H11/2343 Hot Work Tool Steel

H11/2343Hot Work Tool Steel

The 2343 hot work tool steel is a good choice for end users who arelooking for AISI H11 product. Made through conventional melting (EF LF VD)process, the product offers a high level of toughness, heat resistance, as wellas great resistance to temperature fatigue and abrasion. In addition, itprovides good polishability,nitridability, dimensionalstability, and full quenching and tempering properties. The product can also beused as cold work steel.

Our 2343 hot work tool steel is supplied in a variety of sizes. The maximumdiameter and thickness of the blocks we offer are respectively 800 mm and 600 mm. Our products are mainly used for pressurecasting tools for light metals, tools for forging machines, dies and die inserts,extrusion pressing tools, shearblades, cold pilgermandrels and jaws. They are also ideally suited for der tools, such as worms, cylinders and nozzles.

Alloying %
C  0.36÷0.42
Si  0.8÷1.2
Mn  0.3÷0.5
P  ≤0.025
S  ≤0.005
Cr  4.8÷5.2
Mo  1.1÷1.4
V  0.30÷0.50