Hot Work Tool Steel Achieves High Thermal Conductivity
Developed by Deutsche Edelstahlwerke, a member of Swiss Steel Group, Thermodur 2383 Supercool combines high wear resistance with excellent mechanical properties for noticeably lower cycle times in molding/forming applications.
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Swiss Steel USA highlights its new hot work tool steel, Thermodur 2383 Supercool. Developed by Deutsche Edelstahlwerke (DEW), a member of Swiss Steel Group, the tool steel is said to combine excellent mechanical properties and high wear resistance with high thermal conductivity. This makes it ideally suited for applications in indirect press hardening, die casting and injection molding tools.
Thermodur 2383 Supercool, quenched and tempered to 45 HRC, features significantly higher thermal conductivity compared to a conventional hot work tool steels like 1.2343 (H11), 1.2344 (H13) and 1.2367 at similar hardness level, the company claims. A maximum value of 44 W/mK is reached at 100ºC. As a result, it is said that a mold insert made of Thermodur shows noticeably lower cycle times in molding/forming applications.
Additional features include good through hardenability, optimized tempering resistance and high-temperature strength, improved thermal shock resistance, polishability and weldability and corrosion behavior comp. to 1.2343 ESR.
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