STEEL ALLOY, HOLDERS AND HOLDER DETAILS FOR PLASTIC MOULDING TOOLS, AND TOUGH HARDENED BLANKS FOR HOLDERS AND HOLDER DETAILS

摘要

A steel alloy suitable for holders and holder details for plastic moulding tools contains in weight-%: 0.06-0.15 C, 0.07-0.22 N, wherein the total amount of C+N shall satisfy the condition, 0.16=C+N=0.26, 0.1-1.0 Si, 0.1-2.0 Mn, 12.5-14.5 Cr, 0.8-2.5 Ni, 0.1 1.5 Mo, optionally vanadium up to max. 0.7 V, optionally, in order to improve the machinability of the steel, one or more of the elements S, Ca and O in amounts up to max. 0.25 S, max. 0.01 (100 ppm) Ca, max. 0.01 (100 ppm) O, balance iron and unavoidable impurities.