YSS High Speed Tool Steels

Characteristics of YSS High Speed Tool Steels

Wear resistance (Ogoshi method) Wear resistance (Abrasive Wear)

Grade （
Hardness （mm3（mm
Specific wear / 2
・mm）
x10-7） Grade （
Hardness Wear(Volume loss; YXM1=1)
HRC） HRC）
0.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.0

YXM1 65.5 YXM1 65 Rotate Test picece(φ6)

YXM4 66.0 YXM4 65 Slide

YXM27 66.0 XVC5 67 Sandpaper

XVC5 67.0 YXR3 61

YXR33 58.0 YXR33 58

YXR3 59.0 HAP10 65

YXR7 65.0 HAP72 70

HAP5R 60.7 SKD11 59

HAP10 64.0 Test condition

Sandpaper : Al2O3＃500 Revolution : 980rpm Friction length : 1000mm
HAP40 67.2 Lubricant : dry Load : 49N (5kgf)

HAP72 70.0

SKD11 60.5

SKD61 55.5 1.85

Test condition
Co-friction material：SCM415 Friction length：400m
Load：67N (6.8kgf) Friction speed：0.78m/sec

Charpy impact value Bending strength

250 600 YXR3 6000

25
(kgf・m/cm2)

HAP5R
YXR7
(kgf/mm2)

ARK1
(J/cm2)

20 200 500 HAP10 5000

YXM1
YXR33 YSM YXM4 HAP40

(N/mm2)
10R Charpy Impact Value

15 150 4000
400
Bending Strength

SLD
HAP5R YXM27
ARK1 YXR3
10 100 XVC5 HAP72
300 3000
SGT
6 60 V6
HAP10 V5
SLD8 YXR7 YXM1 200 2000
4 40 CRD V4
SLD cemented carbide
HAP40
2 HAP72 20
YXM4
XVC5 100 1000
0 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 72
54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 0
Hardness (HRC)
Hardness (HRC)

Continuous Cutting test by turning tool Grindability

1,800
HAP10
1,500
HAP40
1,200
HAP50
Tool life (s)

900 Cutting condition

Work : SKT4(357HB) HAP72 Surface grinder
Machine : Automatic lathe Wheel : PA80K74
600
Tool tip shape : 8-15-6-6-20-15-0.5R Wheel speed :1,820m/min
SKH51
Cutting speed : 25m/min Infeed : 5μm/Pass
300 Depth of cut : 1mm Total infeed : 0.5mm
Feed : 0.3mm/rev SKH57 Wet grinding
0 Dry cutting
50 100 150
YXM42

YXM60

HAP40

HAP50

HAP72
Grade
YXM1

YXM4

YHX2
XVC5

Index of grindability (SKH51=100)

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Recommended grade by application of

YSS High Speed Tool Steels
Cutting tools （　）
shows standard employed hardness/HRC.

Recommended Grade
Application
For general use For hard material cutting For high speed heavy duty cutting

Tool bit XVC5（65-68）, HAP72（69-71）

YXM60, YXM42（66-68）
Drill YXM1（63-66） HAP40, HAP50（66-68）
HAP50（66-68）, HAP72（68-70）

YXM27（65-67）, HAP10
Tap YXM1（63-66） YXM27（65-67）, HAP40（65-67）
HAP40（65-67）, HAP72（68-70）

Reamer YXM1（63-66） YXM4, YXM60（65-67） YXM4（64-67）

YXM42, YXM60（65-67） YXM4, XVC5（65-67）

Milling cutter YXM1（63-66）
HAP40（66-68） HAP40, HAP50（66-68）

YXM1, YXM4（64-66） XVC5（66-68）, HAP50（66-69）

End mill YXM60（67-69）, HAP72（69-71） HAP72（69-71）
YXM60（67-69）

YXM60（66-68）, HAP10 YXM27（65-67）, HAP10

Broach YXM1（63-66）, YXM4（64-67）
HAP40, HAP50（66-68） HAP40, HAP50（66-68）

Hob YXM4, YXM1（64-66） YXM60（67-69）, HAP50（67-69） HAP40, HAP50（66-68）

Pinion cutter YXM1, YXM4（63-65） HAP40（65-67） HAP10, HAP40（64-66）

YXM27（65-67）
Shaving cutter YXM1（64-66）
YXM42, YXM60（66-68）

Rack cutter YXR7, YXM1（63-66） YXM4（65-67） YXM4（65-67）

Chaser YXM1（62-65） YXM27（65-67）, HAP10（65-67） YXM4, YXM27（65-67）

Metal saw YXM1（63-66）

Hack saw YXM1（62-65） YXM42（66-68）, HAP40（66-68） YXM42（66-68）, HAP40（66-68）

Metal band saw YXM42（66-68） HAP50（66-68）

YXR3（58-61）
Wood cutter YXM42（66-68） YXM4（65-67）
YXM1, YHX2（62-65）

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Recommended grade by application of

YSS High Speed Tool Steels
Cold working tools （　）
shows standard employed hardness/HRC.

