CarTech CTS 204P alloy is a highly wear and corrosion resistant, air hardening martensitic cold-work stainless die steel produced using CarTech Micro-Melt® powder metallurgy (P/M) process. The excellent wear resistance of the alloy is provided by a significant volume fraction of hard vanadium-rich carbides, while the alloy's outstanding corrosion resistance is obtained as a result of the chromium-rich matrix. The application of CarTech Micro-Melt P/M processing creates a segregation-free and homogeneously fine carbide and grain size distribution, and when coupled with the use of molten metal filtration, results in improved cleanliness and toughness compared to conventionally cast and wrought processed material. CarTech CTS 204P alloy's uniform microstructure, fine carbide distribution, cleanliness and high chromium content, is responsible for the material's excellent combination of wear resistance, toughness, polishability and corrosion resistance.

Applications:
The unique combination of wear resistance, toughness, polishability and corrosion resistance makes CarTech CTS 204P alloy an excellent candidate for high-performance industrial and custom knives as well as food processing equipment. In severe applications requiring toughness and good wear and corrosion resistance, CarTech CTS 204P alloy can reduce tooling requirements by as much as 75% compared to conventional tooling.