Cold-work tool steel
120WV4 / 1.2516 tool steel
120WV4 (1.2516) is tungsten-alloyed carbon tool steel and the neighbour of 115CrV3. It is traded as drawn and polished bar — the companion grade to silver steel — and not as block.
- Delivery conditions
- soft annealed
- Also known as
- 1.2516
Designations
- W.Nr.
- 1.2516
- EN standard
- 120WV4
- Group
- Tool steel
What it is used for
Pins, mandrels, cutting edges and small punching tools in drawn dimensions.
Limits
1.2510 when the section calls for better through-hardening. Not a structural steel.
Delivery
We source 120WV4 from European mill partners as round bar, flat bar, plate, cut to your dimensions and ship the certificate with the material. Typical condition: soft annealed. From one sawn piece of the block to a series of parts — with no minimum charge.
Certificates and documentation
120WV4 can be supplied with a material certificate to EN 10204, depending on producer, dimension and the requirements specified for the delivery. Tool steel is bought on W.Nr. and condition, and we write the number on the paper that the mill can carry — not a trade name the certificate does not cover. If a specific delivery hardness is to be documented, it must be on the order. EN 10204 3.1 can be supplied on a wide range of our materials.
Dimension programme
| Form | Range | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Round bar | Ø0.7–60 mm drawn, ground and polished | The tungsten grade of silver steel. Tolerance h9 to DIN 175, tighter h8–h6 on request. Bars in 2 m. |
| Flat bar | Flat cut to order | Typically mould and cold-work flat. |
| Square bar | 0.7–60 mm | Same drawn range as round. State side length. |
| Plate | To order | Not structural plate. |
The range is a delivery programme, not a stock statement. Length is cut to your drawing.
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