9 HSS MATERIALS HSS materials High Speed Steel A medium-alloyed high speed steel that has good machinability and good performance. HSS exhibits hardness, toughness and wearresistance characteristics that make it attractive in a wide range of applications, for example in drills and taps. Cobalt This high speed steel contains cobalt for increased hot hardness. The composition of HSCo is a good combination of toughness and High Speed Steel hardness. It has good machinability and good wear resistance, which makes it usable for drills, taps, milling cutters and reamers. Sintered Cobalt Sintered Cobalt High Speed Steel (HSCo powder metal) is a substrate produced using powder metallurgy technology. Tools using substrates High Speed Steel produced by this method exhibit superior toughness and grindability. Grade Hardness(HV10) C% W% Mo % Cr % V% Co % Tool Material M2 810 – 850 0.9 6.4 5.0 4.2 1.8 – HSS M35 830 – 870 0.93 6.4 5.0 4.2 1.8 4.8 HSCO M42 870 – 960 1.08 1.5 9.4 3.9 1.2 8.0 ASP 2017 860 – 900 0.8 3.0 3.0 4.0 1.0 8.0 ASP 2030 870 – 910 1.28 6.4 5.0 4.2 3.1 8.5 HSCO Powder Metal ASP 2052 870 – 910 1.6 10.5 2.0 4.8 5.0 8.0 202