Melting Route

    Powder metallurgy

    Product Description

    BÖHLER K490 MICROCLEAN is a high-performance cold work tool steel with a balanced property profile, manufactured using powder metallurgy. This powder metallurgical tool steel offers an outstanding combination of high wear resistance, compressive strength, toughness and very good machinability. Thanks to the resulting flexibility, BÖHLER K490 MICROCLEAN is used in virtually all cold work applications, and in many cases this material is the first choice for newly developed tools. The commonly used hardening temperatures of BÖHLER K490 MICROCLEAN also enable shared heat treatment with popular cold work tool steels (1.2379, D2), making it very economical in terms of heat treatment.

    Property Features

    • Toughness & Ductility: high
    • Wear Resistance: high
    • Compressive strength: high
    • Dimensional stability: very high

    Technical Specifications

    Compressive strength Toughness Wear resistance abrasive Wear resistance adhesive

    Chemical Composition

    Chemical composition (average %)
    1.40 6.40 1.50 3.70 3.50 +

    Available product shapes

    Information on Long Products ) Presented data refer exclusivly to long products. Please observe the detailed explanations at the end of the data sheet (pdf).

    • Long Products

      Long Products

    • Open Die Forgings

      Open Die Forgings

    • Plates

      Plates

    • Complex Cut

      Complex Cut

    • Six-Side-Machining

      Six-Side-Machining

    • Plate/Block

      Plate/Block

    • Flat bar

      Flat bar

    • Round bar

      Round bar

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