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KSS(Deutsche Edelstahlwerke) - Water hardening tool steel, holds edge quite well. Not very tough. Working hardness range 63-64HRC.
Manufacturing Technology - Ingot
Country - Germany(DE)
- Proprietary Equivalents
- Allegheny Ludlum - Carb-Van
- Allegheny Ludlum - Python
- Allegheny Technologies - Lion Vanadium
- Atlas Steel - Atlas Spec.Alloy
- Atlas Steel - Sp. Alloy-10
- Bethlehem - Superior
- Bethlehem - Best
- Bohler-Uddeholm - K760
- Bohler-Uddeholm - UHB-19VA
- Carpenter - Nitro
- Crucible - Granada Vanadium
- Crucible - Alva Extra
- Daido - GS3V
- Daido - GS1
- Daido - GS5V
- Deutsche Edelstahlwerke - Cryodur2833
- Disston-Sons - Best Va Tool
- Dorrenberg - JanusV
- Firth-Sterling - Sterling-V
- Firth-Sterling - Silvan Star
- Grimm Edelstahl - GKS
- Hagener Gussstahlwerke - Extra-Edel10S
- International Steel - Lukens W2
- Kind & Co - KTS
- Klockner Stahl - V1
- Latrobe - Renown
- Latrobe - Carbon-Vanadium
- Metal Ravne - OC100ES
- Metal Ravne - OC100EX
- New Jersey Steel Baron - Aldo W2
- New Jersey Steel Baron - Aldos W2
- Ossenberg - KP
- Platestahl - KM20V
- Poldi - Ezh Special
- Schmidt+Clemens - MSV
- Simonds - Diamond SV
- Simonds - Red Label V
- Teledyne Technologies - Colonial No. 7
- Thyssen Edelstahl - Thyrodur2833
- Thyssen-Krupp - Thyrodur2833
- Trinec - TZ100
- Universal Cyclops - Special Draco
- Universal Cyclops - Standard Draco
- Villares Metals - VETD
- Weld Mold - Weld Mold 925
- Zapp - VK4Extra
- Ziv Steel - Zivco Vanadium
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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