What are the application of tool steel?

Answer 1

"Tool steel" refers to the material in tools or dies that actually does the work in turning raw materials into usable parts. Example: In a stamping die the "tool steel" will cut or form the sheet metal into the finished shape. There are many different types of tool steel engineered with properties suited to the specific use. There are cutting steels, forming steels, wear resistant, hot working, shock resistant and more.

Tool Steel is the steel that does the work in the forming of another material. Tool steels are used in a plunger and die configuration for compaction of powder metals into a transmission gear or a connecting rod for an automobile. They are used in the ceramics industry to compress the silica into an insulator. In the metal stamping industry they are used in a die plate and punch configuration to punch the holes in a steel sheet. In the timber industry, they are used as the knife that peels the bark from logs.

In all industries, tool steels are the material DOING the work. The applications are limitless and expanding daily.

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Answer 2

Tool Steels are used to make many knid of tooling for the forming of consumer or industrial goods. Tool steels are used as rollers, knives, punches and dies for the forming, shaping or trimming of metals and other materials like plastic or vinyl. Some examples of operations that use tool steel are: chopping of refuse during the recycling process, forming of beverage cans and bottles, compaction of gears for automobile transmissions and extrusion of vinyl for window frames.

Answer 3

Tool steels are used in many applications from plastic molding, metal stamping, forging, powder compaction and knifemaking. They are used to make the forming tools. Punches, dies, molds and screws are just a few of the applications of tool steels.

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