Recommended Grade
Required
Application hardness range For mass production use
For general use
（HRC）
For abrasion resistance For impact resistance

Blanking die 58 - 62 SLD, SLD-MAGIC, ARK1 HAP10, HAP40 YXM1, YXR7, HAP5R

Sheet use 55 - 60 HMD5 (flame hardening type) SLD, SLD-MAGIC ARK1

Blanking
die
Die for
cold press Heavy plate, high-tensile steel 58 - 62 SLD, SLD-MAGIC, ARK1 HAP10, HAP40 YXM1, YXR7, HAP5R

Sheet use 58 - 62 SLD SLD-MAGIC ARK1

Bender
swaging
dies
Heavy plate, high-tensile steel 58 - 62 SLD, SLD-MAGIC XVC5 YXM1

Male die 58 - 63 SLD, SLD-MAGIC YXM1, HAP40 YXR7, YXR3, HAP10

Cold
working
dies
Female die 55 - 60 SLD, SLD-MAGIC, ARK1 YXM1, HAP10 YXR3, YXR7, HAP5R
Cold
working
dies
Male die 58 - 62 SLD, SLD-MAGIC HAP40 YXM1, YXR7, YXR3
Cold
heading
dies
Female die 55 - 60 YSM SLD, SLD-MAGIC YXM1,YXR7, YXR3

Thread rolling dies 58 - 64 SLD, SLD-MAGIC YXR7, YXM1, SLD10

Rolls Cold rolling mill rolls 80HS Min SLD, SLD-MAGIC YXM1, HAP50, HAP40

Thin material (under 3 mm) 55 - 60 SLD, SLD-MAGIC, ARK1 YXM1, HAP40 YXR3, YXR7
Other Triming
dies
Thick material (3 mm or over) 50 - 55 DAC, DM

Drawing dies 57 - 62 YXM1, CRD XVC5

Cold hobbing dies 55 - 60 SLD, SLD-MAGIC YXM1

Thin material plate (under 3mm) 55 - 60 SLD, SLD-MAGIC, ARK1 YXM1, YXR7 YXR3

Shearing
blades
(Straight Medium material plate (3mm to 9mm) 53 - 58 SLD, SLD-MAGIC, ARK1 YXR33
Machine blades)
cutlery
Heavy material plate (10 mm or over) 48 - 53 DM

Rotary shear, slitters 54 - 60 SLD, SLD-MAGIC, ARK1 YXM1, HAP40

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Standard heat treatment conditions of

YSS High Speed Tool Steels
Temperature（℃） Hardness

Grade
Quenched and
Annealing Quenching Tempering Annealed (HBW) tempered
(HRC)

800-880 (1)1,220-1,240 550-570

YXM1 255 Max 63 Min
Slow cooling (2)1,200-1,220 Oil(hot bath) Air cooling

800-880 (1)1,230-1,250 560-580

YXM4 277 Max 64 Min
Slow cooling (2)1,210-1,230 Oil(hot bath) Air cooling

YXM27 800-880 1,180-1,210 550-580

255 Max 64 Min
Conventional High Speed Tool Steels

Slow cooling Oil(hot bath) Air cooling

820-880 (1)1,190-1,210 520-590

YXM42 285 Max 66 Min
Slow cooling (2)1,170-1,190 Oil(hot bath) Air cooling

820-880 (1)1,190-1,210 560-590

YXM60 285 Max 66 Min
Slow cooling (2)1,170-1,190 Oil(hot bath) Air cooling

820-880 (1)1,230-1,250 550-580

XVC5 285 Max 64 Min
Slow cooling (2)1,210-1,230 Oil(hot bath) Air cooling

820-880 (1)1,270-1,290 560-580

YHX2 248 Max 62 Min
Slow cooling (2)1,250-1,270 Oil(hot bath) Air cooling

800-880 (1)1,150-1,170 560-590

YXR3 241 Max 57 Min
Slow cooling (2)1,130-1,150 Oil(hot bath) Air cooling

YXR33 800-880 1,080-1,140 550-600

241 Max 56 Min
Slow cooling Oil(hot bath) Air cooling

800-880 (1)1,160-1,180 540-580

YXR7 241 Max 62 Min
Slow cooling (2)1,130-1,150 Oil(hot bath) Air cooling

820-880 (1)1,170-1,190 550-580 (1) 65-66

HAP10 269 Max
Slow cooling (2)1,050-1,170 Oil(hot bath) Air cooling (2) 58-65
P/M High Speed Tool Steels

