Tool Steel M46 is one of the Cold Work, Medium Air Hardening type tool steels. It contains chromium, molybdenum, vanadium and manganese to promote deep hardening without quenching. This keeps distortion at a minimum upon hardening.
Carbon | 1.25 - 1.5 |
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Iron | Balance |
Manganese | 1.6 - 2.1 |
Molybdenum | 1.25 - 1.75 |
Nickel | 1.55 - 2.05 |
Phosphorus | 0.03 max |
Silicon | 1 - 1.5 |
Sulphur | 0.03 max |
Principal Design Features | This alloy is one of the Cold Work, Medium Air Hardening type tool steels. It contains chromium, molybdenum, vanadium and manganese to promote deep hardening without quenching. This keeps distortion at a minimum upon hardening. |
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Tool Steel M46 Applications | Typically used for thread rolling dies and other intricate die shapes. |
Tool Steel M46 Machinability | As with all of the tool steel alloys the machinability of M46 is medium, similar to the low alloy steels. It has a machinability rating of about 85% that of the simple alloy water hardening tool steels (W group) which are rated at 100% for reference. |
Tool Steel M46 Forming | Forming is done by means of machining or hot forging. |
Tool Steel M46 Welding | M46 is an alloy steel and thus capable of being welded. Consult the alloy supplier for details. |
Tool Steel M46 Heat Treatment | Preheat slowly to 1200 F then raise the temperature to 1475 F and hold for 45 to 60 minutes. Remove and air cool (the alloy is air hardening as the quench medium). |
Tool Steel M46 Forging | The forging temperature range is rather narrow of A10. Forge at 1875 F down to 1650 F. Do not forge below 1600 F. |
Tool Steel M46 Hot Working | Other than forging it is not usual practice to hot work this alloy. Consult the alloy supplier regarding hot working. |
Tool Steel M46 Cold Working | The alloy may be cold worked in the annealed condition by conventional methods. |
Tool Steel M46 Annealing | Anneal at 1425 F and very slow furnace cool at a rate of 25 F per hour or less. |
Tool Steel M46 Aging | Not applicable to this alloy. |
Tool Steel M46 Tempering | Temper at 400 F to 800 F. This will result in developing a hardness of approximately Rockwell C 62 for the low temperature to Rockwell C 55 for the 800 F temper. |
Tool Steel M46 Hardening | This alloy hardens by heat treatment. See "Heat Treatment" and "Tempering". |
Other Comments | M46 alloy has high wear resistance and medium toughness. |
Density (lb / cu. in.) | 0.284 |
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Specific Gravity | 7.85 |
Melting Point (Deg F) | 2590 |
Modulus of Elasticity Tension | 28 |
Tool Steel M46 Sheets & Plates | Tool Steel M46 Olets |
Tool Steel M46 Globe valves | Tool Steel M46 Strips & Coils |
Tool Steel M46 Nippolets | Tool Steel M46 Check valves |
Tool Steel M46 Round bars | Tool Steel M46 Sockolet |
Tool Steel M46 Ball valves | Tool Steel M46 Hexagonal Bars |
Tool Steel M46 Threadolet | Tool Steel M46 forged valves |
Tool Steel M46 Flat bars | Tool Steel M46 Union fittings |
Tool Steel M46 Butterfly valves | Tool Steel M46 forged bars |
Tool Steel M46 Socket weld fittings | Tool Steel M46 needle valves |
Tool Steel M46 Seamless Pipes | Tool Steel M46 Forged Threaded fittings |
Tool Steel M46 Plug valves | Tool Steel M46 Welded pipes |
Tool Steel M46 Plugs and Bushings | Tool Steel M46 Bleed valves |
Tool Steel M46 Seamless Tubes | Tool Steel M46 Weld neck flanges |
Tool Steel M46 custom valves | Tool Steel M46 Welded tubes |
Tool Steel M46 slip on flanges | Tool Steel M46 Wires |
Tool Steel M46 Large diameter pipe & Tube | Tool Steel M46 Blind flanges |
Tool Steel M46 Reducer | Tool Steel M46 flanges |
Tool Steel M46 Lap joint flanges | Tool Steel M46 Cap |
Tool Steel M46 Valves | Tool Steel M46 Threaded flanges |
Tool Steel M46 Concentric reducer | Tool Steel M46 forged fittings |
Tool Steel M46 large diameter flanges | Tool Steel M46 Eccentric reducer |
Tool Steel M46 Buttweld fittings | Tool Steel M46 custom flanges |
Tool Steel M46 stubend | Tool Steel M46 Forged components |
Tool Steel M46 forged flanges | Tool Steel M46 blank flanges |
Tool Steel M46 CNC components | Tool Steel M46 buttweld flanges |
Tool Steel M46 spectacle flanges | Tool Steel M46 elbow & tee |
Tool Steel M46 plate flanges | Tool Steel M46 welded flanges |
Tool Steel M46 gate valves | Tool Steel M46 bends | Tool Steel M46 Nipples |
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