PRELIMINARY BROCHURE

Uddeholm
®
Vanadis 8
SuperClean
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Edition 4, 09.2016

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CRITICAL TOOL APPLICATIONS

STEEL PROPERTIES Uddeholm Vanadis 8 SuperClean is especially
suitable for very long run tooling where
FOR GOOD TOOL PERFORMANCE abrasive wear is the dominating problem. Its
• Correct hardness for the application very good combination of extremely high wear
• Very high wear resistance resistance and good toughness also make
• Sufficient toughness to prevent premature Uddeholm Vanadis 8 SuperClean an interest-
failure due to chipping/crack formation ing alternative in applications where tooling
made of such materials as cemented carbide
High wear resistance is often associated with or high speed steels tends to chip or crack.
low toughness and vice-versa. However, for
optimal tool performance both high wear Examples:
resistance and toughness are essential in • Blanking and forming
many cases. • Fine blanking
Uddeholm Vanadis 8 SuperClean is a • Blanking of electrical sheet
powder metallurgical cold work tool steel • Gasket stamping
offering a combination of extremely high wear • Deep drawing
resistance and good toughness.
• Cold forging
• Slitting knives (paper and foil)
FOR TOOLMAKING • Powder pressing
• Granulator knives
• Machinability
• Extruder screws etc.
• Heat treatment
• Dimensional stability in heat treatment
• Surface treatment
Toolmaking with highly alloyed steels means GENERAL
that machining and heat treatment are often
Uddeholm Vanadis 8 SuperClean is a
more of a problem than with the lower alloyed
chromium-molybdenum-vanadium alloyed
grades. This can, of course, raise the cost of
steel which is characterized by:
toolmaking.
• Very high abrasive and adhesive wear
Due to the very carefully balanced alloying
resistance
and the powder metallurgical manufacturing
route, Uddeholm Vanadis 8 SuperClean has a • High compressive strength, 64 HRC
similar heat treatment procedure to the steel • Very good through-hardening properties
AISI D2. One very big advantage with Udde- • Good ductility
holm Vanadis 8 SuperClean is that the dimen- • Very good stability in hardening
sional stability after hardening and tempering • Good resistance to tempering back
is much better than for the conventionally • Good machining and grinding properties
produced high performance cold work steels.
This also means that Uddeholm Vanadis 8
SuperClean is a tool steel which is very Typical C Si Mn Cr Mo V
suitable for surface coatings. analysis % 2.3 0.4 0.4 4.8 3.6 8.0

Delivery
condition Soft annealed to ≤ 270 HB
Colour code Green/light violet

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PROPERTIES MACHINABILITY
PHYSICAL DATA Relative machinability for Uddeholm PM
SuperClean steels Vanadis 10, Vanadis 8,
Hardened and tempered to 62 HRC.
Vanadis 23 and Vanadis 4 Extra compared with
Temperature 20°C 200°C 400°C a 10% Vanadium steel from another producer,
(68°F) (390°F) (750°F)
PM10V.
Density
kg/m3 7 460 – –
lbs/in3 0.270

Modulus of
elasticity
N/mm2 230 000 210 000 200 000
psi 33.8 x 106 31.9 x 106 29.7 x 106
Turning uncoated carbide Drilling uncoated HSS
Coefficient
of thermal
expansion per Machinablity
pro °C ab 20°C – 10.8 x 10–6 11.6 x 10–6 1
°F from 68°F 6.0 x 10-6 6.5 x 10-6

Thermal 0.8
conductivity
W/m • °C – 25 28
Btu in/(ft2 h °F) 173 194 0.6

Specific heat
J/kg °C 470 – – 0.4
Btu/lb °F 0.11

0.2

DUCTILITY Vanadis 10 PM 10V Vanadis 8 Vanadis 23 Vanadis 4

Extra
Impact test, unnotched, CR2 (thickness
direction).
The impact strengths shown, are average
values. Uddeholm Vanadis 8 SuperClean and
HEAT TREATMENT
Uddeholm Vanadis 23 SuperClean have a
STRESS RELIEVING
similar impact strength.
After rough machining the tool should be
heated through to 650°C (1200°F), holding
Joule
100 time 2 hours. Cool slowly to 500°C (930°F),
90
then freely in air.
Vanadis 4 Extra
80

