ASP 2012 PM HSS
ASP®2012 is the best in class for high toughness up to 55 HRC in cold, warm and hot applications.
Chemical composition
| C | Si | Mn | Cr | Mo | W | V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.60 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
Corresponding standard
| DIN | EN |
|---|---|
| 1.3397 | PMHS 2-2-2 |
Delivery hardness
- Soft annealed max. 230 HB
Application areas
- Cold work tools: Powder compacting tools, cold extrusion tools, cold-heading dies, fine blanking tools
- Plastic injection molders, broaches, and injector pins.
- Machine components and rolls.
- Warm- and hot-work applications: extrusion dies, forging dies and punches, hot forming dies.
Processing
ASP® 2012 can be worked as follows;
- machining (grinding, turning, milling)
- polishing
- hot forming
- electrical discharge machining
- welding (special procedure including preheating and filler materials of base material composition).