S790 PM

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S790 PM

Böhler PM HSS with enhanced toughness. Suitable for interrupted cuts.

Chemical Composition (%)

C1.1
W5.5
MO4.5
CR3.75
V1.75
P0.03
S0.03

Mechanical Properties

Hardness(annealed):≤260 HB;Hardness(hardened):64-66 HRC

Equivalent Grades

Böhler S790 PM / PM M3:2 Toughness Grade

Applications

Interrupted cutting, gear shaping, punching

Available Forms

Bar

Uses

Tool and die steel for cutting, forming, punching and molding tools. Tungsten/molybdenum (≈6%/5%) give hot hardness and red-hardness for high-speed and hot-work tools. High chromium (≈4.125%) 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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