Mold Steel 1.2311
Mold Steel 1.2311
2311
f Soft annealing:
720 to 740°C for about 2 to 4 hours
slow controlled cooling inside the furnace
f Nitriding:
before nitriding, stress-relieving heat treatment at 580°C (Meusburger standard) is
recommended.
f Hardening:
840 to 860°C
quenching in oil/hot bath (180 to 220°C)
obtainable hardness: 52 HRC
f Tempering:
slow heating to tempering temperature immediately after hardening;
minimum time in furnace: 1 hour per 25 mm part thickness
TEMPERING CHART:
HRC
52
50
48
44
40
36
32
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 °C