Characteristics of Steel Tools

Features of steel tools:
Hardness:
Tools made of tool steel have sufficient hardness after heat treatment, such as tools used for metal cutting, which are generally above HRC60. The tool can still maintain high hardness and good red hardness under high cutting speed and high temperature heating conditions generated by machining hard materials. Carbon tool steel and alloy tool steel can generally maintain high hardness at a working temperature of around 180 ° C to 250 ° C, and high-speed tool steel can still maintain high hardness at around 600 ° C. The red hardness is very important for the performance of steel used in hot deformation molds and high-speed cutting tools.
Wear resistance:
Tool steel has good wear resistance, that is, the ability to resist wear. The tool can still maintain its shape and size under considerable pressure and friction.
Strength and toughness:
Tool steel has a certain degree of strength and toughness, enabling tools to withstand complex stresses such as loads, impacts, vibrations, and bending during work, to ensure the normal use of tools.
Other performance:
Due to the different working conditions of various tools, tool steel also has some other properties, such as high temperature mechanical properties, thermal fatigue, thermal conductivity, and wear and corrosion resistance of mold steel.