1.2358 - AT A GLANCE
What kind of steel is the 1.2358?
The 1.2358 (60CrMoV18-5) is a tempered medium alloed tool steel with a focus on cold work. It is possible to use this steel at low temperatur impact for hot work tools as well. Due to its high wear resistance and impact toughness the 1.2358 is used for plastic moulds, forming tools and embossing tools.
Properties
The 1.2358 is delivered as tempered tool steel and get used mainly for cold work applications but can also be used for hot work tools if low temperature impacts can be guaranteed. A better service life and performance can be achieved with a surface treatment that can optimise the already available properties.
- Tempered tool steel
- Focus on cold work
- High impact strength
- High wear resistance
- Surface hardenable
- Good through-hardenabilty
- High dimensional stability
- Good polishabilty
- Good weldability
- Etchability
- If the above properties are highly relevant, it can be a substitute for 1.2379, 1.2436 and 1.2083 mod.
Applications
With its high precision, hardness and toughness and all the other good properties of this steel grade the 1.2358 can be used for the following applications.
- Segmented cutting tools
- Shear knives
- Forming tools
- Cold forming tools
- Deep drawing dies
- Cold extrution tools
- Bending tools
- Rollers
- Embossing tools
- Mould tools
- Plastic moulds
- Hot working tools at low temperature stresses
