1.2990 mod. - AT A GLANCE
What kind of steel is the 1.2990 mod.?
Tool steel 1.2990 mod. is also known as DC53, has compared to 12% Cr steels and conventional 8% Cr steels finer and more evenly distributed carbides. The more homogeneous structure improves machinability and toughnes. Due to the lower carbon and chromium content the ledeburitic 1.2990 mod. can be easily machined, has a lower scrap time, low tooling costs, less edge chipping, good production reliability and good tool life.
Properties
Tool steel 1.2990 mod. stands apart from other tool steels due to its unique combination of toughness, wear resistance and strength. It does achieve a high hardness without losing its toughness. Those properties make it a reliable choice for many applications where high performance, versatility and longevity is needed.
- High toughness
- Excellent compressive strength
- Excellent adhesive wear resistance
- Secondary hardening steel
- Low dimensional change
- Erodible
- Very good nitridability
Applications
The 1.2990 mod. can be used in a variety of industries and applications like the automotive industry for components that require high wear resistance and strength. It can be used for dies and punches, molds and extrusion dies, blades and slitters as well as for woodworking tools.
- Blanking tools
- Stamping tools
- Precision cutting tools
- Dies, punches
- Thread rolling tools
- Cold pilger mandrels
- Plastic molds
- Cold rollings
- Cold extrusion tools
- Cold forming tools
- Deep drawing dies
- Woodworking tools
- Embossing tools
- Bending tools
- Machine knives
- Circular shear knives
- Machine parts
