DF-3 is a general purpose oil-hardening tool steel suitable for a wide variety of cold work applications. Its main characteristics include: good machinability good dimensional stability during hardening a good combination of high surface hardness and toughness after hardening and tempering. DF-3 can be supplied in various surface executions including hot rolled, pre-machined, fine machined and precision ground. It is also available in the form of hollow bar.
DF-3 is a general purpose oil-hardening tool steel suitable for a wide variety of cold work applications. Its main characteristics include: good machinability good dimensional stability during hardening a good combination of high surface hardness and toughness after hardening and tempering. DF-3 can be supplied in various surface executions including hot rolled, pre-machined, fine machined and precision ground. It is also available in the form of hollow bar.
DF-3 is a general purpose oil-hardening tool steel suitable for a wide variety of cold work applications. Its main characteristics include: good machinability good dimensional stability during hardening a good combination of high surface hardness and toughness after hardening and tempering. DF-3 can be supplied in various surface executions including hot rolled, pre-machined, fine machined and precision ground. It is also available in the form of hollow bar.
DF-3 is a general purpose oil-hardening tool steel suitable for a wide variety of cold work applications. Its main characteristics include: good machinability good dimensional stability during hardening a good combination of high surface hardness and toughness after hardening and tempering. DF-3 can be supplied in various surface executions including hot rolled, pre-machined, fine machined and precision ground. It is also available in the form of hollow bar.
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‘This information is based on our present state of knowledge and is incended to provide genera notes on our products and their uses.
Ieshould noc therefore be construed as a warranty of specie properties of the products described ora warranty for feness for a
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General Properties
DF.3 isa general purpose oil-hardenin tool steel PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
sultable fora wide variety of cold work aplicatons Hardened and tempered co 62 HRC
ies tnaincharacerstis include
Temperature ac | 200 | sore
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Good dimensional stability during hardening — -
= A good combination of high surface hardness and ‘glen? 7850 7750 7700
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‘These characteristics combine to give a steel suitable i. 195000 | 170000
for the manufacture of tooling with good too! ie and SRE
production economy, ermalerpanson | | 126x10* | 124x108
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precision ground. Ie also avalable inthe form of a
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Machining recommendations
‘The cutting data below are to be considered as guiding MILLING
values and as starting points for developing your own,
best practice. Face and square shoulder milling
Condition: Soft annealed condition ~190 HB
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008-020
020-030 = Depending al Spt of and
030-03
035-040
For cote HS GRINDING
‘Wheel recommendation
Carbide drill
Face grinding AaeHV AMeHY
straight wheel
Free grinding Amav Away
segments
Cylindrial grinding | AAG LY AgoKy
Cutting speed
6) 200-720 | 10-140 | 70-90
‘nmin Invern gsnding Aas Aco
005-025 | 010-025 | 015 -a2s* Profile grinding ‘A100 iv At20v
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Electrical discharge machining — Further information
IFEDM is performed inthe hardened and tempered For further information, Le. steel selection, heat
condition, che EDMé surface is covered with a ‘treatment, application and availability, please contact our
resolidifid layer (white layer) and a rehardened and ASSAB office” nearest to you
untempered layer, both of which are very brittle and See back cover page.
hence detrimental to the tool performance,
When a profile is produced by EDM, ics recommended
to finish with “fine-sparking”,ie., low current, high
frequency. For optimal performance, the EDM'd surface
should be groundipolished to remove the white layer
‘completely. The tool should then be retempered at
approx. 25°C below the highest previous tempering
‘temperature
Relative comparison of ASSAB cold work tool steels
MATERIAL PROPERTIES AND RESISTANCE TO FAILURE MECHANISMS
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‘ASSAB TOOL STEELS have been in Asia
since 1945, Our customers associate ASSAB
brand with tooling materials that are high in
quality and consistency.
“The ASSAB sales companies and distributors
coffer you well assorted stocks in a rumber
cof places covering the Asia Pacific region. To
further shorten the lead time, ASSAB will
rill, grind, drill and even wire-cut the tool
steel to mest your requirements. ASSAB
also provides state-of-the-art vacuum heat
‘treatment services to enhance the steel
properties
(Our engineers and metallurgists are always
ready t0 assist you in your choice of the
‘optimum steel grade and the best trearent
for each application. We always carry out
material examinations at our local. mini
Ihboratories and at the central laboratory in
Sweden.
(Our stect mil in Sweden, Uddcholin Tooling,
Is one of the few steelworks in the world
that i dedicated to the manufacture of tool
steels only, Uddeholm Tooling is certified to
ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
(Our forging press is one of the most modern of
ins kind nthe works,
Besides tool steels, the ASSAB services for
+001 makers include:
Welding electrodes for repair welding
of tools
High strength aluminium for tooling
purposes
Copper alloys (eg. beryllium copper)
for inserts in moulds
Alloy machinery steels
Cold rolled strip steels for saws,
compressor valves, coater blades, etc.
1m High Performance Steels (HPS)
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