YSS Cold Work Tool Steels

Types of YSS cold work tool steels

Grade
Characteristics Main Application

High-performance cold work tool steel attaining both Cold work dies for high-tensile steels, SUS, mass
SLD-MAGIC extended die life and easy die fabrication. production, and general use.
Cold work die steel with high abrasion resistance for general
SLD use, excellent harden-ability and minimal quench stress. Cold work dies for general use, forming roll, shear blade.

SLD10 Extreamly high hardness with excellent toughness in die

steels, 62-64HRC. Rolling dies.
Cold work tool steels

ARK1 Cold work die steel with high toughness and improved Dies for printed circuit board, die plates, stripper plates.
machinability.
Cold work die steel with superior machinability for general use;
SGT Special care is required for quenching large-size dies or wire Dies for deep drawing, gauges.
electric discharge machining.

YCS3 Carbon tool steel for small production to be quenched in oil.

Press forming dies, jigs and tools, gauges.
Improved SK105 grade for its hardenabillty.
Vacuum quenched and air quenched steel. Improved SGT grade
ACD37 for its hardenability and wire electric discharge machinability. Dies for deep drawing, gauges.

Steel for flame hardening, resulting in high hardness and

HMD5 small strain even with air quenched; good weldability. Dies for deep drawing.

HI-PM MAGIC 40HRC pre-hardened steel. Press forming dies for small production, jigs and tools.

High speed steel with high abrasion resistance and

YXM1 toughness for general use. Cold forging dies, cold heading dies, slitter.
High speed tool steels

High speed steel to prevent from abrasion, seizure and

YXM4 deformation under high pressure
Cold forging dies, drawing dies.

Matrix high speed steel, extremely highest toughness in Rolling dies, cold forging dies, roll, cold forging panches,
YXR7 62-65HRC. Available for vacuum quenching. blanking panches.

YXR3 Matrix high speed steel for general use, extremely highest Dies to be used for cracking or chipping resistance.
toughness in 58-61HRC.

YXR33 Matrix high speed steel highest toughness in high speed Cold forging dies, warm forging dies.
steels. Standard hardness 54-58HRC.
P/M High speed tool steels

HAP5R Extremely tough Powder Metallurgy process high speed steel. Cold forging dies, fine blanking dies.

HAP10 Extremely tough Powder Metallurgy process high speed steel. Cold forging dies, fine blanking dies.

HAP40 P/M high speed steel with high abrasion resistance and Press forming dies for mass production, roll.
toughness for general use.

P/M high speed steel with high hardness and highest Cold plastic working dies of long life, high performanced IC
HAP72 abrasion resistance. molds.

Applications in cold work dies

Recommended YSS steel
Standard
Application hardness For mass production use
(HRC) For general use
For abrasion resistance For impact resistance
For sheet use 55-60 SLD, SLD-MAGIC, ARK1 YXM1, HAP40 YXR3, YXR7
For plastic forming

Trimming dies
For heavy plate use 50-55 DAC, DM
Cold hobbing dies 55-60 SLD, SLD-MAGIC YXM1
Drawing dies 57-62 SLD, YXM1 HAP40
For sheet service 55-60 SLD, SLD-MAGIC, ARK1 YXM1, YXR7 YXR3
Shearing blade
(straight tooth)
For medium plate 53-58 SLD, SLD-MAGIC, ARK1, ACD8 YXR33
Machine cutter

For heavy plate 48-53 DM, ACD8

Rotary shear slitters 54-60 SLD, SLD-MAGIC, ARK1 YXM1, HAP40
Thicknesses 50mm and under 50-55 DM, ACD8
Billet shear
Thicknesses over 50mm 48-53 DAC, DM, ACD8
Gauges 60-64 SGT, ACD37, YCS3

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Characteristics of YSS cold work tool steels

Characteristics of steels

HAP72
: Standard steel (JIS equivalent)

: Original steel
P/M high speed steel

YXM4 HAP40
Wear resistance, Strength　

Wear resistance HAP10

YXM1
Toughness
HAP5R
YXR7
SLD-MAGIC Matrix high speed steel
SLD
Excellent machinability YXR3
Toughness
Air hardening steel ARK1
ACD37
YXR33
SGT
HMD5
Flame hardening steel
For small production 40HRC pre-hardened steel
YCS3
HI-PM MAGIC

Toughness

Comparison of characteristics
Distortion by Standard
Wear Pressure
Grade Toughness Hardenability heat Machinability Weldability hardness
resistance resistance treatment (HRC)

