What is H21 steel?
H21 is perhaps the most widely used of the Tungsten hot work steels. The 9.5% tungsten content imparts good resistance to softening at service temperatures while still maintaining adequate toughness. Unlike the higher tungsten grades, H-21 may be cooled by continuous flow of water if the design of the die will permit.
Chemical Composition
The following table shows the chemical composition of H21 tools steels.
Element Content (%) C 0.26-036 Mn 0.15-0.40 Si 0.15-0.50 Cr 3.00-3.75 Ni 0.3 W 8.50-10.00 V 0.30-0.60 Cu 0.25 P 0.03 S 0.03 Physical Properties
The physical properties of H21 tool steels are outlined in the following table.
Properties Metric Imperial Density 8.19 g/cm3 0.296 lb/in3 Melting point 1432°C 2610°F Mechanical Properties
The mechanical properties of H21steels are tabulated below.
Properties Metric Imperial Hardness, Rockwell C 40.0 - 55.0 40.0 - 55.0 Bulk modulus 140 GPa 20300 ksi Shear modulus 80.0 GPa 11600 ksi Poisson's ratio (25°C) 0.27-0.30 0.27-0.30 Elastic modulus 190-210 GPa 27557-30458 ksi Thermal Properties
The below table shows the thermal properties of H21 tool steels.
Properties Metric Imperial CTE, linear 12.4 μm/m°C 6.89 μin/in°F Thermal conductivity 27.0 W/mK 187 BTU-in/hr-ft2°F
H21 Steel Applications:
H21 hot work tool steel is particularly useful for hot forging and blanking dies and punches for making nuts, bolts and other similar small components. Dies, cores, inserts, pins, etc for the die casting of copper base alloys are also prime applications for this steel. Other uses include forming dies, shear blades, hot extrusion dies, mandrels, punches, die holders, ejector discs and extrusion liners.
Forming Option
1 Hot rolling process
2 Hot Forging: Electro-hydraulic; High-speed-hydraulic; Oil-hydraulic; Precision-forging
Heat-treatment Option
1 +A: Annealed (full/soft/spheroidizing)
2 +N: Normalized
3 +NT: Normalized and tempered
4 +QT: Quenched and tempered (water/oil)
Suface Option
1 Black Surface
2 Grounded: Bright but rough ; Not precision
3 Machining for plate: Bright and precision; Little turning scar
4 Peeled/Turned: Bright and precision; Little turning scar
5 Polished: Very Bright and precision size; Not turning scar
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