ASP 2017 PM HSS
ASP®2017 is a grade with high toughness, wear resistance and excellent grindability for cold-, warm- and hot applications.
Chemical compostion
| C | Cr | Mo | W | Co | V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.8 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 |
Corresponding standard
| DIN | EN |
|---|---|
| 1.3388 | PMHS 3-3-1-8 |
Delivery hardness
- Typical soft annealed hardness is 260 HB
- Cold drawn and cold rolled material is typically 10-40 HB harder
Application areas
- Cold work tools .
- Plastic injection moulds, broaches and injector pins.
- Machine components and rolls.
- Warm- and hot-work applications
- Taps
- Bi-metal saws
- Roughing end mills
Processing
ASP®2017 can be worked as follows:
- machining (grinding, turning, milling)
- polishing
- hot forming
- electrical discharge machining