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Tool Steels
Alloy steels used for cutting, forming and moulding, where high hardness, wear resistance and dimensional stability are required.
Groups and typical grades
- Cold-work tool steels: 1.2379 (D2), 1.2080, 1.2842 — cutting and forming dies, punches.
- Hot-work tool steels: 1.2344 (H13), 1.2343 — forging, die-casting and extrusion dies.
- Plastic mould steels: 1.2738, 1.2311, 1.2083.
- High-speed steels: 1.3343 (M2) — drills, milling cutters and cutting tools.
Heat treatment notes
Hardening tool steels in a vacuum gives a clean surface with no oxidation or decarburisation and low distortion. Tempering after hardening is usually repeated two or more times. On hot-work steels, nitriding increases wear and thermal-fatigue resistance. Stress relieving before final machining can be applied to reduce machining stresses in dies.
Which processes for this steel?
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