820-880 (1)1,180-1,210 560-580 (1) 66-68

HAP40 277 Max
Slow cooling (2)1,120-1,190 Oil(hot bath) Air cooling (2) 64-66

820-880 (1)1,200-1,220 560-580 (1) 67-69

HAP50 293 Max
Slow cooling (2)1,180-1,200 Oil(hot bath) Air cooling (2) 66-67

HAP72 820-880 1,180-1,210 560-580

352 Max 68-70
Slow cooling Oil(hot bath) Air cooling

HAP5R 820-880 1,120-1,160 530-580

269 Max 58-62
Slow cooling Oil(hot bath) Air cooling
Remarks (1) Tools required for high strength at elevated temperature
(2) Tools required for higher toughness

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Standard heat treatment conditions of

YSS High Speed Tool Steels
Annealing
1. All material is delivered as spheroidized annealed condition.
2. When used after reforging, spheroidized annealing is to be done before hardening.
3. Stress relief annealing is to be done in order to remove stress occured by cold working such as cold
drawing, cold rolling or cutting and machining.
• Heating temperature : 650-750˚C
(to aim higher temperature when softening is required)
• Holding time :1h/25mm thickness

Holding time of austenitizing

Preheating time 1st stage : 30 minutes for every 25 mm of
the tool at 500-550˚C
2nd stage : (Ta × 2) at 850˚C Preheating is (Ta × 2) at 900˚C for small thickness (50 mm max.)
and simple shape tools, and wherever facilities are limited.
3nd stage : (Ta × 2) at 1,050˚C
The first stage can be omitted for small tools.

Tools of ordinary shape

Austenitizing temperature

Holding time
T
2nd stage preheating Refer to
850˚C the table

1st stage preheating (Remarks) As for simple figure tools, 1st

Holding time quenching × 2 Tempering
500-550˚C 450-550˚C Slow cooling stage preheating can be
skipped and oil quenching can
30min/25mm be applied instead of hot salt
30min/25mm bath quenching.
About 80˚C For complex figure tools, 3rd
stage preheat (1,050˚C)
applying is preferable.

Holding time at austenitizing temperature (Ta)

Thickness
Heating furnace (mm) 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Time

Holding time (sec) 60 90 160 240 280 350 390 420 440 495
Salt bath
Magnification(Holding time/Thickness) ×12 ×9 ×8 ×8 ×7 ×7 ×6.5 ×6 ×5.5 ×5.5

(Remarks) Holding time in salt bath = dipping time

Holding time at tempering temperature (Tt)

Thickness (mm) ≦ 25 26 - 35 36 - 64 65 - 84 85 - 124 125 - 174 175 - 249 250 - 349 350 - 499

Tempering holding time (hour) 1 1.5 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

(Remarks) Tempering is needed more than 2 times for grades containing no cobalt and needed more
than 3 times for grades cobalt alloyed in order to make it tough enough.

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Standard heat treatment conditions of YSS High Speed Tool Steels

Conventional High Speed Tool Steels

YXM1 Y XM4 YXM27 Y XM4 2

70 70 70 70

68 68 1,220℃
68 69
1,260℃ 1,210℃ 1,200℃
1,240℃
1,220℃ 66 1,240℃ 66
66 1,180℃
1,220℃ 68
1,190℃
Hardness （HRC）

Hardness （HRC）

Hardness （HRC）
Hardness （HRC）

64 64
64 1,170℃ 67

62 1,200℃ 62
1,200℃

62 1,180℃ 1,160℃ 1,160℃

66
60 60
1,180℃
1,160℃
60 65
58 58

58 56 56 64
500 520 540 560 580 600 620 500 520 540 560 580 600 620 500 520 540 560 580 600 500 520 540 560 580
Tempering temperature
（℃） Tempering temperature
（℃） Tempering temperature
（℃） Tempering temperature
（℃）

YXM6 0 XVC5 YH X2
70 68

70 1,300℃
1,280℃
68 66
1,260℃ 1,260℃
1,200℃
1,240℃
68 66 64
1,180℃ 1,220℃
Hardness （HRC）

Hardness （HRC）

Hardness （HRC）

1,200℃
64 62

1,240℃
66
1,180℃ 1,220℃
1,160℃ 62 60

1,160℃ 1,200℃

64 60 58
1,180℃

62 58 56
520 540 560 580 600 520 540 560 580 600 620 500 520 540 560 580 600 620
Tempering temperature
（℃） Tempering temperature
（℃） Tempering temperature
（℃）

66
YXR3 YXR33 YXR7
62 70

64 60
1,125℃ 68
62 1,150℃ 58
1,140℃ 1,180℃
1,175℃
60 56 66 1,160℃
Hardness （HRC）

1,120℃
Hardness （HRC）

Hardness （HRC）

58 54
64
1,080℃
56 52
1,140℃
54 50 62

52 48 1,120℃
60
50 46

48 44 58
500 550 600 650 500 550 600 650 500 520 540 560 580 600
Tempering temperature
（℃） Tempering temperature
（℃） Tempering temperature
（℃）

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