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Tool Steel

Tool Steel Properties
Tool Steel The properties of tool steel are given on this website to serve as a comparison of properties.

Tool Steel Properties

Tool Steel

The properties of tool steel are given on this website to serve as a comparison of properties between
metal and ceramic materials.

 

Properties
Units
Test
Value
Physical
Chemical Formula
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iron, carbon alloy
Density, r
g/cm3
ASTM C20
7.83
Color
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gray
Crystal Structure
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Water Absorption
% @R.T.
ASTM C373
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Hardness
Moh's
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6.5
Hardness
knoop (kg/mm2)
Knoop 100g
605
Mechanical
Compressive Strength
MPa @ R.T.
ASTM C773
1000 - 2000
Tensile Strength
MPa @ R.T.
ACMA Test #4
1800
Modulus of Elasticity
(Young's Mod.)
GPa
ASTM C848
207
Flexural Strength (MOR)
MPa @ R.T.
ASTM F417
276
Poisson's Ratio, u
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ASTM C818
0.30
Fracture Toughness, KIc
MPa x m1/2
Notched Beam Test
50 - 80
Thermal
Max. Use Temperature
(* denotes inert atm.)
șC
No load cond.
760
Thermal Shock Resistance
DT (șC)
Quenching
230
Thermal Conductivity
W/m-K @ R.T.
ASTM C408
25
Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion, al
mm/m-șC (~25șC through ±1000șC)
ASTM C372
6.0
Specific Heat, cp
cal/g-șC @ R.T.
ASTM C351
0.12
Electrical
Dielectric Constant
1MHz @ R.T.
ASTM D150
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Dielectric Strength
kV/mm
ASTM D116
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Electrical Resistivity
Wcm @ R.T.
ASTM D1829
7.5 x 10-7
 
 
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