70
HARDENING
60
Pre-heating temperature: First pre-heating at
600–650°C (1110–1200°F) and second at 850–
50
900°C (1560–1650°F)
40
Austenitizing temperature: 1020–1180°C
30 Vanadis 8 and
Vanadis 23
(1870–2160°F)
Vanadis 60
20
Holding time: 30 minutes for hardening tem-
10 peratures up to 1100°C (2010°F), 15 minutes
for temperatures higher than 1100°C (2010°F).
54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 72
HRC Note: Holding time = time at hardening tem-
perature after the tool is fully heated through.
A holding time of less than recommended time
will result in loss of hardness.
The tool should be protected against de-
carburization and oxidation during hardening.
Further information can be found in the
Uddeholm brochure “Heat treatment of tool
steels”.
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QUENCHING MEDIA
• Vacuum (high speed gas at sufficient over-
pressure minimum 2 bar)
• Martempering bath or fluidized bed at
200–550°C (390–1020°F)
• Forced air/gas
Note: Temper the tool as soon as its tempera-
ture reaches 50–70°C (120–160°F).
In order to obtain the optimum properties for
the tool, the cooling rate should be as fast as
possible with regards to acceptable distortion.
A slow quench rate will result in loss of
hardness compared with the given tempering
curves.
Martempering should be followed by forced
air cooling if wall thickness is exceeding
50 mm (2").

CCT-GRAPH
Austenitizing temperature 1020°C (1870°F). Holding time 30 minutes.
°F °C
2000 1100
Austenitizing temperature 1020°C (1870°F)
Holding time 30 min.
1800 1000
Ac1
900 f
1600 = 865°C (1590°F)
Ac1
s
800 = 818°C (1505°F)
1400 Carbide
700 Cooling Hardness T800–500
Pearlite Curve
1200 No. HV 10 (sec)
600 1 853 1
1000
500 2 822 28

800 3 761 450

400
4 793 1030
600 Bainite
300
5 721 2325
Ms
400 200 6 533 5215
Martensite
100 7 518 7320
200
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 469 10400
1 10 100 1 000 10 000 100 000 Seconds

1 10 100 1 000 Minutes

1 10 100 Hours

Air cooling of
0.2 1.5 10 90 600 bars, Ø mm

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TEMPERING TEMPERING GRAPH

Choose the tempering temperature according Hardness
to the hardness required by reference to the 66
tempering graph. Temper at least twice with Austenitizing temperature
intermediate cooling to room temperature. 64
1180°C (2160°F)
For highest dimensional stability and ductil-
ity, a minimum temperature of 540°C (1000°F) 62
and three tempers is strongly recommended. 1100°C (2010°F)

Tempering at a lower temperature than 60

540°C (1000°F) may increase the hardness
and compressive strength to some extent but 58
also impair cracking resistance and dimen-
sional stability. However, if lowering the 56
tempering temperature, do not temper below 1020°C (1870°F)
520°C (970°F). 54
When tempering twice the minimum holding
time at temperature is 2 hours. When temper- 52
ing three times the minimum holding time is
1 hour. 50
450 500 550 600 650°C
840 930 1020 1110 1200°F
Tempering temperature, 2 x 2h

The tempering curves are obtained after heat treatment

of samples with a size of 15 x 15 x 40 mm, cooling in
forced air. Lower hardness can be expected after heat
treatment of tools and dies due to factors like actual tool
size and heat treatment parameters.

