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Tool Steel
Tool Steel Vanadis 10 (tm)
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Employed for long run, abrasive wear tooling. Because of high wear resistance and toughness, it has been employed in applications where cemented carbide tends to chip or crack.
Principle Design Features
This is a powder metallurgy, cold work tool steel characterized by high compressive strength and wear resistance, good toughness and through hardening properties, dimensional stability on heat treatment and resistance to tempering back.
Known Forms
Disc
Drill Rod
Flat Bar
Plate
Precision Ground Bar
Ring
Round Bar
Sheet
Square Bar
Additional Data
Chemical Elements
| Carbon | 2.9 nom |
| Chromium | 8 nom |
| Iron | Balance |
| Manganese | 0.5 nom |
| Molybdenum | 1.5 nom |
| Silicon | 1 nom |
| Vanadium | 9.8 nom |
Physical Properties
Density: 0.268lb/in³
Specific Heat: 0.11BTU/lb·°F
Mechanical Properties
Modulus of Elasticity – Tension: 34MSI
Thermal Conductivity: 8.1667BTU/hr·ft·°F