These standards regulates high speed tool steels (hereafter steels) made through either hot rolling or forging.
There are 13 types of steel and their symbols are as shown in (table 1).
Chemical component will be defined by ladle analysis and their level will be in accordance with table2.
|
Symbols for each type |
Chemical component% |
For reference |
C |
Si |
Mn |
P |
S |
Cr |
Mo |
W |
V |
Co |
SKH 2 |
0.73
~0.83 |
0.40 |
0.40 |
0.030 |
0.030 |
3.80
~4.50 |
- |
17.00
~19.00 |
0.80
~1.20 |
- |
various other general cutting purpose tools |
SKH 3 |
0.73
~0.83 |
0.40 |
0.40 |
0.030 |
0.030 |
3.80
~4.50 |
- |
17.00
~19.00 |
0.80
~1.20 |
4.50
~5.50 |
various other high-speed cutting tools |
SKH 4 |
0.73
~0.83 |
0.40 |
0.40 |
0.030 |
0.030 |
3.80
~4.50 |
- |
17.00
~19.00 |
-1.00
~1.50 |
9.00
~11.00 | various other hard material cutting tools |
SKH 10 |
1.45
~1.60 |
0.40 |
0.40 |
0.030 |
0.030 |
3.80
~4.50 |
- |
11.50
~13.50 |
4.20
~5.20 |
4.20
~5.20 | various other very hard material cutting tools |
SKH 51 |
0.73
~0.83 |
0.40 |
0.40 |
0.030 |
0.030 |
3.80
~4.50 |
4.50
~5.50 |
5.50
~6.70 |
1.60
~2.20 |
- | Various other general purpose cutting tools that requires tenacity |
SKH 52 |
0.73
~0.83 |
0.40 |
0.40 |
0.030 |
0.030 |
3.80
~4.50 |
4.80
~6.20 |
5.50
~6.70 |
2.30
~2.80 |
- | Various other high speed cutting tools that prefer tenacity |
SKH 53 |
0.73
~0.83 |
0.40 |
0.40 |
0.030 |
0.030 |
3.80
~4.50 |
4.60
~5.30 |
5.50
~6.70 |
2.80
~3.30 |
- | " |
SKH 54 |
1.45
~1.60 |
0.40 |
0.40 |
0.030 |
0.030 |
3.80
~4.50 |
4.50
~5.50 |
5.30
~6.50 |
3.90
~4.50 |
- | " |
SKH 55 |
0.73
~0.83 |
0.40 |
0.40 |
0.030 |
0.030 |
3.80
~4.50 |
4.60
~5.30 |
5.70
~6.70 |
1.70
~2.20 |
4.50
~5.50 | Various other high speed cutting tools that prefer tenacity |
SKH 56 |
0.73
~0.83 |
0.40 |
0.40 |
0.030 |
0.030 |
3.80
~4.50 |
4.60
~5.30 |
5.70
~6.70 |
1.70
~2.20 |
7.00
~9.00 | " |
SKH 57 |
0.73
~0.83 |
0.40 |
0.40 |
0.030 |
0.030 |
3.80
~4.50 |
3.00
~4.00 |
9.00
~11.00 |
3.00
~3.70 |
9.00
~11.00 | " |
SKH 58 |
1.45
~1.60 |
0.50 |
0.40 |
0.030 |
0.030 |
3.50
~4.50 |
8.20
~9.20 |
1.50
~2.10 |
1.70
~2.20 |
- | Various other general cutting tools that requires tenacity |
SKH 59 |
1.45
~1.60 |
0.50 |
0.40 |
0.030 |
0.030 |
3.50
~4.50 |
9.00
~10.00 |
1.20
~1.90 |
0.90
~1.40 |
7.50
~8.50 | Various other high speed cutting tools that prefer tenacity |
Note all types must not have over 0.25% of Cu as impurities |