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High Speed Steels, Tool, Alloy Steels, Valve Steels and Powder
Metallurgy Steels are manufactured by GKW in its Powmex Steels
Division, located at Titilagarh, in Bolangir district in the
state of Orissa. |
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The Division
is accessible by: |
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Ø
road - 250 Kms from Raipur
airport (Capital of Chhatisgarh)
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rail – from all
major cities in India.
Powmex is
the largest manufacturer of High Speed Steels in India, with
an installed capacity of 6750 Metric Tonnes and potential for
further capacity enhancement. |
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Major Plant and Equipment includes:
Production
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8 MT GEC Alsthom electric
arc furnace
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GFM, Austria Long Forging
Machine
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9 Stand Rolling Mill
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Holding, Re-heating,
Pre-heating and Annealing Furnaces
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Peeling, cold drawing and
centerless grinding machines
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Nitrogen Plant
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2MT Induction Furnace
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The Division also
has: |
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Powder Metallurgy Plant
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Inspection
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Sophisticated
laboratory for chemical analysis and metallurgical testing
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Metallurgical
Microscope, spectrometer, hardness tester
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Ultrasonic equipment
for non-destructive testing
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Precision measuring instruments
for checking dimensions
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ISO 9000 certification by TUV, Germany
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Computerised
Test Centre |
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Product
Specifications
Powmex Steels Division manufactures products for full range of
requirements of various industries which conform to international
standards. The table below gives different grades manufactured,
their chemical composition and equivalent international standards. |
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Chemical
Composition
Standards
(average values
in %) |
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Powmex
Grade |
C |
Cr |
Mo |
V |
W |
Co |
DIN |
BS |
UN |
ASTM/
AISI |
JIS |
IS |
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IT1 |
0.75 |
4.1 |
- |
1.1 |
18.0 |
- |
S 18-0-1/
V-3355 |
BT 1 |
HS 18.0-1
X 75 WCrV 18 |
T1 |
SKH2 |
XT72W18Cr4V1 |
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IT4 |
0.81 |
4.3 |
0.65 |
1.5 |
18.0 |
4.8 |
S 18-1-2-5/
1.3256 |
BT 4 |
HS 18-1-1-5 |
T4 |
SKH3 |
XT75W18Co5Cr4MoV1 |
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IT15 |
1.50 |
5.0 |
- |
5.0 |
12.5 |
5.0 |
S 12-1-4-5/
1.3202 |
BT 15 |
- |
T15 |
SKH 10 |
- |
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IT42 |
1.26 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
9.3 |
10.0 |
S 10-4-3-10/
1.3207 |
BT 42 |
HS 10-4-3-10 |
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SKH 57 |
XT125WCo10CrMo4V3 |
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IM2 |
0.90 |
4.1 |
5.0 |
1.8 |
6.4 |
- |
S 6.5-2/
1.3343 |
BM 2 |
HS6-5.2
X82 WMOV 6.5 |
M2 |
SKH 51 |
XT87W6Mo5Cr4V2 |
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IM3 |
1.20 |
4.3 |
5.1 |
3.3 |
6.4 |
- |
S 6-5-3/
1.3344
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- |
M3-CL2 |
SKH 53 |
- |
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IM6 |
1.25 |
4.3 |
5.2 |
3.6 |
9.6 |
10.5 |
S-10-4-3-10 |
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M6 |
- |
- |
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IM7 |
0.97 |
3.00 |
8.2 |
1.75 |
1.4 |
- |
S 2-9-2/
1.3348
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M7 |
SKH 58 |
- |
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IM9V |
1.15 |
4.0 |
8.3 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
- |
S-4-8-3
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M9v |
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- |
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IM15 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
2.9 |
4.75 |
6.4 |
4.7 |
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BM 15 |
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M15 |
- |
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IM35 |
0.92 |
4.1 |
5.0 |
1.9 |
6.4 |
4.8 |
S-6-5-2-5/
1.3243 |
BM 35 |
HS6-5-2-5 |
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SKH55 |
XT90W6CoMo5Cr4V2 |
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IM42 |
1.10 |
3.9 |
9.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
7.8 |
S-2-10-1-8/
1.3247
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BM42 |
HS2-9-1-8 |
M42 |
SKH59 |
XT110Mo10Co8Cr4W2
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IC8 |
1.05 |
4.00 |
6.00 |
1.6 |
5.0 |
7.8 |
S 6-5-2-8 |
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- |
- |
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IV3 |
1 |
4.0 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
- |
S 3-3-2/
1.333 |
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- |
- |
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Size Range
and Condition for all grades of Bars, Squares & Flats
High Speed Steel |
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Condition |
Size Range |
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Bars and Rods |
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Cold Drawn (CD), Annealed
