Latrobe Whitebear® Cold Work Tool Steel (ASTM A18)

Whitebear cold work tool steel is a versatile air-hardening tool steel in the 8% chromium family that is characterized by a very good combination of toughness and wear resistance. It contains lower carbon and total alloy content than most of the other cold work tool steels in the 8% chromium family, and these differences enhance the impact toughness of the steel at some sacrifice in wear resistance. Typical applications for Whitebear cold work tool steel include punches, blanking dies, thread roll dies, coining dies, drawing dies, upsetting dies, and rolls.Information Provided by Timken Latrobe Steel.Timken sold Latrobe in December 2006. They are now Latrobe Specialty Steels Co.