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CUTTING DATA MILLING

FACE AND SQUARE SHOULDER MILLING
RECOMMENDATIONS
Milling with carbide
The cutting data below are to be considered Cutting data parameter Rough milling Fine milling
as guiding values which must be adapted to
Cutting speed (vc)
existing local conditions. Further information m/min. 40–70 70–100
can be found in the Uddeholm publication f.p.m. 130–230 230–330
“Cutting data recommendations”. Feed (fz)
mm/tooth 0.2–0.4 0.1–0.2
in/tooth 0.008–0.016 0.004–0.008
Delivery condition: Soft annealed to ≤270 HB
Depth of cut (ap)
mm 2–4 1–2
inch 0.08–0.16 0.04–0.08
TURNING
Carbide designation * *
Turning with carbide Turning with ISO K20, P10–P20 K15, P10
high speed C3, C7–C6 C3, C7
steel * Use a wear resistant Al203-coated carbide grade
Cutting data Rough Fine Fine
parameter turning turning turning

Cutting speed (vc) END MILLING

m/min 70–100 100–120 8–10
f.p.m. 230–330 330–395 28–22 Type of mill
Feed (f) Carbide
mm/rev 0.2–0.4 0.05–0.2 0.05–0.3 Cutting data Solid indexable High speed
i.p.r. 0.008–0.016 0.002–0.008 0.002–0.012 parameter carbide insert steel1)
Depth of cut (ap) Cutting
mm 2–4 0.5–2 0.5–3 speed (vc)
inch 0.08–0.16 0.02–0.08 0.02–0.12 m/min. 35–45 70–90 5–81)
f.p.m. 115–148 200–260 16–261)
Carbide
designation * * Feed (fz)
ISO K20, P10–P20 K15, P10 – mm/tooth 0.01–0.22) 0.06–0.202) 0.01–0.32)
C2, C7–C6 C3, C7 in/tooth 0.0004–0.0082) 0.002–0.0082) 0.0004–0.0122)
* Use a wear resistant Al203-coated carbide grade Carbide 3)

designation K15
ISO – P10–P20
C3, C7–C6 –
DRILLING 1)
For coated HSS end mill vc = 12–16 m/minl (39–52 f.p.m.)
HIGH SPEED STEEL TWIST DRILL 2)
Depending on radial depth of cut and cutter diameter
3)
Use a wear resistant Al2O3-coated carbide grade
Drill diameter Cutting speed, vc Feed (f)
mm inch m/min f.p.m. mm/rev i.p.r.

–5 – 3/16 8–10* 26–33* 0.05–0.15 0.002–0.006

5–10 3/16–3/8 8–10* 26–33* 0.15–0.20 0.006–0.008 GRINDING
10–15 3/8–5/8 8–10* 26–33* 0.20–0.25 0.008–0.010
15–20 5/8–3/4 8–10* 26–33* 0.25–0.35 0.010–0.014 A general grinding wheel recommendation is
* For coated HSS drill vc = 14–16 m/min. (46–52 f.p.m.) given below. More information can be found in
the Uddeholm publication “Grinding of tool
steel”.
CARBIDE DRILL
Type of drill Annealed Hardened
Type of grinding condition condition
Cutting data Indexable Solid Carbide
parameters insert carbide tip1) Face grinding A 46 HV B151 R50 B3*
straight wheel A 46 GV
Cutting
Face grinding
speed (vc)
segments A 36 GV A 46 GV
m/min. 90–120 50–70 25–35
f.p.m. 300–395 164–230 82–115 Cylindrical grinding A 60 KV B151 R50 B3*
A 60 KV
Feed (f) Internal grinding A 60 JV B151 R75 B3*
mm/rev 0.05–0.152) 0.08–0.203) 0.15–0.254) A 60 JV
i.p.r. 0.002–0.0062) 0.003–0.0083) 0.006–0.0104)
Profile grinding A 100 IV B126 R100 B6*
1)
Drill with replaceable or brazed carbide tip A 100 JV
2)
Feed rate for drill diameter 20–40 mm (0.8”–1.6”) * If possible, use CBN-wheels for this application
3)
Feed rate for drill diameter 5–20 mm (0.2”–0.8”)
4)
Feed rate for drill diameter 10–20 mm (0.4”–0.8”)

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For optimal performance the EDM’d surface

ELECTRICAL DIS-
should then be ground/polished and the tool
CHARGE MACHINING retempered at approx. 25°C (50°F) lower than
— EDM the original tempering temperature.
When EDM’ing larger sizes or complicated
If EDM is performed in the hardened and shapes Uddeholm Vanadis 8 SuperClean
tempered condition, finish with “fine- should be tempered at high temperatures,
sparking”, i.e. low current, high frequency. above 540°C (1000°F).

