Tools Steel & Mould Steel
We are stockholders and suppliers of the following grades of tool steels and high speed steels:
01 Tool Steel is an oil hardening carbon manganese tool steel, possessing excellent dimensional stability during heat treatment. Typical applications: Press Tools, Broaches, Clipping, Marking Punches, Gauges, Jigs, Deep Drawing Dies, Slitting Cutters, Taps & Screwing Tools (data sheet & typical analysis available on request) |
A2 Tool Steel is an air hardening, cold work, tool steel. A 5% Chromium steel which provides high hardness after heat treatment with good dimensional stability. A2 delivers good toughness with medium wear resistance and is relatively easy to machine. Used in many applications which require good wear resistance as well as good toughness. Typical Applications: blanking tools, punch dies, trim dies, forming dies, gauges, shear , blades, stamping dies. A2 Steel Properties click here (A2 data sheet & typical analysis available on request) |
D2 Tool Steel is a high carbon, high chromium cold work tool steel. Recommended for use when greater toughness is required. It offers good wear resistance and high compressive strength. Typical applications: Press Tools (inc. heavy duty), general purpose punches and dies, crushers, gauges, swaging dies, tools requiring resistance to abrasion, blanking tools, Thread rolling, Coining, General purpose D2 Steel Properties – click here. (D2 data sheet & typical analysis available on request) |
H13 is an air hardening chromium die steel – can be used for a range of appplications. The higher vanadium content ensures increased resistance to heat checking and all round improvement to properties at elevated temperatures. Tools may be water cooled without risk of cracking. After normal heat treatment has been carried out it is suitable for nitriding 0.30mm (0.012″) deep. Typical applications:Hot forging and pressing dies, Extrusion dies, mandrels and punches, Hot chisels, Pressure pads, Extrusion stems and rams, Blanking and bending tools, Hot heading tools, Backer blocks. |