09/07/2026
How do you close the gap between conventional cold work tool steels and expensive PM grades?
Meet BGH CUT ONE, a high-performance cold work tool steel engineered for applications where wear resistance and cutting edge stability directly determine productivity.
🔹 Improved wear resistance
Thanks to a tailored alloy design with vanadium-molybdenum-tungsten carbide structures (V-Mo-W), BGH CUT ONE significantly outperforms the abrasion resistance of conventional 1.2379 (D2). Its performance is in the range of high-speed steel 1.3343.
Thanks to a tailored alloy design with vanadium-molybdenum-tungsten carbide structures (V-Mo-W), BGH CUT ONE significantly outperforms the abrasion resistance of conventional 1.2379 (D2). Its performance is in the range of high-speed steel 1.3343.
🔹 Maximum cutting edge stability
Even under highly abrasive conditions, cutting edges remain sharp and stable, reducing edge chipping and premature wear.
Even under highly abrasive conditions, cutting edges remain sharp and stable, reducing edge chipping and premature wear.
🔹 High wear resistance without sacrificing toughness
A key advantage: the toughness level outperforms 1.2379. This means a lower risk of tool breakage despite the significant increase in wear resistance.
A key advantage: the toughness level outperforms 1.2379. This means a lower risk of tool breakage despite the significant increase in wear resistance.
🔹 Longer tool life
Fewer regrinds. Fewer tool changes. Less downtime. More productivity.
Fewer regrinds. Fewer tool changes. Less downtime. More productivity.
🔹 A cost-efficient alternative to PM steels
BGH CUT ONE delivers performance characteristics typically associated with much more expensive PM grades while offering a significantly more economical solution.
BGH CUT ONE delivers performance characteristics typically associated with much more expensive PM grades while offering a significantly more economical solution.
🔹 No process changes required
Heat treatment parameters are largely comparable to those of 1.2379, making implementation straightforward without major modifications to existing processes.
Heat treatment parameters are largely comparable to those of 1.2379, making implementation straightforward without major modifications to existing processes.
Typical applications:
✅ Shear blades
✅ Punches and dies
✅ Fine blanking tools
✅ Cold forming tools
✅ Wear-intensive blanking applications
✅ Punches and dies
✅ Fine blanking tools
✅ Cold forming tools
✅ Wear-intensive blanking applications
BGH CUT ONE is not just another tool steel. It is the smart bridge between standard grades and premium PM solutions.
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