and Centreless ground
(CG) mm |
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4.2 mm to 11.80
mm |
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Hot Rolled Annealed, Peeled
and Centreless ground |
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12.30 mm to
22.00 mm |
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Hot Rolled Annealed (HRA) |
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8 mm to 56 mm |
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Hot Rolled, Annealed and
Peeled (HRAP) |
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14 mm to 67 mm |
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Forged, Annealed &
Peeled/Turned (FA/FAP/FAT) |
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56 mm to 160 mm |
| Forged
Squares |
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60 mm to 180 mm |
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Squares |
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8.8 mm to 27 mm
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Flats |
T
(mm) |
W
(mm) |
(T-W) |
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Rolled Flats |
10-14 |
20-40 |
>8 |
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15-30 |
25-60 |
>8 |
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Forged Flats: |
40-100 |
80-120 |
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Length : for all grades |
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upto 80 mm dia |
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2-4 metres |
10% shorts down to 1.5 metre |
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81 mm - 120 mm dia |
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1.5-4 metres |
10% shorts down to 1 metre |
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121 mm -180 mm dia |
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1.5-3 metres |
10% shorts down to 1 metre |
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Specific customer
requirements for different grades and chemical composition can be
supplied on request. |
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Powmex
Grade |
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Applications |
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IT1 |
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Turning,
planing and slotting tools, taps, twist drills, threading dies,
profile cutting tools, broaching tools, reamers. |
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IT4 |
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Turning,
planing and milling tools, in particular for roughing work. |
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IT15 |
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Turning
tools for finishing and precision-cutting work, where maximum
abrasion resistance, hardness retention and red hardness are
required. |
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IT42 |
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Turning and
milling tools for roughing and finishing work, wood-working
tools, highly stressed cold work tools, tool bits. |
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IM2
IM3 |
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Taps, twist drills, reamers, milling and broaching tools, metal
saws, milling tools of all types, wood
working tools, cold work
tools. |
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IM6 |
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Milling
Cutters, twist drills, taps, broaching tools, cold work tools,
universally applicable high duty steel grade. |
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IM7
IM9V
IM15 |
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Taps, twist drills, reamers, milling and broaching tools, metal
saws, milling tools of all types, wood
working tools,
cold work tools |
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IM35 |
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Taps, twist drills, turning and planing
tools, milling tools of all types, wood-working tools, cold work
tools. |
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IM42 |
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Taps, reamers, milling cutters, broaching tools, twist
drills, cold work tools. |
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IC8
IV3 |
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Taps, twist drills, reamers, milling and broaching tools,
metal saws, milling tools of all types,
wood-working tools, cold work
tools. |
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Manpower
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Technicians trained at
Böhler, Austria
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Competent and Knowledgeable
team of Engineers and Managers
Customer
Profile
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Powmex sells to all major
producers of turning, planing, milling, slotting, profile cutting
and broaching tools, taps, drills and reamers in India and abroad
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Medium and Small Scale producers are
serviced by Dealers at:
- Mumbai, New Delhi, Ludhiana, Kolkata, Chennai and Bangalore
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Direct end users in :
- USA, Germany, UK, Indonesia, South Korea and Bulgaria
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Distributors in :
- UK, USA, France, Germany & South Korea
Plant
Highlights
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Largest manufacturer of High Speed
Steels in India
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Capacity of 6750T per
annum
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Commenced production in
1992 with technical expertise from Böhler
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High Speed Steel being
manufactured by
- conventional ingot route
- powder metallurgy route
The
following pages give a pictorial view of the capabilities
and facilities
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