Hardened F1 Tool Steel
Tool Steels
Property Overview
Density7.9g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength2320MPa
Yield StrengthUnknown
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service TemperatureUnknown
Chemical Composition
C
1.0 to 1.3%
MN
0 to 0.5%
SI
0.1 to 0.5%
P
0 to 0.030%
S
0 to 0.030%
W
1.0 to 1.8%
FE
95.9 to 98%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
72 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
2320 MPa
Hardness
Rockwell C Hardness
72
Physical
Density
7.9 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
250 J/g
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1480 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1430 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
45 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
12 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
70 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.3 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.3 % IACS
Calculated
PREN (Pitting Resistance)
2.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
82 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
49 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
5.0 % relative
Embodied Carbon
1.7 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
24 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
24 MJ/kg 10 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
46 L/kg
Embodied Water
46 L/kg 5.5 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
Hardened F1 Tool Steel
Standards
ASTM A681 ASTM A681: Standard Specification for Tool Steels Alloy
ASTM A681 ASTM A681: Standard Specification for Tool Steels Alloy Tool Steels: Properties and Performance, Rafael A. Mesquita (editor), 2016