1.2601 / X165CrMoV12 / High-Carbon High-Chromium Tool Steel

Sheet Steel 1.2601 / X12VMF

📌 Overview and Technical Specifications

Sheet steel 1.2601 / X12VMF is a high-alloy tool steel with high chromium, molybdenum, and vanadium content. It is characterized by excellent wear resistance, strength, and stability under high loads, making it an ideal choice for stamping, cutting tools, and high-temperature applications.

🛠 Specifications:

• Hardness: 200–280 HB (annealed), up to 62 HRC (hardened)
• Thickness: from 1 mm to 50 mm
• Yield strength: 1100–1300 MPa
• Tensile strength: 1600–1900 MPa
• Elongation: 5–10%

🧪 Chemical Composition

• Carbon (C): 1.50 – 1.70%
• Silicon (Si): 0.10 – 0.40%
• Manganese (Mn): 0.20 – 0.50%
• Chromium (Cr): 11.00 – 13.00%
• Molybdenum (Mo): 0.70 – 1.20%
• Vanadium (V): 0.30 – 0.50%
• Phosphorus (P): ≤0.030%
• Sulfur (S): ≤0.030%

⚙ Applications

Steel 1.2601 / X12VMF is widely used in the following industries:

• 🔪 Production of high-quality stamps, dies, and cutting tools
• 🏗 Tools for hot and cold stamping
• 🛠 Manufacturing of high wear-resistant and heat-resistant parts
• 🚜 Components for machinery and mechanisms operating under high loads

🌟 Features

• ✅ High wear resistance and hardness
• ✅ Excellent strength under mechanical and thermal loads
• ✅ Good hardenability and stability during heat treatment
• ✅ Exceptional resistance to abrasion and chemical exposure

Steel Supply Forms 1.2601 / Х12ВМФ / X162CrMoV12