Tag: H13

H13 Tool Steel Machining: A Practical Guide for Dies and Hot-Work Tooling

H13 is the workhorse hot-work tool steel behind die-casting dies, forging tools, extrusion mandrels and plastic molds. It is also one of the more demanding steels to cut. Its vanadium-rich carbides wear tools fast, it work-hardens if you let the cutter rub, and it conducts heat poorly so the cutting zone runs hot. The good […]