BÖHLER W403 VMR
BÖHLER W403 VMR is a vacuum remelted material which was developed as a problem solver for tools for where a standard solution is no longer sufficient. The steel can be assigned to the 5% chromium steels and has a very high purity due to the special manufacturing technology. In addition, the increased molybdenum content leads to improved thermal resistance as well as wear resistance, which makes BÖHLER W403 VMR an all-rounder that is often used for highly stressed dies in the die casting sector. In addition, Böhler W403 VMR has outstanding polishability. For this reason, the steel is also popular as a molding material for plastic injection molds.
Available Product Shapes
Melting Route
Airmelted + VAR
Property Features
- Toughness & Ductility: high
- Wear Resistance: high
- Machinability: good
- Hot Hardness (red hardness): high
- Polishability: very high
- Thermal conductivity: very high
- Micro-cleanliness: very high
Technical Specifications
Material Numbers
- SEL
- ~1.2367
- EN
- ~X38CrMoV5-3
- NADCA
- C1885
Standards
- NADCA
- #207
Chemical Composition
* Chemical Composition (Average %)
- C
- 0.38
- Si
- 0.20
- Mn
- 0.25
- Cr
- 5.00
- Mo
- 2.80
- V
- 0.65