AI SI P20 steels

P20 is an alloy tool steel which offers good machineability even in the hardened and tempered (Brinell 300) condition. This steel gives an excellent polished finish and is one of the most widely accepted specifications for machine cut plastic moulds and casting dies. P20 is often supplied in the hardened and tempered condition ready for machining. In this condition it gives excellent wear resistance but if maximum surface hardness is required for compression moulding plastic dies or similar tools, the steel can be case hardened or nitride

Carbon Manganese Molybdenum

0.40% 1.00% 0.35%

Silicon Chromium

0.40% 1.20%

Applications

P20 tool steel is ideally suited for the production of plastic moulds. Typical applications include die holders, zinc die casting dies, backers, bolsters and injection moulds. The versatility of P20 tool steel with its high tensile characteristics enables uses for a variety of other applications such as shafts, rails and wear strips

Physical Properties Density Mechanical Properties Hardness, Brinell Hardness, Rockwell C Tensile Strength, Ultimate Tensile Strength, Yield Elongation at Break Modulus of Elasticity Compressive Strength Charpy Impact Thermal Properties CTE, linear Thermal Conductivity Component Elements Properties Carbon, C Chromium, Cr Iron, Fe Manganese, Mn Molybdenum, Mo Phosphorous, P Silicon, Si Sulfur, S

Metric 7.85 g/cc Metric 300 30 965 - 1030 MPa 827 - 862 MPa 20 % 205 GPa 862 MPa 27.1 - 33.9 J Metric 12.8 m/m-C
@Temperature 20.0 C

English 0.284 lb/in English 300 30 140000 - 150000 psi 120000 - 125000 psi 20 % 29700 ksi 125000 psi 20.0 - 25.0 ft-lb English 7.10 in/in-F
@Temperature 68.0 F

29.0 - 34.0 W/m-K Metric 0.28 - 0.40 % 1.4 - 2.0 % 97 % 0.60 - 1.0 % 0.30 - 0.55 % <= 0.030 % 0.20 - 0.80 % <= 0.030 %

201 - 236 BTU-in/hr-ft-F English 0.28 - 0.40 % 1.4 - 2.0 % 97 % 0.60 - 1.0 % 0.30 - 0.55 % <= 0.030 % 0.20 - 0.80 % <= 0.030 %

Applications For large injection and compression molds

 Extrusion dies for thermoplastics Blow molds High strength holders, plates and bolsters Forming tools, press-brake dies (possibly flame hardened or nitrided) Aluminum die casting prototype dies Zinc die casting dies Long run die shoes Structural components, shafts

Machining recommendations for EDM If spark-erosion, EDM, is performed in the as delivered condition, the tool should then be given an additional temper at approx. 1020F (550C). If the steel has been rehardened, the additional tempering temperature should be 50F (25C) lower than the last tempering temperature used.