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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2001
Yukio Abe, Ichikawa, JP;
Hideshi Nakatsu, Yasugi, JP;
Yasushi Tamura, Yasugi, JP;
Yoshihiro Kada, Yonago, JP;
Hitachi Metals, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There are provided a high-hardness prehardened steel for cold working having excellent machinability containing, by mass, not less than 0.3% but less than 0.5% C, 0.7 to 2.0% Si, and 0.08 to 0.25% S, a die for cold working which is fabricated by cutting this prehardened steel at a cutting speed not less than 50 m/min. This steel is hardened and tempered to have a hardness not less than 50 HRC. Preferably, this steel consists, by mass, not less than 0.3% but less than 0.5% C, 0.7 to 2.0% Si, 0.1 to 2.0% Mn, 0.08 to 0.25% S, 0.5 to 15.0% Cr, at least one selected from the group consisting of W and Mo an amount of which one is not more than 3.5% in total in terms of (Mo+1/2W), not more than 4.0% V, not more than 0.15% N, and the balance Fe and incidental impurities.
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