Tool Steel
Tool Steel is used to fabricate tools that are exposed to the kinds of stress that cannot necessarily be precisely defined during the design phase. Tool steels include hot and cold work steels and plastic mold steels.
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Diam. 3mm ~1200mm ( Cold drawn / Hot rolled / Forged ) | |
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Block THK 100 ~ 800mm x Width 100 ~ 1600mm x Length 500 ~ 5800mm | |
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Flat THK 10 ~ 90mm x Width 60 x 550mm x Length 2500 x 5800mm | |
| Brand Name | Nearest Related Specifica tion |
Typical Composition (%) & Properties | |||||||||
| C | Mn | P | S | Si | Cr | W | V | Mo | Ni | ||
| D2 | 1.2379 AISI D2 |
1.40 ~ 1.60 | 0.15 ~0.60 | 0.03(max) | 0.03(max) | 0,15 ~ 0,60 | 11.00 ~ 13.00 | 0,70 ~1,20 | 1,10(max) | – | – |
| Description & Applications: Very high resistance against abrasive and adhesive wear. Suitable for cutting, punching, stamping tools etc. | |||||||||||
| D6 | 1.2436 AISI D6 |
2.00 ~ 2.25 | 0.20 ~ 0.60 | 0.03(max) | 0.03(max) | 0.20 ~0.40 | 11.00 ~ 13.00 | 0.60 ~ 1.25 | – | – | – |
| Description & Applications: This steel is used for making dies for hot forging presses, manufacture of molds for injection plastic and zamak, hot cutting tools, dies for casting of aluminum alloys, lead, tin | |||||||||||
| D3 | 1.2080 AISI D3 |
2.00 ~2.35 | 0.150 ~ 0.60 | 0.03(max) | 0.03(max) | 0,15 – 0,60 | 11.0 0 ~13,50 | 1.00(max) | 1.00(max) | – | – |
| Description & Applications: High strength at elevated temperatures, high hot wear resistance & good toughness. Suitable for hot forming tools, extrusion tools, forging dies etc. | |||||||||||
| H13 | 1.2344 AISI H13 |
0.32 ~ 0.45 | 0.20 ~ 0.50 | 0.03(max) | 0.03(max) | 0,80 – 1,20 | 4,75 ~ 5.50 | – | 0.80 ~1.20 | 1.10 ~1.75 | – |
| Description & Applications: High strength at elevated temperatures, high hot wear resistance & good toughness. Suitable for hot forming tools, extrusion tools, forging dies etc. | |||||||||||
| O1 | 1.2510 AISI O1 |
0.85 ~ 1.00 | 1.00 ~1.40 | 0.03(max) | 0.03(max) | 0.50 | 0.40 ~ 0.60 | 0.40 ~ 0.60 | 0.30(max) | – | – |
| Description & Applications: Medium alloyed cold work steel with good hardening capacity & high wear resistance. Suitable for shear knives, thread rolling tools etc. | |||||||||||
| P20 | 1.2311 AISI P20 |
0,35 – 0,45 | 1,30 – 1,60 | 0,035(max) | 0,035(max) | 0,20 – 0,40 | 1,80 – 2,10 | – | – | 0,15 – 0,25 | – |
| Description & Applications: Plastic mold steel that is usually supplied in a hardened and tempered condition. Suitable for Plastic molds, frames for plastic pressure dies, hydroforming tools. | |||||||||||
| P20 | 1.2711 AISI P20 |
0.50 ~ 0.60 | 0.50 ~ 0.80 | 0.025(max) | 0.025(max) | 0.15 ~ 0.35 | 0.60 ~ 0.80 | – | 0.07 ~ 0.12 | 0.25 ~ 0.35 | 1.50 ~ 1.80 |
| Description & Applications: This steel is especially intended for the manufacture of plastic injection molds and dies for pressure casting of light alloys. | |||||||||||
| P20 | 1.2738 AISI P20 |
0.35 ~ 0.45 | 1.30 ~ 1.60 | 0.03(max) | 0.03(max) | 0.20 ~ 0.40 | 1.80 ~ 2.10 | – | – | 0.15 ~ 1.25 | 0.90 ~ 1.20 |
| Description & Applications: This steel is in the category generally labeled as Mold Steels. Nickel and chromium are the alloying elements for hardness and toughness. Cold work tool steel with good machinability, excellent polishability, suitable for texturing. Improved through hardenability comapred to Mat.No. 1.2311. | |||||||||||
| S1 | 1.2542 AISI S1 |
0.40 ~ 0.55 | 0.10 ~ 0.40 | 0.03(max) | 0.03(max) | 0.15 ~1.20 | 1.00 ~ 1.80 | 1.50 ~ 3.00 | 0.15 ~ 0.30 | 0.50(max) | – |
| Description & Applications: Cold work steel, dimensionally stable & impact resistant. Suitable for paper and wood cutting knives etc. | |||||||||||
| 6F3 | 1.2714 AISI 6F3 |
0.50 ~ 0.60 | 0.65 ~ 0.95 | 0.03(max) | 0.03(max) | 0.10 ~ 0.40 | 1.00 ~ 1.20 | 0.45 ~ 0.55 | 0.07 ~ 0.12 | – | 1.50 ~ 1.80 |
| Description & Applications: Extremely tough standard tool steel for medium and large sized forging dies; it is usually delivered in hardened and tempered condition. Hot shear blades, extrusion rams, die holders, supporting tools. | |||||||||||