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BE2344M(Bestar) - Hot work tool steel. Working hardness 52-54HRC max. Not really suitable as a knife blade material. Decent shock resistance. Never the less, I've seen an axe made out of this alloy, tomahawks, breaching axes, couple of the large choppers and an anvil.
Manufacturing Technology - Ingot
Country - Germany(DE)
- Standard Specs
- AFNOR - X40CrMoV5
- AFNOR - Z40CDV5
- AISI - H13
- BS - 2344
- BS - BH13
- CSN - 19554
- DIN - X40CrMoV51
- EN - X40CrMoV5-1
- GB - 4Cr5MoVSi
- GB - 4Cr5MoSiV1
- GOST - 4CH5MF1S
- GOST - 4X5MF1S
- GOST - 4X5MFS*
- GOST - 4KH5MF1S
- GOST - 4KH5MFS*
- IS - XT35Cr5MoV1
- JIS - SKD61
- JUS - C.4753
- KS - STD61
- MSZ - K13K
- MSZ - K13
- PN - L40H5MF
- PN - WCLV
- SIS - 2242
- SIS - 2214
- STAS - MoVC50.13
- STAS - X40CrMoV5-1
- STAS - 40VSiMoCr52
- UNI - X40CrMoV51
- UNI - X40CrMoV511KU
- UNI - X35CrMoV05KU
- UNI - UD14
- UNS - T20813
- W-Nr - 1.2344
- Proprietary Equivalents
- ? - QDA61
- ? - Ervacks
- Allegheny Ludlum - PotomacM
- Allegheny Technologies - Dica B Vanadium
- Assab - 8407 2M
- Assab - 8407 Supreme
- Associated Steel - Molex #13
- Aubert & Duval - SMV4S
- Aubert & Duval - DH13
- Bohler-Uddeholm - W302 ISODISC
- Bohler-Uddeholm - W302
- Bohler-Uddeholm - Orvar 2M
- Bohler-Uddeholm - Dievar
- Bohler-Uddeholm - Orvar Supreme
- Boncato - B44
- Buderus Edelstahlwerke - Conqueror
- Carpenter - 883
- Carrs Tool Steels - Carrs 53S
- Carrs Tool Steels - Carrs 53SR
- Carrs Tool Steels - Carrs 53S
- Daido - DHA1
- Daido - DHA-1A
- Daido - DHA31S
- Daido - DAP DHA1
- Doosan - Master1
- EST - YTR5
- Eschmann-Stahl - ES245W
- Eschmann-Stahl - ES245W ESR
- Ferlat Acciai - VAL102
- Finkl & Sons - DC Die Steel
- Finkl & Sons - DC
- GGD Metals - GGD-H13
- Groditz - EX2 Victory
- Heye - HYH13
- Hitachi - DAC
- Hitachi - DAC Magic
- Hitachi - FDAC
- Kanto Steel - DK61
- Kind & Co - USD
- Kobelco Steel - KTD2
- Latrobe - VDC
- Latrobe - VDC-MQ
- Latrobe - VDC-RF
- Latrobe - Viscount
- Lohmann - LO-W 2344
- Lucchini - ESKYOS2344
- Mitsubishi Steel - HD21AX
- NKK - NKD61
- Nachi Fujikoshi - HDS61
- Nippon Koshuha - KAP90F
- Nippon Koshuha - KDA
- Ossenberg - EPS51V
- Poldi - TLIG
- Poldi - TLI EFS
- Poldi - TLI
- Precision Marshall - Firechrome
- Precision Marshall - Firechrome 44
- Riken Seiko - RD61
- Rochling - RDC-2V
- Sanyo - QD61
- Sanyo - QDH
- Sanyo - QDN
- Schmolz Bickenbach - NuDie V XL
- Secosar - RDC2V Micro 900BG
- Villares Metals - VH13IM
- WSM Werkzeugstahl - WAS44
NOTE - Approximate composition based on manufacturer's or standard reference information and other alloys in the same reference group is shown.
* - Listed as an equivalent or replacement for alloys in this group.
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