High Speed Steel

DESCRIPTION
BÖHLER S600 – “The high-speed steel”
Ideal for mills, twist drills, and taps, broaches, cold-work tools. BÖHLER S600 is the most commonly used high-speed steel and is the starting material for our customers who deal with high-speed steel.
Property Features

• Toughness & Ductility: high
• Wear Resistance: high
• Compressive strength: high
• Edge Stability: high
• Grindability: high
• Hot Hardness (red hardness): high

Specification

Compressive strength	Grindability	Through hardenable	Toughness	Wear resistance	Edge Stability
★★★☆☆	★★★☆☆	★★★☆☆	★★☆☆☆	★★☆☆☆	★★★☆☆

Chemical Composition

C	Cr	Mo		V	W
0.90	4.10	5.00		1.80	6.20

Chemical composition (average %)

Applications

• Blades for Sawing Machines
• Broaches and Reamers
• Cold Forming / Coining
• Fine Blanking, Stamping, Blanking
• Gear Cutting, Shaving and Shaping Tools
• Injection Components
• Oth. Automotive components (Turbochargers, Piston Rings, Sensors, etc.)
• Powder Pressing
• Rolling
• Shearing / Machine Knives
• Special Cutting Tools
• Standard Parts (Molds, Plates, Pins, Punches)
• Twist Drills and Taps
• Wear parts