It is well suited for premium cutting tools of all types particularly those used for machining abrasive alloys castings and heat treated materials.
M4 steel data sheet.
Crucible cpm rex m4 hc hs issue 1 carbon 1 42 chromium 4 00 vanadium 4 00.
These are some typical applications.
It offers an excellent combination of wear resistance red.
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Data sheet typical applications broaches milling cutters gear hobs rolls shaper cutters punches shaving cutters dies note.
Hudson tool steel shares technical data associated with cpm rex m4 hc powder metal high speed steel hudson tool steel california.
M4 can be supplied as steel plate sheet round steel bar steel tube pipe steel stripe steel billet steel ingot steel wire rods.
M42 super high speed steel.
35 40 of a 1 carbon steel coefficient of thermal expansion.
Electroslag forged ring block etc.
M4 is an extremely versatile high speed steel with its extremely high carbon and vanadium contents for exceptional abrasion resistance.
Your specific application should not be undertaken without independent study and evaluation for suitability.
Temperature f in in f x 10 6 temperature c mm mm c x 10 6 70 200 5 96 21 93 10 7 70 500 6 18 21 260 11 1 70 800 6 54 21 427 11 8 70 1100 6 82 21 593 12 3 cpm 9v cpm rex m4 d2 d7 m2 toughness wear resistance grindability data sheet.
These properties make the steel an excellent choice for machining high strength and pre hardened steels high hardness alloys and the difficult to machine nonferrous super alloys used in the aerospace oil and power.
Page 1 3 tooling alloys z m4 pm chemical composition carbon 1 42 chromium 4 00 vanadium 4 00 molybdenum 5 25 tungsten 5 50 manganese 0 30 silicon 0 55 description z m4 pm is a tungsten molybdenum vanadium high speed steel produced by powder metallurgy methods.