BÖHLER M238 is a hardened and tempered, not corrosion resistant plastic mould steel. Because of the Ni-addition, there is no hardness decrease in the center of large sizes (up to 600 mm). A special melting technology offers good machinability.
The hardened and tempered plastic mould steel. Because of the Ni-addition, there is no hardness decrease in the center of large sizes.
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| DIN | EN | Others |
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| 1.2738 | 40CrMnNiMo8-6-4 | AISI: ~P20 |
| C | Si | Mn | Cr | Mo | Ni | |
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| 0.38 | 0.30 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 0.20 | 1.10 |
