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DIN / EN · Europe · 1 designation

HS5-6-2-8

HS5-6-2-8 is a material in the category High-speed steels, held under material number 1.3209. Its recorded composition includes C 1–1.1%, Cr 3.8–4.2%, Co 7.5–8%, Mo 5.8–6.2% and W 4.8–5.3%. No cross-standard equivalents are recorded for this grade yet. Its recorded density is 7.85 g/cm³.

About High-speed steels

High-speed steels are alloyed tool steels designed to retain hardness and cutting ability when tools heat up during high-speed machining. Their hot hardness and wear resistance make them suitable for cutting tools such as drills, milling cutters, taps and broaches.

This describes the material class as a whole. Always confirm the individual grade against the standard before ordering.

Chemical composition

10 elements on file · weight %

What this alloy is

Iron — the balance, never listed by a standard — 73.7 %Co — 7.8 %Mo — 6 %W — 5.1 %Traces & impurities · 7.5 %

Logarithmic scale, 0.01 % to 100 % — every value here compares directly, decade by decade.

Element% by weight
1–1.1
≤ 0.45
≤ 0.4
0.03
0.03
3.8–4.2
5.8–6.2
1.4–1.7
4.8–5.3
7.5–8
CarbonSiliconManganesePhosphorusSulfurChromiumMolybdenumVanadiumTungstenCobalt
0.01 %0.1 %1 %10 %100 %

The scale is logarithmic, not the element’s raw share of the alloy — the only honest way to fit 0.01 % and 100 % in one picture, and it means every value here can be compared with every other.

ElementAs publishedsource text, verbatimMin% by weightMax% by weightBound
C1,00-1,101.0001.100Range
Si≤0,450.450Max
P0,030.0300.030Exact
S0,030.0300.030Exact
V1,40-1,701.4001.700Range
Cr3,80-4,203.8004.200Range
Mn≤0,400.400Max
Co7,50-8,007.5008.000Range
Mo5,80-6,205.8006.200Range
W4,80-5,304.8005.300Range

The published column is the source string byte-for-byte, decimal comma and all; Min and Max are the parsed bounds. Elements not listed have no value on file — they are omitted, never inferred.

Predicted transformation temperatures

Not enough recorded composition to predict a transformation temperature for this grade — missing: Ni.

Physical & mechanical properties

Density7,85g/cm³Exact

An absent property means we hold no value for it — it is left out rather than estimated, interpolated from a neighbouring grade, or filled from a handbook. It does not mean the property is undefined for the material.

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