RELATIVE COMPARISON
OF UDDEHOLM COLD WORK TOOL STEEL
MATERIAL PROPERTIES AND RESISTANCE TO FAILLURE MECHANISMS
Hardness/ Fatigue cracking resistance
Resistance Resistance to Ductility/ Toughness/
Uddeholm to plastic Machin- Grind- Dimension Abrasive Adhesive resistance to gross
grade deformation ability ability stability wear wear/Galling chipping cracking
Conventional cold work tool steel
Arne
Calmax
Caldie (ESR)
Rigor
Sleipner
Sverker 21
Sverker 3
Powder metallurgical tool steel
Vanadis 4 Extra*
Vanadis 8*
Vancron 40*
Powder metallurgical high speed steel
Vanadis 23*
Vanadis 30*
Vanadis 60*
Conventional high speed steel
AISI M2
* Uddeholm PM SuperClean tool steels

FURTHER
INFORMATION
Please contact your local Uddeholm office for
further information on the selection, heat
treatment, application and availability of
Uddeholm tool steel.

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POWDER
POWDER METALLURGY
METALLURGY
PROCESS
PROCESS

HEAT
TREATMENT

ROLLING MILL
FORGING

MACHINING

STOCK

THE POWDER HEAT TREATMENT

METALLURGY PROCESS Prior to delivery all of the different bar materials are
subjected to a heat treatment operation, either as soft
In the powder metallurgy process nitrogen gas is used annealing or hardening and tempering. These opera-
to atomise the melted steel into small droplets, or tions provide the steel with the right balance between
grains. Each of these small grains solidifies quickly and hardness and toughness.
there is little time for carbides to grow. These powder
grains are then compacted to an ingot in a hot isostatic MACHINING
press (HIP) at high temperature and pressure. The ingot
Before the material is finished and put into stock, we
is then rolled or forged to steel bars by conventional
also rough machine the bar profiles to required size and
methods.
exact tolerances. In the lathe machining of large dimen-
The resulting structure is completely homogeneous
sions, the steel bar rotates against a stationary cutting
steel with randomly distributed small carbides, harmless
tool. In peeling of smaller dimensions, the cutting tools
as sites for crack initiation but still protecting the tool
revolve around the bar.
from wear.
To safeguard our quality and guarantee the integrity
Large slag inclusions can take the role as sites for
of the tool steel we perform both surface- and ultra-
crack initiation instead. Therefore, the powder metallur-
sonic inspections on all bars. We then remove the bar
gical process has been further developed in stages to
ends and any defects found during the inspection.
improve the cleanliness of the steel. Powder steel from
Uddeholm is today of the third generation and is
considered the cleanest powder metallurgy tool steel
product on the market.

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NETWORK OF EXCELLENCE
Uddeholm is present on every continent. This ensures you
high-quality Swedish tool steel and local support wherever
you are. We secure our position as the world’s leading
supplier of tooling materials.

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Uddeholm is the world’s leading supplier of tooling materials.

This is a position we have reached by improving our customers’
everyday business. Long tradition combined with research and
product development equips Uddeholm to solve any tooling
problem that may arise. It is a challenging process, but the goal is
clear – to be your number one partner and tool steel provider.

Our presence on every continent guarantees you the same high

quality wherever you are. We secure our position as the world’s
leading supplier of tooling materials. We act worldwide. For us it is
all a matter of trust – in long-term partnerships as well as in
developing new products.

For more information, please visit www.uddeholm.com

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