Conclusions
The service life of die-casting molds for aluminum alloys is greatest for steel 4Kh5MFS after quenching from 1010–1040°C and tempering at 560–570°C to hardness HRC 49–50.
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Translated from Metallovedenie i Termicheskaya Obrabotka Metallov, No. 10, pp. 66–67, October, 1978.
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Itel'man, V.M. Effect of the hardness on the service life of die-casting molds for aluminum alloys. Met Sci Heat Treat 20, 861–862 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00703793
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