Steel Grade | Machinability | Thermal Conductivity | Fracture Toughness | Corrision Resistance | Weldability | Wear Resistance | Polishability | Texturability | Chrome-Plateability | Through-Hardenability | Nitridability | PVD-Coatability | High-Temprature Strength |
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Low-Alloyed Tool Steel(Quenched + Tempered) | |||||||||||||
2311 ISO-BM | •• | •• | •• | ◦◦ | ••• | • | •• | •• | •• | • | • | ◦ | •• |
2312 | ••• | •• | ◦ | ◦◦ | ••• | • | ◦◦ | ◦◦ | ◦ | • | • | ◦ | •• |
Efficient | •• | •• | •• | ◦◦ | ••• | • | •• | •• | •• | •+ | • | ◦ | •• |
2738 | •• | •• | ◦◦ | ••• | • | •• | •• | •• | •+ | • | ◦ | •• | |
BMS Extrahard | •• | ••• | •• | ◦◦ | ••• | •• | ••• | •• | •• | •+ | • | • | ••+ |
2711 ISO-B | •• | •• | ••• | ◦◦ | •• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | •• | • | • | •• |
2711 ISO-B MOD | •• | •• | •••+ | ◦◦ | •+ | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••+ | •• | •• |
Thruhard Supreme | •• | ••• | ••• | ◦◦ | ••• | ••• | •••+ | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | •+ | ••• |
Thruhard Diamond | •• | ••• | •• | ◦◦ | ••• | ••• | •••+ | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | •+ | ••• |
Through-Hardening Tool steel | |||||||||||||
2343 ISO-B MOD | • | • | •• | ◦◦ | • | ••• | •• | • | ••• | •• | ••• | ••• | ••• |
2379 ISO-B | ◦ | ◦◦ | ◦◦ | ◦◦ | ◦ | ••• | ◦◦ | ◦◦ | ◦ | • | ••• | ◦ | ••• |
2767 ISO-B | • | • | ••• | ◦◦ | •• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | •• | • | • |
Corrosion Resistant Tool Steel | |||||||||||||
2038 ISO-B | • | ◦◦ | • | •• | • | ••• | •• | •• | ••• | ◦ | • | •• | •• |
2085 | ••• | ◦◦ | ◦ | •• | • | •• | ◦ | •• | ◦ | ◦ | • | ◦ | •• |
2316 ISO-B MOD | • | ◦◦ | •• | ••• | • | ••• | ••• | •• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• |
2085 MOD | ••• | ◦◦ | ◦ | ••+ | • | ••• | • | •• | ◦ | ••• | • | ◦ | ••• |
NITRO-b | • | ◦◦ | • | ••• | • | •••+ | •••+ | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• |
Overview of steel Grades
Today’s demand on plastic products is high and severe. This means not only the quality of plastic plays an important role, but also the right TOOL STEEL for making the moulds for it. “The success of the product is reflected by the high quality plastic parts used in it, and the right tool steel from a reputed source plays a crucial role”.
Please be in touch with our technical guidance team for optimum ideas on steel selection and also hints and solutions on machining and other processing of Buderus mould steels.