Tool Steel Information

Summary

Tool Steel is a special Steel that is known for its High Hardness and wear resistance properties and its ability to retain its sharp edge during the manufacturing process.

This steel also exhibits good levels of toughness considering the high nature of the alloying elements present. The majority of these steels need to be heat-treated to achieve their optimum metallurgical properties.

These steels can also undergo a further refining process known as Electroslag Remelting (ESR).

ESR is a secondary steelmaking process that uses an electric current to melt a consumable electrode, which then drips through a molten slag into a water-cooled mold, resulting in a refined, high-quality ingot. This process allows for precise control of chemical composition and solidification, leading to improved material properties.

Steel Specifications

Key characteristics of tool steel:

  • High Hardness: Tool steels are designed to be extremely hard, making them resistant to deformation, wear and have high compressive strength.
  • Wear Resistance: They are highly resistant to abrasive and adhesive wear, ensuring long-lasting performance.
  • Edge Retention: They have the ability to maintain a sharp cutting edge, even at elevated temperatures, making them suitable for cutting and drilling applications.
  • Heat Resistance: Tool steels are often heat-treated to enhance their hardness and can withstand high temperatures during use and some have the ability to withstand back tempering. This is particularly true for Hot work tool steels.
  • Corrosion Resistance: Some manufacturing materials can be corrosive, so the steel needs to resist degradation this is particularly important in Plastic Mold steels and in Food preparation. Plastic mould steels are particularly good in this area.

Process and Main Characteristics​

Tool Steels Information Process Diagram

High-Speed Steels grades

Erasteel, through its brand Evoloop®, offers a large range of conventional High-Speed Steels with or without cobalt as:

HSS Cobalt Free

  • Evoloop® M2 for general applications included rolls
  • Evoloop® ABC III for metal saws and wear parts
  • Evoloop® Grindamax™V3 with excellent grindability
  • Evoloop® M4 with high wear resistance for cold forming and rolls

HSS With Cobalt

  • Evoloop® M35 grade for general applications
  • Evoloop® C8 for end mills and milling cutters, a High Co-alloyed grade with high hot hardness and high wear resistance
  • Evoloop® MAT II for bi-metal saws with good thoughness
  • Evoloop® M42 for cutting tools and bi-metal bandsaws
Taylor Special Steels
Powered by  GDPR Cookie Compliance
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.