Materials for tools and cutlery

CATALOG

YSS Advanced Die Steel for Die Casting

DAC-MAGIC
TM
http://www.hitachi-metals.co.jp/e
Head Office Shinagawa Season Terrace, 1-2-70, Konan, Minato-ku,
Tokyo 108-8224, Japan Tel. +81-3-6774-3320
Specialty Steel Company, Tool Steel Business Unit.

http://www.hitachimetals.com
Head Office 2 Manhattanville Road, Suite 301, Tel. +1-914-694-9200
Purchase, NY 10577, U.S.A.
Other Office Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, San Jose

Diehl Tool Steel, Inc. http://www.diehlsteel.com

Head Office 800 East Ross Avenue P.O. Box 17010 Tel. +1-513-242-8900
Cincinnati, OH 45217, U.S.A.

Head Office Immermannstrasse 14-16, 40210 Dusseldorf, Tel. +49-211-16009-0

Germany
Other Office London, Milano, Paris, Leonberg, Munich

Head Office 1/60, Moo 5, Rojana Industrial Park, Tel. +66-35-330-588

Tambol Khanharm, Amphur Uthai,
Ayutthaya 13210, Thailand
Bangkok Unit 13A1, 13th Floor, Ploenchit Tower, Tel. +66-2-263-0889∼0890
Branch 898 Ploenchit Road, Lumpini, Pathumwan,
Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Ayutthaya 484 Moo 4, Uthai Sub District, Tel. +66-35-958-990
Factory Uthai District, Phranakornsri
Ayutthaya 13120, Thailand

12 Gul Avenue, Singapore 629656 Tel. +65-6861-7711

http://www.hitachi-metals-ds.com.cn
Head Office Cha Shan Town, Dong Guan City, 522380, China Tel. +86-769-8640-6726
Shanghai Branch No. 69 Shuang Ying Road, Qingpu industrial zone, Tel. +86-21-3929-2202
Qingpu District, Shanghai, 201712, China
Tianjin Jinnan No.11, Jianshe 4th Branch Road, Balitai Town, Tel. +86-22-8699-3101/3102
Branch Jinnan District, Tianjin, 300350, China
Dalian Branch 3#-2, Koushin Mould Industrial Park Ⅲ B-1-1-1F. Tel. +86-411-8718-1011/1022
T. Z. Dalian, 116600, China

http://www.hmk.hitachi-metals.com
Head Office 333, Gongdan 3-daero, Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do, Tel. +82-31-319-3933
15115, Korea
Seoul Branch Rm. 1606. City Air Tower Bldg., 36. Tel. +82-2-551-4422
Teheran-ro 87-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06164, Korea
Busan Branch 20, Hwajeonsandan 6-ro 102beon-gil, Tel. +82-51-941-3933
Gangseo-gu, Busan, 46738, Korea

Hitachi Metals (India) Private Limited

Plot No 94 & 95, Sector 8, IMT Manesar, Tel. +91-124-4812300
Gurgaon-122050, Haryana, India

Notes about safety

Steel is heavy. Please execute the safety measures to prevent falling or

collapse of cargo or sandwiched during transportation or warehousing.
Please ensure the safety of workers use the jigs and various protective
equipment and follow the applicable laws and ministerial ordinance,
ordinances, guidelines, etc. when sawing, cutting, heat treatment,
polishing or when using as mould, machine parts, or tooling.

Catalog No. HL-Y71 Printed in March 2018 (T-MT 3 )

 Die steel for Die casting DAC-MAGIC

YSS Advanced Die Steel for Die Casting TM

DAC-MAGIC
TM

Heat Crack Resistance

The range of applications of die cast products for weight saving and recycling is expanding while awareness of DAC-MAGIC™ contributes to longer die life
environmental protection is increasing. This fact requires bigger die cast products to be produced with higher due to better heat crack resistance,
compared with H13(1.2344). DAC-MAGIC™ 200μm
DAC-MAGIC™
quality in short cycle time. In order to meet such needs, DAC-MAGIC™ is one of the best materials for die casting
which has not only good heat crack resistance but also good toughness. H13(1.2344)

200μm
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 H13(1.2344)

Heat Crack Occurrence Mechanism and High Productivity Number of heat crack generation cycle *Sectional crack shapes after
4000 cycles
If the casting cycle time becomes short,
<Heat crack test>
heat cracks occur at early stage.
Casting External cooling
Heating 650℃ Specimen(45HRC) repeating Cooling
Therefore, Die steel with Heat crack
High frequency Ø80 Water spray cooling
higher strength at elevated temperature Compression Tension
heating coil Ø30
and better toughness is strongly required. Die
Repeated
thermal stress

High productivity Die temperature rise

Earlier
occurrence of
Compression heat cracks Tension Resistance to Stress Corrosion Cracking
Die DAC-MAGIC™ has excellent resistance to <Actual die simulation test method>
0.1mm Stress: 800MPa Hardness: 45HRC
stress corrosion cracking and suppresses Fatigue load is
Surface temperature rise▶Degradation in strength Internal-surface temperature▶Tensile thermal applied
difference: Large stress: Large cracking from cooling channel. mechanically.

Strength at elevated DAC-MAGIC™

Toughness important
temperature important
Water
Heat crack appearance.

H13(1.2344)
Characteristics
DAC-MAGIC™: Advanced die steel, 0 20,000 40,000 60,000
High
good heat crack resistance and Cracks generated at the hole
Number of crack generation cycles
good toughness. DAC™10
DAC-MAGIC™
surface in this test.

DAC™10: Good erosion resistance.

1.2344 ESR
Strength at
1.2343 ESR (H13 ESR) Application Examples
(H11 ESR)
elevated ■Applications Actual Performance Comparison
temperature Machine
Die casting in general use, Die casting
Capacity / Benefit
Toughness High Squeeze die casting, Products Current Improvement
Die parts
Precision die casting.
2,500 ton H13 (43HRC） DAC-MAGIC™ More than
DAC-MAGIC™ is approved NADCA Auto parts
Relative Comparison Insert Heat cracks (44HRC) 1.5 times
#207-2011 Grade C.
DAC-MAGIC™ is a high performance die steel Performance
with Strength at elevated temperature and 1,250 ton Life span of other DAC-MAGIC™(46HRC)
Resistance Recommended Auto parts company material B Still on service after 2 times
Toughness. Steel Grade Strength
Heat crack to stress WJ Insert
at elevated Toughness use are 20K- 50K shots. 100K shots
resistance corrosion
temp.
It excels in both Heat crack resistance and cracking
Life span of other
DAC-MAGIC™（47-48HRC）
Stress corrosion cracking resistance. Large / Auto parts 1,600 ton company material
Still on service after
More than
DAC-MAGIC™ A A A A Medium size, (46-47HRC) is 2.1 times
62K shots
Squeeze die 29K shots

Medium /
DAC™10 A+ C A C Small size,
Precision die
■Standard Heat Treatment ■Recommended hardness
H13 (1.2344) C B C C Ordinary
Quenching: 1,010 ∼1,030 ℃ rapid cooling Small/Medium size dies: 45-52HRC
Ranking : A --- Best, B --- Ordinary, C --- Poor Tempering: 550 ∼ 640 ℃ air cooling Large size dies: 42-46HRC

<Attention> The characteristics, photos, charts, ranking and evaluation of this catalog are representative value by our test data,
it does not guarantee the quality of the product. This catalog and its contents are subject to change without notices.