1.

2379 X153CrMoV12

Chemical Composition :
C

Si

Mn

Min.

1.45

0.10

0.20

Max.

1.60

0.60

0.60

0.030

0.030

Cr

Mo

11.00

0.70

0.70

13.00

1.00

1.00

Material Code :
DIN

ASTM

JIS

GOST

1.2379
X153CrMoV12

D2

SKD10

Ch12MF

Properties :
High carbon and high chromium, ledeburitic 12 % Cr alloyed cold work tool steel, excellent abrasion resistance due to
a large volume of carbides in the microstructure, high cutting ability with edge holding properties, high compression
strength, excellent deep hardenability and toughness properties, dimensional stability during heat treatment, high resistance to softening at elevated temperatures. Suitable for nitriding and electrical discharge machining.

Applications :
High performance blanking, punching, stamping and cutting tools and dies up to 6 mm sheet thickness, thread rollings,
chasers and dies, precision blanking dies, longitudinal and circular shear blades for plastic, paper and metal, cold forming and bending tools, tools for drawing, deep drawing and cold extrusion, hobbing tools, woodworking tools, milling
cutters, reamers, broaches, pressing tools for the ceramics and pharmaceutical industries, cold piercers, measuring instruments and gauges, rolling cutters and shaping wheels, cold pilger mandrels, beading, flanging and straightening rolls,
plastic injection moulds, especially cutting tools of austenitic material when nitrided.

Physical Properties :
Density

: at 20 C 7,70 kg/dm3

Thermal expansion between : 20 C and... C, 10-6 m/(mK)

Thermal conductivity : at 20 C 20,0 W/(m.K)

100 C

200 C

300 C

400 C

500 C

10,5

11,0

11,0

11,5

12,0

Heat Treatment :
Annealing

: 800 - 850 C

Hardness after annealing

: Max. 250 HB

Stress relieving

: 650 - 700 C

Hot forming

: 1050 - 850 C

Hardening

: 1020 - 1080 C

Quenching media

: Oil, Salt bath ( 220 - 250 C or 500 - 550 C )

Air or compressed air

Hardness after quenching : 63 - 65 HRC

Hardness after tempering :
100 C

200 C

300 C

400 C

64 HRC

61 HRC

59 HRC

58 HRC

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Heat Treatment Sequence

1200
1100

Hardening

1000
900

Air

2nd preheat stage

Temperature, C

800
700
1st preheat stage
600

Tempering
before nitriding

500

Salt bath
Cooling in furnace

400

Tempering to
working hardness

Salt bath

300
200
100

Oil

Stress relieving

0
Time

Cleaning / Hardness test

Time - Temperature - Transformation Diagram

Tempering Diagram

1200

70
Austenitizing 1020 C
66

1000

62

Temperature, C

900

Hardness, HRC

1100

Ac1e (2K/min)

800
Ac1b (2K/min)

700

100

600
0,38

500

0,9

50

A+K

5K/min

10,2

2K/min

18,0

58
54
50
46
42
X153CrMoV12
38

400

Heat treatment :

300

34

Ms
KgM

200

Ms

M
870

100

870

1020 C / Air

30

628

743

348

100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800

211

Tempering temperature, C

0
10-1

100

101

102

103

104

105

106

Seconds
Time

Minutes

10

100

1000

10000

Stock Sizes
Round Bars mm
10.5

12.5

13.5

14.5

15.5

16.5

18.5

20.5

22.5

25.5

28.5

30.5

32.8

35.8

40.8

45.8

50.8

55.8

60.8

66

71

76

81

86

91

96

101.5

111.5

116.5

121.5

131.5

141.5

151.5

162

172

182

192

202

212

222

232

242

252.5

262.5

272.5

282.5

302.5

312.5

323

333

343

353

363

383

403

423

453

473

505

130

150

Square Bars mm
20

25

30

40

50

Flat Bars - Sheets mm

60

70

80

90

100

120

180

200

250

Width x Thickness

25 x 10 15 20

160 x 20 25 30 40 50

30 x 10 15 20 25

180 x 20 25 30 40 50

40 x

6 10 15 20 25 30

200 x 20 25 30 40 50 55 60 70 80 100 120 150

50 x

6 10 15 20 25 30 40

220 x 30 40 50

60 x

6 10 15 20 25 30 40

70 x 10 15 20 25 30 40
80 x

6 10 15 20 25 30 40 50 60

90 x 20 25 30
100 x

6 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 50 60 70 80

120 x 10 15 20 25 30 40 50 60 70 80 100

250 x 20 25 30 40 50 60 70 80 100 120 150 200

300 x 20 25 30 40 50 60 70 80 100 120 150 200
350 x 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 50 60 70 80 100 120
410 x 20 25 30 35 40 50 55 60 70 80 100 120 150 200
450 x 30 40 50 60 70 80
510 x 20 25 30 35 40 50 60 70 80 100 120 150 200

140 x 30 40 50 70

610 x 1.5

150 x 15 20 25 30 40 50 60 70 80 100 120

610 x 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 50 60 70 80

2 2.5

3 3.5

4 4.5

5 5.5