voestalpine High performance Metals S.A. de C.V.

For generations, the name BÖHLER has been synonymous worldwide with top quality specialty steel. Our customers are leading companies in future-oriented industrial sectors and highly innovative specialists who are pushing the boundaries of what is possible with their solutions. The new stainless steel plant secures this leading position for future generations. With the inauguration of the world's most modern stainless steel plant in 2023, we are setting a technological milestone in the production of pioneering high-performance steels for the international aviation, automotive and oil and gas industries. The high degree of digitalization, the most efficient use of energy and the highest environmental standards also make the plant unique in this regard. The cutting tools made of high-speed steel achieve high hot hardness, wear resistance and fracture resistance with a hardness of more than 60 to 67 HRC by hardening and tempering. The main alloying elements are carbon, tungsten, molybdenum, vanadium and cobalt. The high contents of carbide-forming elements lead to the formation of wear-resistant carbides in the microstructure.
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 more than 64 HRC are achieved by hardening and tempering the tool components.
Tools for hot forming processes require fracture resistance, hot wear resistance and thermal fatigue resistance. The 3% and 5% CrMoV tempered steels with a hardness of approximately 35 to 55 HRC perfectly meet these requirements. Inserts for heavily stressed tools are also made of martensitic steels of the Fe-18% Ni-Co-Mo-Ti type.
The requirements for mold steels are more diverse than in any other manufacturing process. Wear resistance, especially when processing fiber-reinforced plastics, and also corrosion resistance, machinability, polishability, thermal conductivity and mechanical properties are some of the most important criteria.
Nickel-based alloys are used as materials that are resistant to high temperatures and chemicals. Chemical resistance is mainly determined by the alloying elements chromium, molybdenum and tungsten. Maximum thermal resistance can be achieved by precipitation hardening with aluminum, niobium and titanium.
Additive manufacturing processes offer design freedom, reduced lead times and minimized tooling costs. The range of powders for additive manufacturing processes is constantly being expanded and improved to meet the increasing demands for mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of printed parts in tool manufacturing, the aerospace industry and the automotive industry.
Cutting processes, such as drilling, milling or broaching, require tools made of 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, a long tool life and lower preparation costs.
The aeronautical industry demands reliable materials for fuselages, engines and landing gear. BÖHLER produces and supplies steels and alloys according to given specifications and standards, in the desired composition and dimensions with the desired properties. Each of the production and testing steps is in our hands and guarantees quality at the highest level.
BOHLER hot work steels are mainly used in heavily stressed forging and die-casting tools and, due to their good combination of properties, also in cold work and plastics processing. The main objective is to offer customized material solutions with high-quality remelted steels.
BÖHLER offers its customers tailor-made material solutions in the fields of medical technology, luxury watchmaking and the electronics industry. Industrial standards at the highest quality level and innovative products for special challenges are our specialty, for example, low-Ni steels and high-nitrogen steels for watchmaking and medical technology.
The economic and safety challenges in these segments demand a wide range of properties from the materials used. The product portfolio includes proven, highly corrosion-resistant steels and alloys of high quality. Voestalpine BÖHLER Edelstahl is a fully integrated manufacturer of nickel and steel alloys for these demanding industries.
Our product portfolio for the automotive industry includes materials with soft magnetic properties, high-performance case-hardening steels, as well as high-speed steels and hot-work steels. BÖHLER manufactures and supplies highly functional materials, mainly for the area of the heavily stressed drive train and for injection components with high standards of quality and product safety.