У12А
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GOST (Russia) steel grade У12А
Chemical Composition (%)
| C | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| SI | 0.1 |
| MN | 0.1 |
| CR | 0 |
| W | 0 |
| V | 0 |
| P | 0.03 |
| S | 0.03 |
Applications
Russian state standard (GOST) steel grade.
Available Forms
Bar, plate, sheet, tube, forgings, strip, wire
Uses
Tool and die steel for cutting, forming, punching and molding tools. Tungsten/molybdenum (≈3%/0%) give hot hardness and red-hardness for high-speed and hot-work tools. High chromium (≈0.75%) provides wear resistance and secondary hardening. Applied to blanks, punches, extrusion dies, shear blades, plastic-mold and cold-work tooling.
Heat Treatment
Powder/HSS: preheat 800–850 °C, austenitize 1180–1230 °C (salt or vacuum), quench, triple temper 540–570 °C to ≈64–66 HRC.
Precautions
Risk of quench cracking and distortion — use graded preheating, controlled cooling and multiple tempers. Avoid overheating the austenitizing temperature. Machine in the soft annealed condition; allow for dimensional change after heat treatment. Grind with coolant to prevent rehardening cracks.
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