Tool Steel
Tool Steel
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I am looking for a good publication or two on application engineering of tool steels. Specifically, shock and wear resistant tool steels like AISI S-7. My interests are in specifications for heat treatment and practical hardness ranges of shear knives for cold shearing of steel plate.





RE: Tool Steel
www.asminternational.org
www.techstreet.com
There are quite a few books out there on tool steels and their uses. This is information that used to be given out by the steel producers for free.
RE: Tool Steel
http://www.crucibleservice.com/datash/dsS7v6.pdf
http://www.crucibleservice.com/datash/dsS7XLv2.pdf
Maui
RE: Tool Steel
RE: Tool Steel
http://www.timken.com/products/specialtysteel/engineeri...
http://www.bucorp.com/coldworksteels/default.asp?path=c...
http://www.cartech.com
click on Technical Information then Alloy Name then type S7
RE: Tool Steel
RE: Tool Steel
Heat treat with double temper to 48 to 52 HRC and freeze to below -125 D.F. between the tempers. Use a tempering temprature beyond the secondary hardening hump in the hardness vs tempering curve. In other words use the highest possible tempering temprature. Shell Die is a modified H-13 that Finkle makes for the forging industry. H-13 can be used but is not as durable.
Good luck
RE: Tool Steel
RE: Tool Steel
We did use the S series tool steels for cold coining of carbon steel logo plates.
RE: Tool Steel
http://www.finkl.com
ShellDie® is a modified H-11 steel.
Regards,
Cory
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