Description
This M-50 VIM/VAR (UNS T11350) certified reference material is a premium vacuum-melted tool steel used as a standard for calibrating and verifying your spectrometer (handheld XRF, handheld LIBS, benchtop XRF, OES). This material is certified with values established through interlaboratory testing, giving you traceable, defensible composition data for calibration checks, instrument verification, and quality control on M-50 and other tool steels.
Certified M-50 Chemical Composition
| Element | Certified Value (wt%) |
|---|---|
| Fe | 88.8% |
| Cr | 4.28% (weighted: 4.22%) |
| Mo | 4.29% |
| C | 0.834% |
| V | 0.99% |
| Mn | 0.244% |
| Si | 0.205% |
| Al | 0.073% |
| Ni | 0.074% |
| Cu | 0.064% |
| N | 0.0057% |
| P | 0.0066% |
| W | 0.0052% |
| Sn | 0.0045% |
| As | 0.0035% |
| Co | 0.0151% |
| O | 0.0010% |
| S | 0.0009% |
| Nb | 0.0008% |
M-50 Tool Steel Certificate of Analysis (BS M-50)
Other Names
AISI M-50, UNS T11350, M-50 VIM/VAR Bearing Tool Steel
Available material forms
- XRF - Disc: 38mm D x 7mm
- OES - Disc: 38mm D x 19mm
For questions about sample dimensions or other product details, please contact us.

