PCK Steels

Home

Site Map

Buderus Edelstahl recommends the following Mould Steel for different applications:

Forging Unit

Tool Type

Stress and tool life quantity criterion Forging quantity - batch size

Die steel and impression typology.

Strength
when assembled Hardness

Hammer Unit
Full die
Cracking		Wear
Low	High	Low	High

Flat dies rotationally symmetrical and asymmetrical

Material Number

N/mm²

Hardness HB

2714	2714	2714	2714
ISO-B	ISO-Bmod	ISO-B	ISO-B mod

1300	1300	1350	1350
385	385	400	400

Solid dies symmetrical and asymmetrical

Material Number

N/mm²

Hardness HB

2714	2714	2714	2714
ISO-B	ISO-Bmod	ISO-B	ISO-B mod

1300	1300	1350	1350
385	385	400	400

Pivots and hubs dies rotationally symmetrical and asymmetrical

Material Number

N/mm²

Hardness HB

2714	2714	2714	2714
ISO-B mod	ISO-Bmod	ISO-B mod	ISO-B mod

1300	1300	1350	1350
385	385	400	400

Mandrel dies rotationally symmetrical, deep impression

Material Number

N/mm²

Hardness HB

2714	2365	2714	2365
ISO-B mod	ISO-B	ISO-B mod	ISO-B

1300	1350	1300	1350
385	400	385	400

Strength range : ± 50 N/mm²
Brinell hardness range : ± 20HB
Rockwell hardness range: ±2 HRc

"These are general recommendations, as the performance of a die involves various factors, please discuss with our quality assurance engineers for the exact tool steel recommendations for your application".


Die Inserts
Cracking		Wear
Low	High	Low	High

Press Unit
Full die
Cracking		Wear
Low	High	Low	High


Die Inserts
Cracking		Wear
Low	High	Low	High

2714	2344	2714	2344
ISO-B mod	ISO-B	ISO-B mod	ISO-B

1350	1300	1350	1400
400	385	400	410

2714	2344	2714	2367
ISO-B mod	ISO-B	ISO-B mod	ISO-B

1400	1450	1400	1450
410	425	410	425

2344	2365	2344	2367
ISO-B	ISO-B	ISO-B	ISO-B

1450	1450	1450	1500
425	425	425	440

2714	2714	2714	2344
ISO-B mod	ISO-B mod	ISO-B mod	ISO-B

1350	1350	1350	1400
400	400	400	410

2714	2367	2344	2367
ISO-B mod	ISO-B	ISO-B	ISO-B

1400	1450	1450	1450
410	425	425	425

2344	2367	2344	2367
ISO-B	ISO-B	ISO-B	ISO-B

1500	1450	1450	1550
425	440	425	450

2714	2365	2714	2345
ISO-B mod	ISO-B	ISO-B mod	ISO-B

1300	1400	1350	1400
385	410	400	410

2344	2367	2344	2367
ISO-B	ISO-B	ISO-B	ISO-B

1400	1450	1400	1400
410	425	410	410

2344	2367	2344	2367
ISO-B	ISO-B	ISO-B	ISO-B

1500	1550	1450	1550
440	450	425	450

2365	2365	2365	2365
ISO-B	ISO-B	ISO-B	ISO-B

1450	1450	1450	1450
425	425	425	425

2344	2365	2365	2365
ISO-B	ISO-B	ISO-B	ISO-B

1450	1500	1500	1500
425	440	440	440

2365	2365	2365	2367
ISO-B	ISO-B	ISO-B	ISO-B

1450	1500	1500	1500
425	440	440	450