O1 Tool Steel
Chemical Analysis: | |
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Carbon | .85/1.00 |
Manganese | 1.40/1.80 |
Phosphorus | .030 Max. |
Sulfur | .030 Max. |
Silicon | .50 Max. |
Chromium | .40/.60 |
Vanadium | .030 Max. |
Tungsten | .40/.60 |
Molybdenum | ------- |
Cobalt | ------- |
Tempering Temp. º(F): | Hardness Rc |
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As-quenched | 65.0 |
300 | 63.0 |
350 | 62.5 |
400 | 62.0 |
500 | 60.0 |
600 | 57.0 |
700 | 53.0 |
800 | 50.0 |
900 | 47.0 |
1000 | 44.0 |
1100 | 39.0 |
1200 | 31.0 |
Uses:
Punches, dies, trim dies, blanking dies, forming dies, stamping dies, label dies.
Forging/Rolling:
Preheat to 1200° F and hold for uniformity. Then raise to 1850° F - 1950° F. Do not forge or roll below 1500° F, cool slowly from the forging or rolling temperature. Do not normalize.
Annealing:
Heat slowly to 1450° F and soak thoroughly. Furnace cool slowly at a rate of 20° F per hour to 900° F, remove and air cool. Expected Brinell hardness 202 max.
Hardening:
Heat to 1475° F and hold 1/2 hour per inch of greatest thickness. Large parts should be preheated at 1200° F and held for uniformity before raising to the hardening temperature. Oil quench 150° F and temper without delay.
Tempering:
Temper before the parts have cooled to below 150° F. Small parts should be held a minimum of 1 hour per inch of greatest thickness and large parts 2 hours per inch of greatest thickness. A single temper is sufficient, but double tempering is a good insurance policy. For most applications a tempering temperature of from 350° F - 450° F is usually specified for the O-1 analysis. The above tempering table may be used as a guide. However, since 1/2" dia. specimens were used for this test, it may be found that heavier sections are several points lower.