Abstract
Dies steels used for molding plastics, such as AISI P20, contain high content of alloy elements, like Cr, Ni and Mn for hardening by quenching in large dimensions of parts. However, such an elements become expensive the final product. VP100 steel provided by Villares Metals S/A was developed to be hardened slower than the traditional quenching, due to the elements like Ti and V, which for…