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AISI M42 High Speed Steel (hardened+tempered 538C)

Name: AISI M42 High Speed Steel (hardened+tempered 538C)
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Tool Steel from the Metal Alloy Properties reference table.

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category	cte per K	density kg m3	elastic modulus MPa	grade	heat treatment	material id	name	poisson ratio	standard	thermal conductivity W mK	vickers hardness
tool_steel	0.00001	7,810	200,000	M42	Hardened+Tempered 538C	AISI_M42_High_Speed_Steel_Hardened_Tempered_538C	AISI M42 High Speed Steel (Hardened+Tempered 538C)	0.285	ASTM A600	20	940

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