For the Worlds Top Performers
For generations, the name BÖHLER has been synonymous worldwide with special steel of the highest quality. Our customers are leading companies in future-oriented industrial sectors and highly innovative specialists who push the boundaries of what is possible with their solutions. The new stainless steel plant secures this leading position for future generations.
Our products at a glance / An overview of out products
High speed steels
Cutting tools made of High-Speed Steel achieve high hot hardness, wear resistance and fracture resistance at a hardness of over 60 to 67 HRC through hardening and tempering. The main alloying elements are Carbon, Tungsten, Molybdenum, Vanadium and Cobalt. High contents of carbide-forming elements lead to the formation of wear-resistant carbides in the microstructure.
Cold work tool steels
Cold work steels are mainly used in cold forming tools. Hardness, wear resistance, toughness, compressive strength and fatigue strength are achieved by alloying with Carbon and Chromium, Tungsten, Molybdenum, Vanadium and Manganese. Hardness values of 50 to over 64 HRC are achieved by hardening and tempering the tool components.
Hot work tool steels
Tools for hot forming processes require fracture resistance, hot wear resistance and resistance to thermal fatigue. Tempered 3% and 5% CrMoV steels with a hardness of approximately 35 to 55 HRC fulfil these requirements perfectly. Particularly highly stressed tool inserts are also manufactured from maraging steels of the type Fe-18% Ni-Co-Mo-Ti.
Plastic mould steels
The requirements for mold steels are more diverse than in any other manufacturing process. Wear resistance, especially when processing fibre-reinforced plastics, and in addition corrosion resistance, machinability, polishability, thermal conductivity and mechanical properties are among the most important criteria.
Additive Manufacturing Powder
Additive manufacturing processes offer freedom in design, short lead times and minimised tooling costs. The range of powders for additive manufacturing processes is constantly being expanded and improved to meet the increasing demands on the mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of printed parts in toolmaking, the aerospace industry and the automotive industry.
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Cutting Tools
Cutting processes, e.g. drilling, milling, threading or broaching, require tools made from selected high-speed steels. BÖHLER high-speed steels optimally combine the required properties such as high edge retention, hot hardness and toughness. For our customers, this means reliable and reproducible production processes, long tool life and lower set-up costs. -
Plastic Mould
Common BÖHLER tool steels and remelted or powder metallurgically produced high-performance materials are used in tools for highly differentiated plastics processing methods, e.g. injection molding and extrusion. Above all, customers see us as the market leader with the most versatile range of stainless materials for the plastics processing industry. -
High Pressure Die-Casting
High‑pressure die casting injects molten aluminum, magnesium, or zinc alloys into steel dies at high speed and pressure. Precision tooling and rapid solidification enable thin‑wall, high‑volume parts used in automotive, electronics, and structural components. -
Engineering
BÖHLER offers its customers tailor-made material solutions in the fields of medical technology, luxury watches and the electronics industry. Industry standards at the highest quality level and innovative products for special challenges are our specialty, e. g. low-Ni steels for watches and medical technology. -
Automotive
The automotive product portfolio includes soft magnetic materials, high-performance case-hardening steels as well as High Speed and hot-work tool steels. BÖHLER produces and supplies highly functional materials, primarily for the highly stressed powertrain area and for injection components under high quality and product safety standards.