric die casting dies also for brass.
  • Stamps in light metals such as aluminium copper and brass extrusion dies.
  • Forging of light and heavy metals.

Heat Treatment

HEAT TREATMENT TEMPERATURE
Soft Annealing 760-780°C
Stress Relieving 600-650°C
Hardening 1020-1050°C
Tempering 540-700°C

Physical Properties

20°C 100°C 200°C 300°C 350°C
Elastic Modulus [kN/mm²] 207 - - - -
Thermal Expansion Coefficient [10ˉ6/K] - 12,6 13,3 13,8 -
Thermal Conductivity [W/mK] 32,6 - - - 34,4
Toughness [J] 21 - - - -
Mukavemet [N/mm²] 197 - - - -

Delivery Condition

Soft Annealed, 225 HB.

Tempering Graph