CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Carbon.........................................2.48 %
Chromium...................................4.20 %
Vanadium....................................8.00 %
Tungsten......................................4.20 %
Molybdenum..............................3.10 %
DESCRIPTION
Z-12Ultra PM is a significant advancement in high-performance cold work tool steel. The high content of vanadium and tungsten carbides result in excellent wear resistance, while the unique matrix maintains toughness superior to D2, M2 and A11 PM for increased tool life. In addition, its higher attainable hardness makes it an ideal choice for those applications where compressive strength is also a requirement.
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
• Industrial knives
• Powder compaction tooling
• Motor lamination tooling
• Fineblanking tooling
• Wear parts for plastics processing
• Metal punches