HSS from H&P. LTD.

HSS from H&P. LTD.

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4 March 2019 at 12:16 #398626
lothar niemand
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I did purchase a bunch used high speed lathe tool bits from a company in Germany. A lot are marked as H&P. LTD. HYDRA COMO ; H&P. LTD. HYDRA COMAX and H&P. LTD. MULTIC ..?? . I suppose it was an english company but couldn't find any information about this company nor about the HSS tools. Does somebody have some information about the grade and chemical analysis?

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lothar niemand
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H&P. LTD. HYDRA COMO ; HYDRA COMAX and MULTIC ..??
4 March 2019 at 15:03 #398650
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Can't find my book that mentions them but the firm is Hall and Pickles.

My memory is terrible but I recall Hydra refers to a process using hydraulic pressure to improve a tool steel's hardness by squeezing ingots at about 2000 tons per square inch inside a mould – sort of cold forging. COMO refers to Cobalt and Molybdenum, so it's a more expensive grade of HSS like M35. Just a guess, but COMAX might be M42 (that is an HSS alloy containing maximum cobalt.)

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