l Buderus Plastic Mould Steel

Thruhard Supreme® 2738mod.TS(HH)

C Si Mn P S Cr Ni Mo V
Typical analysis 0.26 0.10 1.45 0.015 0.002 1.25 1.05 0.50 0.12
Figures in % by mass

Buderus Plastic Mould Steel Thruhard Supreme® 2738mod.TS(HH)

Characteristics
Recently developed plastic mould steel, distinguished from grades 2311 and 2738 by:
l Higher hardness and better through-hardenability
l Polishability up to 600 grit (high gloss finish reliability on request)
l Grain reliability even with sensitive etch-graining designs
l Improved weldability
l Higher thermal conductivity.
Nitridable, hard chrome plateable, flame hardenable as delivered; its higher basic hardness provides
better support for surface finishing (such as PVD coating).

Applications
Compression and injection moulds to accommodate large dimensions such as bumpers, dashboards,
chairs, rubbish bins, bottle crates, television cabinets, etc.

Delivered condition
l HighHard: 2738mod.TS(HH)
Quenched and tempered to 310–355 HB ( approx. 1050–1200 MPa)*
Normal hardness: 2738mod.TS
l Quenched and tempered to 280–325 HB ( approx. 950–1100 MPa)*

Physical properties (reference values)

Thermal expansion 20–100 °C 20–250 °C 20–500 °C
coefficient (10–6/K) 10.8 12.2 13.9
Thermal conductivity 20 °C 250 °C 500 °C
(W/mK) 37.4 41.3 39.8
Young’s modulus 20 °C 250 °C 500 °C
(GPa) 204 188 160

* Surface hardness in Brinell, converted to DIN EN ISO 18265, Table A.1

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Heat treatment

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Stress relieving Temperature: Approx. 600 °C in the annealed state
Approx. 560 °C in the quenched and tempered state
Duration: 1 hour per 50 mm wall thickness
Cooling: Furnace
Soft annealing Temperature: 720 °C
Duration: 1 hour per 25 mm wall thickness
Cooling: Furnace
Hardening Temperature: 880 °C
Duration: 1 minute per mm wall thickness
Quenching hardness Max. 50 HRC in water, polymer, oil or vacuum
Tempering Temperature: See tempering curve
Duration: 1 hour per 25 mm wall thickness
Cooling: Air
Working hardness 280–355 HB

Tempering curve
56
54 Average values on samples dia. 25 x 50 mm long
hardened at 880 °C in oil
52 HB converted from HRC
50
HB
48 (461)
46 436
44 413
42 392
Hardness in HRC

40 373
38 354
36 337
34 319
32 303
30 286
28
26
24
22
20
18
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
Tempering temperature in °C

TTT curve (continuous) Through-hardenability (schematic)

1200 35
Austenitising temperature: 880 °C
1100 34
1000 THRUHARD SUPREME® HighHard
33 Surface hardness = 35 HRC
900
Ac1e
32
Temperature in °C

800
Core hardness in HRC

700 Ac1b 31 THRUHARD SUPREME®

Surface hardness = 31 HRC
This publication supersedes all previous ones.

600 30
500
29
400 M 2738
s B Oberflächenhärte = 31 HRC
300 80 95 28
2 40
M 15
200 M 27
f

100 26
558 547 531 514 514 514 513 505 488 482 442 406 379
2311
0 Surface hardness = 31 HRC
1 10 10 2 10 3 10 4 10 5 10 6 25
Seconds 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
1 10 100 1000 10 000 Diameter in mm
Minutes
Time