Material No.

Code:

DE - Brand:

1.2379 X153CrMoV12
Chemical composition:
(Typical analysis in %)

CPPU
Cr

Mo

1,55 12,00 0,80

V
0,90

Steel properties:

Ledeburitic 12% chrome steel, very high resistance

against abrasive and adhesive wear due to a high
volume of hard carbides in the steel matrix, good
toughness, very good dimensional stability, high
compressive strength, very good base material for
PVD/CVD coating as well as nitriding due to its
secondary hardening properties. Similar to AISI D2.

Applications:

Cutting, punching, stamping tools, shear blades, thread

rolling dies, cold extrusion dies, drawing and bending
tools, flanging and straightening rolls, fine cutting tools,
deep drawing tools, plastic moulds for abrasive polymers.

Condition of delivery:

Soft annealed to max. 255 HB

Physical properties:
Thermal expansion coefficient

Thermal conductivity

10-6 m

20-100C 20-200C 20-300C 20-400C

m K

10,5

11,5

11,9

13,0

20C

350C

700C

m K

16,7

20,5

24,2

Heat treatment:
Soft annealing

Stress relief annealing

11/04

Hardening

Temperature

Cooling

Hardness

820 - 850C

furnace

max. 255 HB

Temperature

Cooling

600 - 650C

furnace

Temperature

Cooling

Tempering

1000 - 1030C

oil, pressure gas (N2),

air or hot bath
500 - 550C

see tempering
diagram
usually < 300C

1040 - 1080C

oil, pressure gas (N2),

air or hot bath
500 - 550C

see tempering
diagram
usually > 480C

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GESCO group

(1.2379) Thermal Cycle Diagram

Hardening

600-650C

Finish
machining

cooling slowly
in furnace

Tempering

hardening temperature
3rd preheating
step
min. / mm
~850C
cooling
2nd preheating
oil, air, pressure
step
gas (N2)
min. / mm
~650C

Intermediate
machining

Rough
machining

Temperature

Stress relief annealing

1st tempering
1 h / 20 mm
at least 2 h

hot bath
500-550C

2nd tempering
1 h / 20 mm
at least 2 h

3rd tempering
1 h / 20 mm
at least 2 h

1st preheating
step
min. / mm
~400C

equalisation
1 h / 100 mm

Time

Continuous Cooling Transformation Diagram (CCT)

Austenitizing temperature: 1030C

1200

Austenitizing temperature: 1080C

1200

1000

1000

600

88

A+C

400

B
15

200
M
0
0,1

Ac1b

100

Ac1e
Temperature [C]

800

891

10

10

891
2

65

Ac1b

10

230 HV

10

10

600

96

A+C

400

M
0
0,1

100

200 Ms

780 623 435

3

10
Time [s]

800

782 772

10

10

782
3

10
Time [s]

724

297 245 HV

10

Tempering Diagram
70
65
1

60
Hardness [HRc]

Temperature [C]

Ac1e

55
2

50
45

40 Test specimen:

= 30 mm, h = 40 mm

35 quenched from 1010C

in oil

30
0

100

2
Test specimen:
= 30 mm, h = 40 mm
quenched from 1075C
in oil

200
300
400
500
Tempering temperature [C]

Remarks: All technical information is for reference only.

600

700

10

10