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1.2887

X40CrMoV5-1

1.2887 (X40CrMoV5-1) is a [[glossary:warmarbeitsstahl|hot work steel]] with 5 % [[element:Cr|chromium]], [[element:Mo|molybdenum]] and [[element:V|vanadium]] — largely identical to 1.2344. Use: [[glossary:druckguss|die casting]] dies, [[glossary:schmiedegesenk|forging dies]].

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