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Forged Cr12MoV Cold Work Mold Steel Plate

 
Cr12MoV is a high carbon and high chromium martensitic cold work die steel. The forging core includes temperature control, multi-directional upsetting and pulling, light heavy light striking, and slow cooling after forging. The purpose is to crush the network/strip carbides, improve uniformity (≤ level 2), reduce anisotropy, and avoid cracking and life hazards.
 
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Product Advantage

  • Refinement of carbides+uniform distribution of coarse network carbides in the as cast state; Forging (multi-directional upsetting) breaks and disperses it, eliminates anisotropy, avoids blade breakage/cracking, and increases toughness by 30% -50% compared to the as cast state.

  • High density, no loose pores. High temperature forging and welding with internal looseness and pores, dense structure, higher strength, tensile strength ≥ 1900MPa, significantly better fatigue and impact resistance than rolled plates.

  • High hardness+super wear-resistant after quenching, with a hardness of 58-62HRC and a large amount of high hardness chromium/vanadium carbides (2000-2200HV). The wear resistance is 3-4 times that of low-alloy tool steel, and the mold life can reach 100000-1 million times.

  • Strong hardenability, large cross-section hard and transparent high chromium+molybdenum vanadium alloying, complete hardenability for cross-sections ≤ 400mm, uniform hardness of the core and surface, suitable for large and complex molds.

  • Small heat treatment deformation, stable size forging+optimized composition, uniform martensitic transformation, minimal quenching deformation (micro deformed steel), and few precision mold repairs.

  • Good tempering stability, resistance to secondary hardening caused by softening molybdenum vanadium, high hardness maintained at 300-400 ℃, softening temperature at heat ≈ 520 ℃, suitable for warm working and high-frequency friction conditions.

Technical Parameters

1. Grade

GB

JIS

ASTM

UNS

DIN

W-Nr.

ГOCT

SS

Cr12MoV

SKD11

一

一

X165CrMoV12

1.2601

X12M

2310

2. Chemical Composition

element

C

Si

Mn

Cr

V

Mo

S,P

scope

1.45~1.70

≤0.40

≤0.40

11.0~12.5

0.15~0.30

0.40~0.60

≤0.03

3. Mechanical Properties (Different Tempering Temperatures)

Heat treatment state

Hardness (HRC)

Tensile strength (MPa)

Impact AKV (J)

Quenching + Tempering at 200℃

60~64

2300~2500

10-15

Quenching + Tempering at 400℃

55~58

1900–2100

15-20

Quenching + Tempering at 600℃

45~50

1200~1400

25-30

4. Forging Core Parameters
  • Preheating: 750-850 ℃, fully burned through (poor thermal conductivity, anti cracking)

  • Heating: 1080-1120 ℃, insulation for 1.5-2 min/mm (to prevent overheating/overburning)

  • Initial forging: 1050-1100 ℃ (steel ingots can be forged at 1100-1150 ℃)

  • Final forging: 850-900 ℃ (≥ 820 ℃, insufficient plasticity to prevent cracking)

  • Cooling: Pit cooling/sand cooling after forging (slow cooling to prevent cracking, avoid air cooling)

5. Forging Process (Six Sided Forging/Three Upsetting And Three Pulling)
  • Upsetting: Axial compression to 1/2-2/3 of the original height, crushing surface carbides

  • Pulling length: Reverse pulling length, forging ratio ≥ 2, unidirectional fiber dispersion

  • Repetition: Three way upsetting+elongation (≥ 3 rounds), uniform distribution of carbides

  • Strike principle (two light and one heavy)

  • > 1050 ℃: Lightly tap (to prevent overheating and tearing)

  • 950-1050 ℃: Heavy impact (efficient crushing of carbides)

  • <950 ℃: Lightly tap (anti cracking)

6. Common Defects And Countermeasures
  • Uneven carbide (strip/mesh): multi-directional upsetting, compliant final forging temperature, sufficient forging ratio

  • Surface/internal cracking: insufficient preheating, rapid heating, low final forging, heavy impact

  • Coarse grain size: overheating during heating, excessive insulation, and high final forging

  • Decarbonization: control of heating furnace atmosphere and optimization of insulation time

7. Post Forging Heat Treatment (Spheroidization Annealing, Essential)
  • Heating: 860 ℃ × 3-4 hours

  • Isothermal: 750 ℃ × 6-8 hours

  • Cooling: ≤ 500 ℃, hardness ≤ 241HBW (23HRC), easy to machine

Product Uses

  • Automobile: transmission gear cold extrusion die, body cover stretching die.

  • Electronics: 3C precision stamping molds, terminal/connector molds.

  • Hardware: standard cold heading die, stainless steel stretching die.

  • General machinery: wear-resistant parts such as high load gears, camshafts, bearings, etc.

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