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What are High Speed Steel and how are they Heat treated?
written 7.3 years ago by gravatar for atharvinamdar atharvinamdar • 830 modified 6.2 years ago by gravatar for sanketshingote sanketshingote • 100
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written 7.3 years ago by gravatar for atharvinamdar atharvinamdar • 830
  1. When tool steels contain a combination of more than 7% molybdenum, tungsten and vanadium, and more than 0.60% carbon, they are referred to as high speed steels. This term is descriptive of their ability to cut metals at 'high speeds'.
  2. Additions of 5-10% Mo effectively maximize the hardness and toughness …

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