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BS 4659:1989

Superseded
Superseded

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Specification for tool and die steels
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

15-03-2000

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-01-1990

Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1. Scope
2. Definition
3. Information to be supplied by the purchaser
4. Chemical composition
5. Freedom from defects
6. Depth of functional decarburization for tool steels
7. Dimensional tolerances
8. Hardness
9. Metallurgical condition of steel on delivery
10. Marking
Appendices
A. Options
B. Recommended temperatures for annealing, hardening
    and tempering
C. Typical carbide distributions
Tables
1. Chemical composition, annealed hardness and
    hardness after heat treatment
2. Permitted deviations in chemical composition on
    product analysis
3. Dimensional tolerances and maximum depth of
    functional decarburization for hot-rolled rounds
    and flats
4. Dimensional tolerances and maximum depth of
    functional decarburization for hot-rolled sheet
    and strip
5. Dimensional tolerances and maximum depth of
    functional decarburization for forged rounds and
    flats
6. Dimensional tolerances for machined, ground or
    drawn rounds and coiled rod
7. Recommended heat treatment temperatures and
    cooling media for tool steels
Figures
1. Maximum depth of decarburization for hot-rolled
    rounds and flats
2. Maximum depth of decarburization for forged rounds
    and flats
3. Typical carbide distribution in high speed tool
    steel (x 100 magnification)
4. Typical carbide distribution in high speed tool
    steel (x 100 magnification)
5. Typical carbide distribution in high speed tool
    steel (x 100 magnification)
6. Typical carbide distribution in high speed tool
    steel (x 100 magnification)
7. Typical carbide distribution in high carbon high
    chromium cold work tool steel (x 100 magnification)
8. Typical carbide distribution in high carbon high
    chromium cold work tool steel (x 100 magnification)
9. Typical carbide distribution in high carbon high
    chromium cold work tool steel (x 100 magnification)
10. Typical carbide distribution in high carbon high
    chromium cold work tool steel (x 100 magnification)

Mechanical properties, composition and structure.

Committee
ISE/105
DevelopmentNote
REPLACES BS 4569: 1971 AND BS 224: 1938
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
22
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

BS HDBK19(1970) : LATEST METHODS FOR SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OF IRON, STEEL AND OTHER FERROUS METALS
BS 6617-1:1985 Determination of decarburization in steel Methods for determining decarburization by microscopic and micro-hardness techniques
BS 6617-2:1987 Determination of decarburization in steel Methods for determining decarburization by chemical and spectrographic analysis techniques

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