SLD-MAGIC A A A－ A＋ A＋ A－ B 58 - 62
SLD A A B A ＋
A ＋
B C 57 - 63
SLD10 A－ A A－ A＋ A B－ C 59 - 65
ARK1 B ＋
A A A ＋
A A－ B 58 - 60
SGT C B＋
B C D A B 57 - 63
YCS3 D C C D D A＋ B 57 - 63
ACD37 B A－
B A ＋
A A B 55 - 60
HMD5 C B B ─ ─ A A 55 - 60
HI-PM MAGIC D －
D A＋＋
─ ─ A －
A＋
40
YXM1 A A＋ A－ B B B C 58 - 64
YXM4 A＋＋ A＋ B B B B－ C 62 - 66
YXR7 A A＋
A A B B C 61 - 65
YXR3 A－ A A＋ B B B＋ C＋ 58 - 61
YXR33 B B＋
A＋＋
A B B ＋
C ＋
54 - 58
HAP5R A A A＋ A A B C 58 - 62
HAP10 A ＋
A＋
A A A B －
C 62 - 65
HAP40 A＋＋ A＋＋ A－ B A C＋ C 64 - 67
HAP72 A ＋＋＋
A＋＋＋
C A －
A C －
D 68 - 71
(A is the uppermost level and + indicates higher performance)

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Characteristics of YSS cold work tool steels

Wear resistance
Hardness Specific abrasion volume（mm3/mm2・mm）×10-7
Grade
(HRC) 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0
SLD-MAGIC 62.0
SLD 60.0
ARK1 59.0
SGT 60.0
YCS3 60.0
ACD37 60.0
YXM1 65.5
YXM4 66.0
YXR7 65.0
YXR3 59.0
YXR33 58.0
HAP5R 60.0
HAP10 64.0 Ohgoshi-method wear test
Work material : SCM415
HAP40 67.0 Friction distance : 400m
Friction speed : 0.76m/s
HAP72 70.0 Load : 67N

Toughness
(N/mm2) (kgf/mm2)
Bending strength
6,000 YXR3
600
ARK1 YXR7
HAP10
5,000 500
YXM1
HAP5R
Bending Strength

4,000 HAP40
YXM4 400
SLD-MAGIC SLD
3,000 HAP72
SGT V60 300
V50
Cemented V40
2,000 200
carbide

1,000 100
56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 72
Hardness
（HRC）

(J/cm2) (kgf-m/cm2)
Charpy impact value 200 20
YXR33

150 15
10mm R-notch Charpy impact value

YXR3 HAP5R
100 10

ARK1
60 6
HA
P1
SLD-MAGIC 0
40 HAP40 YX 4
R7
SLD YXM
1
YXM4 2
20 HAP7
2

0 0
54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70
Hardness
（HRC）

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Characteristics of YSS cold work tool steels

Compressive strength Tensile strength

（N/mm2） （kgf/mm2） （N/mm2） （kgf/mm2）

5,000 2,600
260
500
2,400
240

2,200
YXM1 220
SLD
SLD 2,000
Compressive Tensile 200
4,000
strength 400 strength
1,800
180

SLD 1,600
Compressive strength

160

Tensile strength
1,400 0.2％Proof 140
stress
3,000 0.2％Proof
stress
XVC5 300
1,200 120
HAP40
YXM4
1,000 100
SLD
SLD
SLD520○） YXM1
0.02％Proof 800 80
stress
2,000 YXR7 0.02％Proof
200 600 stress 60

YXR3
400 40

200 20

1,000 100 0 0
56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
Hardness（HRC） Hardness（HRC）

Fatigue strength
（N/mm2）
1,400

HAP5R
（62HRC）

1,200

HAP10
（65HRC）
YXR33（58HRC）
Stress

1,000

YXR7
（62HRC）
800

SLD（58HRC） SLD-MAGIC
（61HRC）
YXM1（65HRC）
Rotating bending fatigue test
600
104 105 106 107
Number of test cycle

Physical properties
Thermal expansion coefficient Thermal conductivity Young’s modulus
Grade
×10−6/℃ 20 - 200℃ （m・K）20℃
W/ GPa

SLD-MAGIC 12.2 16.5 209

SLD 11.2 20.6 211
SGT 13.6 23.3 201
YCS3 14.3 25.9 207
YXM1 11.2 21.0 216
YXR3 11.3 18.7 212
HAP40 10.3 19.3 227

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Heat treatment of YSS cold work tool steels

Hardening
* Please refer to the standard heat-treatment condition of each grade for hardening and quenching condition.

Alloy tool steels, Carbon tool steels High speed tool steels

Quenching temperature Quenching temperature

750 - 800℃ 850℃

Holding time Holding time

500 - 600℃ T 500 - 600℃ T
450 - 550℃ Slow cooling
Refer to Refer to (Y×R: rapid cooling)
T×2 T×1 the table 30min/25mm T×2 the table 30min/25mm Tempering

About 80˚C
First Second Austenitization First Second Austenitization
pre-heating pre-heating pre-heating pre-heating

Holding time at austenitizing temperature Holding time at austenitizing temperature

Thickness
Thickness Heating
(mm)
≦15 25 50 75 100 125 150 200 300 furnace
(mm) 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Time

Holding time (sec) 60 90 160 240 280 350 390 420 440 495
Holding time 15 25 40 50 60 65 70 80 100 Salt bath
(min) Magnification
(Holding time/Thickness) ×12 ×9 ×8 ×8 ×7 ×7 ×6.5 ×6 ×5.5 ×5.5

Note: If you take preheating time, dipping time can be regarded as holding time.

