Matrix
High-Speed Steels
Economical
Alternative to Powders
The first Matrix
High Speed Steels commercially available in
Japan were the YXR series produced by Hitachi
Metals, Japan's leading producer (by volume) of
High Speed Steels. YXR33 (warm and hot forging
tooling), YXR3 (warm and cold forging tooling)
and YXR7 (high strength, high hardness cold work
tooling) were soon followed by Nachi-Fujikoshi's
MDS1, MDS3, MDS7 and Daido Steel's MH85 and
MH88. These steels are all single melted, air
melted steels.
 Recently,
Daido Steel introduced the second generation of
Matrix High Speed Steels, dubbed "The Dream
Steels". These steels are double (ESR)
melted steels for improved toughness, fatigue
resistance, strength and cleanliness when
compared to the conventionally melted high speed
steels.
DRM1 is for warm
and hot forging tools, DRM2 is for warm and cold
forging tools, and DRM3 is a high hardness
(HRC66) high strength tool steel.
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