Tool Steel CNC Machining

Tool steel is any one of the different carbon and alloy steels that are especially well-suited to be made into tooling, such as cutting devices, dies, hand tools, blades, and others. Tool steel’s viability originates from its unique hardness, resistance to abrasion and deformation, and capability to hold a reducing side at elevated temperature levels.

Consequently, tool steels are matched for usage in shaping other products, such as cutting, machining, stamping, or creating.

A2 Steel: A2 steel is a cold-work tool steel with good cutting performance and toughness. It is used for manufacturing cooling molds, die holders, and extrusion dies.

D2 Steel: D2 steel is a high-carbon, high-chromium cold-work tool steel with excellent hardness, wear resistance, and cutting performance. It is suitable for making cutting tools, stamping dies, and cold-work molds.

O1 Steel: O1 steel is a classic oil-hardening cold-work tool steel with good hardness, wear resistance, and cutting performance. It is suitable for making cutting tools, molds, and die holders.

H13 Steel: H13 steel is a hot-work tool steel with good high-temperature strength and heat resistance. It is used to make hot-work molds, die-casting molds, and extrusion dies.

S7 Steel: S7 steel is a cold-work tool steel with good impact toughness and wear resistance. It is used for making impact dies, die holders, and extrusion dies.

All tool steels mentioned above can be heat treated to improve their hardness and strength.