Hardened M62 Tool Steel
Tool Steels
Property Overview
Density8.5g/cm³
Elastic Modulus200GPa
Tensile Strength2440MPa
Yield StrengthUnknown
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service TemperatureUnknown
Chemical Composition
C
1.3 to 1.4%
CR
3.5 to 4.0%
NI
0 to 0.3%
MO
10 to 11%
MN
0.15 to 0.4%
SI
0.15 to 0.4%
P
0 to 0.030%
S
0 to 0.030%
CU
0 to 0.25%
V
1.8 to 2.1%
W
5.8 to 6.5%
FE
73.6 to 77.4%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
200 GPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
79 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
2440 MPa
Hardness
Rockwell C Hardness
75
Physical
Density
8.5 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
260 J/g
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1650 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1600 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
430 J/kg-K
Thermal Expansion
12 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
71 points
Calculated
PREN (Pitting Resistance)
49
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
23 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
80 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
47 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
30 % relative
Embodied Carbon
10 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg 64 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
110 L/kg
Embodied Water
110 L/kg 13 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
Hardened M62 Tool Steel
Standards
ASTM A600 ASTM A600: Standard Specification for Tool Steel High Speed
ASTM A600 ASTM A600: Standard Specification for Tool Steel High Speed Tool Steels: Properties and Performance, Rafael A. Mesquita (editor), 2016