Tempering
Tempering temperature Note1: This standard is applicable to tempering at 500ºC or more. When tempering at 250-500ºC, holding time
must be increased to 1.5 times longer and at lower than 250ºC, 2 times longer than the standard.
Note2: Tempering is required no less than two times for grades containing no cobalt and at least three times for
grades containing cobalt to improve toughness when high temperature tempering is done.
T Note3: Because toughness deteriorates, tempering higher than 600ºC must avoid for high-speed tool steels.

Refer to the table

Thickness (mm) ≦25 26 - 35 36 - 64 65 - 84 85 - 124 125 - 174 175 - 249 250 - 349 350 - 499

Holding time for tempering (h) 1 1.5 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Annealing

1. All material is delivered as spheroidized annealed condition.

2. After reforging, spheroidizing is to be done before hardening. Please refer to the standard heat treatment conditions.
3. Stress relief annealing is to be done to remove stress caused by cold working such as drawing and rolling and to soften
or reduce distortion caused by subsequent hardening.
• Heating temperature : 650-700℃
• Holding time : 1h/25mm thickness

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Heat treatment of YSS cold work tool steels

Standard heat treatment conditions
Heating temperature
Grade Hardness as Tempered hardness
delivering Annealing
(HRC)
Hardening Tempering

SLD-MAGIC ≦255 1,010 -1,040　 Air cool 480 - 530 or 150 - 250 Air cool ≧60 830 - 880 Slow cooling

SLD ≦248 1,000 -1,050　 Air cool 480 - 530 or 150 - 200 Air cool ≧58 830 - 880　Slow cooling

≦248 1,020 -1,070　 Air cool 520 - 550　 Air cool ≧62
Cold work tool steels

SLD10 830 - 880 Slow cooling

ARK1 ≦248 1,010 -1,040　 Air cool Air cool

480 - 530 or 150 - 250　 ≧58 830 - 880 Slow cooling

SGT ≦217 800 - 850　 Oil quench 150 - 200 Air cool ≧60 750 - 780 Slow cooling

YCS3 ≦212 790 - 850　 Oil quench 150 - 200　 Air cool ≧63 750 - 780 Slow cooling

ACD37 ≦235 830 - 870　 Air cool 150 - 200　 Air cool ≧58 750 - 800 Slow cooling

HMD5 ≦235 Flame hardening　940 - 1100℃ ─ 825 - 875 Slow cooling

1,200 -1,240　
（1）
YXM1 ≦255 Oil quench 550 - 570　 Air cool ≧63 800 - 880 Slow cooling
High speed tool steels

（2）
1,160 -1,200
1,230 -1,250
（1）
YXM4 ≦277 1,210 -1,230
（2）
Oil quench 560 - 580　 Air cool ≧64 800 - 880 Slow cooling
1,160 -1,180
（1）
YXR7 ≦241 1,120 -1,160
（2）
Oil quench 540 - 580　 Air cool ≧62 800 - 880 Slow cooling
1,150 -1,170　
（1）
YXR3 ≦241 1,130 -1,150
（2）
Oil quench 560 - 590　 Air cool ≧57 800 - 880 Slow cooling

YXR33 ≦241 1,080 -1,140　 Oil quench 550 - 600　 Air cool ≧54 800 - 880 Slow cooling

≦269 1,120 -1,160　 Oil quench 530 - 580　 Air cool ≧58 820 - 870 Slow cooling
P/M High speed tool steels

HAP5R
（1）
1,170 -1,190
HAP10 ≦269 1,120 -1,170
（2）
Oil quench 550 - 580　 Air cool ≧63 820 - 870 Slow cooling
1,190 -1,210　
（1）
HAP40 ≦277 1,120 -1,190
（2）
Oil quench 560 - 580　 Air cool ≧66 820 - 870 Slow cooling

HAP72 ≦352 1,180 -1,210　 Oil quench 560 - 580　 Air cool ≧68 820 - 870 Slow cooling

(1) Simple shape tools

(2) Tools of complicated shape, requiring toughness in particular
* Specimen size is 15mm squire or round by 20 mm long in accordance with JIS standard hardness test.

Hardenability
The maximum diameter of a round bar
stock that obtains 60 HRC hardness at Half temperature time : Time required for cooling from quenching temperature to
its center by quenching. {(quenching temperature + room temperature) / 2}
70

Cooling
Air cool Oil quench 60
Grade YXR7
（1,180℃）
SGT
（850℃）
SLD-MAGIC φ170 φ550 50 YXM1
（1,180℃）
Hardness（HRC）

SLD φ170 φ550

ACD37 φ120 ─ 40
SLD
（1,025℃）

SGT φ８ φ70
YXM1 φ２０ φ180
30
YXR7 φ１７０ φ550
HAP10 ─ φ180
20
8φ※ 20φ※ 170φ※
70φ☆ 180φ☆ 550φ☆
10
1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10 20 30 40 60 80 100 200 400 600 800 1,000

Half temperature time (min) 〔※：Air cool, ☆：Oil quench〕

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